The grain elevator in Minooka, IL stands quietly on January 12th, 2020.Nikon D800, Tamron SP 20-40mm f2.7-3.5 Just doing a little more testing with NX Studio and getting a feel for how it works this […]
Tag Archives: Monochrome
B&W Tonality
Crosshead DetailThe crosshead for the right cylinder of the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s locomotive #12. This locomotive originally was used in Hawaii. Burke and James 4×5 Grover Schneider Kreuznach 150mm f5.6 Convertible Symmar Efke 25 Developed […]
One Shot, One Story: Machinery at Rest
When I look at the photographers that I admire, I notice that a lot of them skew towards black and white work. Ansel Adams did some color work but I think most admirers of St. […]
Accepting Limitations
This photo was taken shortly after we set sail aboard the Sapphire Princess for a cruise to Alaska. Photo taken July 26th, 2008. One of the things I’ve tried to learn and I’m still trying […]
One Image, One Story: Custom Bike in Olde Town Arvada
I can’t remember this gentleman’s name but he was a fixture around Olde Towne Arvada. And maybe he still is. I don’t think he’d fit in quite as well if he was, though. Ever since […]
Interpretations of the Everyday
The escalator at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado abstracted to a small degree by a long shutter speed of 4 seconds. Photo taken July 16th, 2011. One of the tricks I try to […]
One Image, One Story – Horse in Morning Fog
A horse stands alertly with morning fog behind it near the town of Tolland, Colorado on 4th of July, 2008. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been working my way through my Lightroom catalog […]
Portrait of Amanda
A portrait of my beautiful wife using a new toy — a Paul C Buff Einstein E640 monolight. In this image, I paired the light up with a 32″ x 40″ soft box and stuck […]
MJ Hogan Grain Elevator – Seneca, IL
The MJ Hogan grain elevator dates to 181-62 and was built along the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Seneca, Illinois. Korona 8×10 Kodak 12″ f6.3 Commercial Ektar Ilford FP4+ 25 seconds @ f45 Yellow 8 […]
One Image, One Story: Grain Lines
Grain Lines The geometry of this shot tells a story. The strongest vertical elements are associated with the old steel tile grain elevator in Venango, Nebraska. In most towns on the great plains, the grain […]