Tag: monochrome
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The Rifleman
Here’s a historical re-enactment character. He was parading around a castle in Wales, several years ago.
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Two Lambs
Symbolically the lamb represents innocence and sacrifice. This pair don’t look that innocent to me. If anything they look rather guilty. They certainly don’t look like they’re keen to have their photo taken. I think we will end our short burst of black and white images here.
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Sheep on the Stone
Hidden away in the depths of Somerset are the Stanton Drew stone circles and coves. They form the 3rd largest set of standing stones in England, having been built some 4,500 years ago. Yet they are not really very well known. Unless you’re a sheep, that is.
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Some More Grey Skies
Another day, another black and white Scottish landscape shot. These particular peaks can be spotted on the Isle of Skye.
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Grey Skye
Here’s a shot of a sunny Isle of Skye location, taken quite some time ago now. Can you picture yourself standing on that patch of grass at the bottom, enjoying the wilderness? This is the start of a short series of monochromatic photos.
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The Dark Tree
I really enjoy black and white photography, I think the absence of colour allows the image to focus on other things – contrasts between dark and light, textures, composition. This tree, found upon the hill at Burrow Mump was ideally placed against a bright sky.
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A (but not THE) David
This is a replica of Michaelangelo’s David, on display in the car park overlooking the beautiful and very picturesque city of Florence in Italy. There are several David statues scattered around the city, amongst the many, many, many other statues that you can find there.
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A Venetian Tower
Aaaah Venice! What a fantastic and fantastical city, where roads are replaced by waterways and around every other corner there’s an interesting tower or bridge.
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The Lady in the Window
This “lady” was hanging around in a window in London, as part of the Christmas display.