Black and White

I recently downloaded the trial version of Nik's Silver Efex plugin for Lightroom (I have 4 days out of the 15 days left), and I have to confess to a completely new appreciation for the intricacies of a good black and white photo. I still have a lot to learn (and only 4 days to do it, better get cracking!), but there's something about the subtleties of the tones that just gets me. And I really enjoy trying out all the different color filters to see what kind of effects they might give me.

Anyway, here are some black and whites from a recent shoot, and then a few more color images to give a nice balance to it all.

As always, I am forever interested in your opinion. If you, like my boyfriend, 'don't really like the black and whites,' I won't hold it against you. I think.

Amazing dress, right?

Did the Mail Come Yet?

In Thanks

I neglect my telephoto lens. I do. I let it languish. I pass it up in favor of younger, better looking, 'sharper', more expensive lenses.

But there's a lot it can do for me that my other lenses can't. So here's a shout out to the longer lens. Thanks for blurring the background grasses to create that wash of color in the background. And for generally including less clutter in photos. And for sometimes saving me a few steps, or getting me closer than I otherwise could. I appreciate it. That's pretty cool the way you can do that.

Much obliged.

One Second

Pretty

She is, isn't she?

Reflection

I lived in Montreal for a few years. So seeing this bus sign in the Boston bus station made me feel a bit of nostalgia.

And then I saw the reflections and the light, and decided to take a shot. Partly for old times sake, partly to explore the mood of the bus terminal - the transience, the slightly clinical feeling, the people who keep themselves separate even as they travel together.

It's not a perfect shot, but there's something there.