Parting Shot for Tonight - The Chapel

 An image of Graham Chapel on the campus of Washington University.

 

The Chapel 

Comparing color and black and white images

 So this post is about comparing and considering images that were shot digitally in color as black and white images. A look to see how contrast, color and even composition impacts the image and how it engages the viewer. As is always the case these images have had only minimal edits done to them. Nothing more then could have or would have been done in a darkroom using filters or selecting paper or development times. I hope you enjoy. As always, thanks for looking. 

Pink Rose in Black and White

Pink Rose in Color

Birthday Roses Black and White 

Birthday Roses Color 

Pink and Red in Black and White

Pink and Red in Color 

Bridges and Power Station Winter Black and White

Bridges and Power Station Winter Color 

Vault and Lantern Black and White 

Back From the Darkness of Covid and 2020

 At Last returning to Photography - 2021

Oh it isn't that I haven't been taking photos. I still did some sports photography of my daughters Clayton High School field hockey team this past year, 2020, but to be honest with you I have been locked at home like much of the rest of the world from COVID. So I have been working on some camera building projects, slowly building the darkroom gear and contemplating the whole digital verses analog camera and life divide. This morning instead of going on a cold outdoor bike ride, I decided instead to take photos. Today's images are posted from the Polar Vortex storm day we had here in St. Louis at the beginning of the week. I hope that you enjoy and are drawn to these images, and I hope that posting here will become a much more frequent and predictable process again. I also hope to "modernize" this blog and make it something of practical use and enjoyment. Hopefully, soon I will get vaccinated, and feel much more comfortable being out in the world of people....other then just cyclists in a pace line. 

A Winters Walk In Forest Park 

Images taken Monday, February 15, 2021. It was a cold walk to Forest Park. Temperature was hovering around 8F, the wind was blowing at between 15-22 MPH and the snow was flying. The wind chill was -16F. Normally I laugh at wind chill but that day it was a serious consideration. A harsh day for a walk and an even harsher day to be taking photos. The Nikon D4s had a hard time doing its job. By the end of my walk it had stopped focusing. 

St. Louis Art Museum West Entry

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Plug and Modernity

The Old Man Groans

At Peace

Miles to Go

The Family

Big Brother

The Dwarf

Its Spring What does that mean? LACROSSE!!!!!

The Shot! 

CUW Men's Lacrosse receives votes in USILA Coaches Poll
CUW FALCONS RECEIVE VOTES IN USILA POLL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEAM HISTORY!


A Great image of Player #8 Stephan Gregory scoring a goal against Beloit in Saturdays CUW 17-7 Win over Beloit.  

Hopefully I will be posting some of the thousands of photos I have taken and will likely be taking. For my next post we will be testing out my Sony A6500 mirror-less camera doing lacrosse photography as the Nikon D4S and 300MM 2.8 are just too much to travel with.