Tag: monochrome
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The Stone Face, Cracked
I found this ancient stone face in a museum on Cyprus. It was a small place, full of old stone objects. What did this image teach me? That even an old, cracked, crusty face is worth a photograph.
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Old Rope
A bit of a nautical-theme for today’s photo… I spotted this old rope hanging around near the harbour in Brixham, Devon. I think there’s something fascinating about rope like this, it has a story to tell… What did this image teach me? The phrase “money for old rope” implies making a profit for very little…
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The Egret
This is a Little Egret, sat upon a branch enjoying the sunshine – whilst secretly thinking about fish. What did this image teach me? Little Egrets are fairly recent colonists in the UK, they first appeared in any significant numbers in 1989.
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The Alium
Though perhaps commonly known to be in the onion family, the word “alium” is actually Latin for garlic. There are many species of alium, including onions, shallots, leeks, chives, and yes… garlic. What did this image teach me? You see that flowering part on the top of the stalk? That shape (small flowers on stalks)…
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The White Petals
Another day, another black and white flower photograph (I make no apologies for enjoying some black and white imagery!) What did this image teach me? I really enjoy black and white photography and flowers make for a very good monochromatic subject, especially as we are so used to see them in bright, vibrant colour!
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Foxgloves
Foxgloves, or Digitalis if you prefer, are beautiful plants than range in colour from purples, pinks, whites, and yellows. There are 20 species of them. I think they also look good in black and white. What did this image teach me? I didn’t realise (though I’m sure I’m probably last to find this out) that…
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Sheep Horizon
I think there’s something of a “wild west” feel to this shot – to me at least. A kind of Mexican stand off, I can almost hear the spaghetti western music. What did this image teach me? Don’t mess with Mummy sheep, especially when she has lambs nearby (not shown in this image). This ewe…
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Sea Bubbles
Sea form is what you get when dissolved organic matter mixes with water (by way of wind and wave), and gets washed up on the beach. What did this image teach me? I have learned more about the creation of sea foam than I will probably ever need to know. For example, in January this…
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Horse Face
In researching what to say ahead of this image, I discovered that horses have around 205 bones in their body, as a species they’ve been domesticated for around 5,000 years (domestication of wolves, by comparison started some 15,000 years ago), and that the fastest horse ever recorded reached a speed of 55mph! What did this…