Monochrome
As a photography project for 2022, I started a gallery of Monochrome photos and re-edits others as monochrome to experiment qand learn better B&W photography techniques. I am planning to transition to a new project for 2023 but I may add a few photos here as time passes. For ease of tracking, I will change the gallery cover photo when I update the images. I am adding dated posted (date taken) at the first and exposure information at the end.
Shrooms
Dec 28th (3/14/2015) - Mushrooms reclaiming a log in the woods. 1/125 Sec at F5.6, ISO 400 and 240MM
Chillin Kangaroo
Dec 21st (4/11/2015) - Kangaroo chilling in the sun., 1/400 Sec at F8.0, ISO 200 and 55MM
Franklin Conservatory
Dec 7th (12/30/2014) - Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sculptures outside of Franklin Conservatory taken way back in 2014. 1/5 sec at f/5.6, ISO 6400 and 55MM
Derpy Tomo
Nov 28th (9/12/2015) - From way back in 2015, this photo of Tomo the Lion was taken at the Columbus Zoo. Unfortunately, this lion has passed away in 2019 but I did get him with his famous tongue. 1/250 sec at f/8, ISO 160 and 450MM
Southern White Rhino
Nov 21st (10/16/2022) - Still probably not the last Wilds photo. 1/1000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 160 and 500MM
Zebra
Nov 14th (10/16/2022) - Another photo from The Wilds trip. Maybe last one for this gallery. Maybe. Just a note, you must pronounce these with a posh British accent and as Zeb-ra. 1/1000 sec at f/6, ISO 320 and 420MM
Cheetah Enclosure
Nov 9th (10/16/2022) - Another photo from The Wilds trip. Usually fences bother me in wildlife photos but i like the texture and context this adds. 1/800 sec at f/6.3, ISO 125 and 600MM
Rhino at The Wilds
Oct 28th (10/16/2022) - I will probably put up a few of our photos from The Wilds trip. We had a great time staying in the cabins there and doing a safari tour. 1/1600 sec at f/6.3, ISO 90 and 600MM
Pictured Rocks NL
Oct 20th (10/01/2022) - One of the many beaches on Lake Superior of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan. 1/100 sec at f/10, ISO 64 and 34MM
Great Blue
Oct 13th (09/05/2020) - A Great Blue Heron purchase on a dead tree to survey the land. 1/1000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 320 and 600MM
Niagra Falls
Sep 28th (02/03/17) - Anniversary trip to Niagra Falls coincided with the Polar Vortex. The swirling mist from the falls froze to everything in the area including my nose hairs. 1/320 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200 and 300MM
My Mood
Sep 20th (4/11/15) - This chimpanzee is chewing but it appears like he is sneering a bit to me. My mood today matches this photo pretty accurately. 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 500 and 450MM
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Scenic Railroad
Sep 14th (10/9/21) - Second photos here from the train ride through the CVNP. This is looking forward from the observation car. 1/100 sec at f/11.0, ISO 200 and 35MM
Blackwater Falls Overlook
Sep 7th (8/26/22) - This is another photo from our trip to West Virginia and Blackwater Falls State Park in Davis. Mist is starting to rise at sunset here. 1/13 sec at f/11.0, ISO 64 and 35MM
Lindy Point at Blackwater Falls
Sep 2nd (8/26/22) - A glimpse of the Blackwater River at Blackwater Falls State Park named for the falls along it. Tannins leached from the trees darken the water to provide its name. 1/60 sec at f/8.0, ISO 64 and 35MM
Coyote Hunting in Prairie Dog Town
Aug 28th (5/18/2021) - The sound of Prairie Dogs barking alerted everything to the presence of a coyote. The hunt was thwarted. You can see the shadow of our hero in the bottom left corner. 1/1250 sec at f/6.3, ISO 2200 and 600MM
Mesa Verde National Park
Aug 15th (6/1/2021) - Covid had the up close tours closed but the rim trails and drive was still amazing. Here is one of the ruins in the park. 1/1250 sec at f/11, ISO 640 and 600MM
Burnt Island Lighthouse
Aug 8th (6/21/2022) - The Whale and Puffin Cruise passed by several lighthouses there by Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. This is the Burnt Island Lighthouse. 1/320 sec at f/5.6, ISO 64 and 150MM
Buoy 8
Aug 3rd (6/21/2022) - Picture of a buoy we passed during our Puffin and Whale cruise in Boothbay Harbor Maine. 1/1250 sec at f/6.3, ISO 250 and 600MM
Windy in Crestone
July 27th (5/29/2021) - Carri has a friend here in Crestone Colorado which is close to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. A bit of a play on word with windy as I have no idea of the lady’s name, but the gusts were strong. The mountains are the Sangre de Cristo, and the forest is the San Isabel National Forest. 1/2000 sec at f/3.2, ISO 80 and 60MM
Acadia National Park
July 24th (6/18/2022) - Rainy day at Acadia National Park Maine. I have only been to two National Parks (so far) that I felt i could never take enough photos even if i lived there: Grand Teton and Acadia. I will hopefully get to see the area in full fall foliage one day. 1/6 sec at f/8, ISO 64 and 35MM
A White Mountain View
July 21st (6/18/2022) - Really impressed with the scenery on my first time to New Hampshire. This is from a state campground in the White Mountains National Forest. . 1/50 sec at f/8, ISO 64 and 35MM
Around the Point
July 14th (6/13/2022) - Again using new images from my vacation, this is from Holland State Pake in Michigan. Normally i would prefer a nice sky but that wasn’t to be had and I actually think in monochrome that isn’t an issue overall. . 1/640 sec at f/8, ISO 80 and 150MM
Champlain Monument
July 7th (6/17/2022) - It is a bit cliche to do a monument on Black and White, but they always seem to look better that way. This is the Champlain Monument Lighthouse in New York State on Lake Champlain. It is part of the Crown Point Historic area that also has His Majesty’s Fort and Fort St Frederic. The picture is taken from the Vermont side of the boarder. 1/160 sec at f/11, ISO 72 and 150MM
Adirondack Park Stream
June 30th (6/17/2022) - One of the “over 3,000 freshwater destinations” in the Adirondack Park in New York is Roquette River pictured here. I won’t parrot more information on the staggering size but direct those interested here: Adirondack Park National Historic Landmark – Official Regional Website (visitadirondacks.com), 1/100 sec at f/11, ISO 64 and 35MM
Mackinac Bridge Noir
June 14th (6/12/2022) -Long exposure on the Mackinac Bridge with monochrome and a cenematic (16:9) crop. May remove Venus as it streaked a bit in the upper left. 15 sec at f/8, ISO 64 and 17MM
Quarry Falls
June 9th (6/9/2022) -Long exposure on the new Quarry Trails Metro Park Upper falls. 2.5 at f/16, ISO 64 and 17MM
Photographer
June 6th (2/20/2017) -A fellow photographer taking sunset pictures on a warmer than normal Feburary evening. 1/60 at f/4.8, ISO 400 and 100MM
Watching
June 1st (9/12/2015) -Taken at the Columbus Zoo this monkey was focused intently. I cannot remember what it was looking at here. 1/250 at f/8, ISO 400 and 210MM
Safe Under Wing
May 28th (4/29/2022) -This is from the same series as the one used in the Mother’s Day Gallery. Goslings are always a cute subject. Geese are not. 1/2000 at f/6, ISO 2000 and 420MM
OSoF
May 24th (8/14/2021) -Another from the photo session wtih The Ohio School of Falconry. They provided 2 models in medieval garb. The birds didn’t like the reflector and figured flash wouldn’t be safe either so we worked around the dappled forest lighting. I dont do portrait photography so it was a challenge for me. 1/320 at f/3.3, ISO 280 and 68MM
Barn Owl
May 20th (8/14/2021) -This lovely Barn Owl is one of the lovely birds from The Ohio School of Falconry. Their animals seem loved. 1/250 at f/8, ISO 360 and 300MM
Wet Nosed
May 16th (8/8/2019) -Love puppies. Also, I can’t beleive i forgot to add puppies in the Mother’s day gallery. Oh well. 1/1000 at f/6, ISO 450 and 450MM
Couple of Swans
May 12th (5/16/2020) -A simple photo of swans. The one swan appears a bit blown out but I think it works for this photo. 1/800 at f/6.3, ISO 220 and 500MM
Fluffiness
May 7th (8/8/2019) -So, so fluffy. 1/1000 at f/6,3, ISO 640 and 500MM
Avalanche Zone
May 1st (5/25/2021) -The sun is illuminating the debris left from rockslides and avalanches? 1/2500 at f/6,3, ISO 180 and 600MM
Layers
Apr 23rd (5/29/2021) -In the Greats Sand Dunes National Park, you can see the different terrain stacked one after another. Imaging that being the only route forward? 1/2000 at f/6, ISO 160 and 340MM
Nom?
Apr 19th (3/13/2021) -Cincinatti Natural History Museum Raptors. 1/160 at f/6.3, ISO 64 and 62MM
Soft Landing?
Apr 16th (8/15/2015) -Skydiver disappears behind a hot air balloon at the Marysville Ballon festival. 1/640 at f/11, ISO 200 and 232MM
Cloud Source
Apr 14th (5/25/2021) -This cloud looks to be coming from inside the mountain. Another photo from the Grand Tetons. 1/400 at f/10, ISO 64 and 150MM
Inner Light
Apr 10th (12/30/2014) -Franklin Park Conservatory taken at night way back in 2014. 1/20 at f/3.5, ISO 6400 and 240MM
Who’s a Good Boy?
Apr 9th (8/8/2019) - A good boy at the dog park. Besides our dog loving them dog parks are good places to practice photography. 1/1000 at f/5.3, ISO 640 and 240MM
Sleepy Fox
Apr 6th (4/17/2016) - Cute sleeping artic fox at the Columbus Zoo. 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 800 and 450MM
That’s Just Ducky
Apr 5th (3/12/2016) - Mallard Drake sitting pretty for his closeup. Not alot of light so a slow shutterspeed but the duck was pretty still so it worked out. 1/125 at f/5.6, ISO 400 and 450MM
Hot and Dust Road
Apr 3rd (5/17/2021) - Heat raising from Park Road 4 at WInd Cave National Park. It connects to Custer State Park. This is a must to include in both parks. 1/320 at f/8.0, ISO 64 and 150MM
Going on Vacation?
Mar 30th (6/10/2016) - Alpaca Bag. Dad jokes aside, our daughter loves alpacas, so we visited a farm while on vacation in Canada. 1/800 at f/8.0, ISO 200 and 55MM
Here’s Momma
Mar 26th (2/18/2019) -Ok so it’s not really momma. This alligator is also from the Everglades and is swimming directly towards us. 1/1600 at f/6.3, ISO 400 and 450MM
Floating
Mar 23rd (2/20/2019) - An alligator hatchling in the Everglades National Park. The eyes are interesting as it has the effect of drawing in the viewer. Where’s mom? 1/800 at f/6.3, ISO 200 and 825MM
Old Man’s Bridge
Mar 20th (8/30/2020) - The bridge is in Old Man’s Cave part of Hocking Hills State Park Ohio. I think it is a bit off balance left too dark and right too light. 1/20 at f/11, ISO 3200 and 17MM
Rosebud
Mar 18th (7/12/2015) - A rosebud in the morning dew at Innis Woods Metro Gardens. 1/125 at f/8.0, ISO 400 and 450MM
Gates of Ladore
Mar 15th (5/26/2021) - GPS took us here when i put in directions to the visitor center of Dinosaur National Monument (DNM) Technically it is part of DNM but is over a 100 miles drive to the visitor center. I wish we had scheduled a rafting trip down the Green River because that is the real draw of this place. The one hiking trail is 1 mile total and this vista is at the end. 1/125 at f/8.0, ISO 64 and 35MM
Elk Doe
Mar 12th (5/20/2021) - An elk doe in Yellowstone National Park. May have too much space above it in composition. I was taking landscapes and it came up out of nowhere. 1/125 at f/4.0, ISO 6400 and 150MM
Aggie Zoe
Mar 11th (7/26/2020) - Our girl Aggie with a big happy smile. 1/2000 at f/6.3, ISO 720 and 600MM
Innis Woods
Mar 8th (6/21/2015) - Benches in Innis Woods Metro Park. The magnolia tree in bloom is nice but over all this photo is another i want to revisit as it is a bit messy looking overall. 1/250 at f/8, ISO 400 and 100MM
Covered Bridge
Mar 6th (6/21/2015) - Covered bridge in Mohican State Park (Ohio). This is on my list to reshoot with a better composition one day. 1/250 at f/10, ISO 40 and 27MM
I’m a Bear
Mar 2nd (5/24/2021) - Every time Carri and I saw a bear, we would say a little I’m a bear song. We saw a lot of bears. This one was foraging in a field in a light snowfall between Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. 1/2000 at f/6.3, ISO 1800 and 600MM
Humans for Scale
Feb 26th (5/29/2021) - Forgot to update description earlier. This is the Great Sand DUnes National Park in Colorado People are standing on the last dune tip to the right. 1/2000 at f/6, ISO 64 and 35MM
Devil’s Tower
Feb 23rd (5/23/2021) - I did see aliens later in the trip but none were present when this photo of Devil’s Tower was made. 1/250 at f/8, ISO 64 and 35MM
Homestead
Feb 20th (5/15/2021) - As promised, this is the last in this set. All of these 3 were taken in South Dakota. This one was at 1880 Town and is a persevered farmstead. T 1/320 at f/9, ISO 64 and 62MM
Badlands
Feb 17th (5/16/2021) - I like triptychs in photography. This is actually the second photo of the triplets with the third coming tomorrow and the first the road photo from Jan 13th. I will post the last next. 1/320 at f/9, ISO 64 and 35MM
Teton
Feb 10th (5/25/2021) - Part of the Grand Teton Range shrouded in clouds. Maybe the most photogenic mountains in the world. 1/2000 at f/8, ISO 90 and 150MM
Maumee Bay Lighthouse on Frozen Lake Erie
Feb 7th (1/28/2022) - So cold. So so cold. 1/1000 at f/6.3, ISO 80 and 600MM
Mountain Storm
Feb 2nd (5/25/2021) - One of my first views of the Grand Teton range coming down from Yellowstone. Lots of snow to come in late May. 1/160 at f/11, ISO 64 and 35MM
Old West
Jan 30th (5/19/2021) - Being a native Texans, longhorns are not a unique site. However, they are so intertwined with our ideas of the old west that I knew I had to get a snap of one during our road trip. These giants were right outside of Devil’s Tower National Monument. 1/320 at f/5, ISO 64 and 150MM
Two Bridges
Jan 26th (8/30/2020) - In Hocking Hills Ohio’s Old Man’s Cave State Park you can see these 2 ver different bridges. I want to head back and look for a better composition but for now this is my best attempt at the scene as well as bring my tripod. I forgot it this trip. 1/15 at f/8, ISO 3200 and 600MM
Disapproving Grackle
Jan 25th (5/16/2020) - Grackles with the white iris are pretty cool looking in monochrome. 1/1250 at f/6.3, ISO 720 and 600MM
Goose Silhouette
Jan 22nd (7/14/2019) -Lighting was bad and everything was backlit so I went with a goose silhouette. 1/1000 at f/5.6, ISO 560 and 500MM
Magnolia Blossom
Jan 19th (4/11/2015) -This is the last part of the triptych. I usually bookend the 2 2x3 photes around the square bud. 1/800 at f/8, ISO 200 and 135MM
Magnolia Bud
Jan 18th (4/11/2015) -This is the second part of the triptych. It is probably familiar to folks as i have posted it several times already. Last of the three tomorrow. 1/640 at f/8, ISO 200 and 200MM
Magnolia
Jan 16th (4/18/2021) -While generally associated with Southern US states, these magnolias bloom in Ohio. This is actually part of a triptych, and I will probably put the other ones up next. 1/4000 at f/6.3, ISO 250 and 600MM
Just a Flower
Jan 15th (2/17/2019) -Just a flower. 1/1000 at f/6.0, ISO 200 and 450MM
Road to Nowhere
Jan 13th (5/15/2021) -The composition of this picture is a bit out of the normal. Usually leading line are used to direct the eye to the subject. Here i tried to use them to lead into infinity. Hopefully it works for you. 1/40 at f/2.8, ISO 450 and 17MM
Mouth Full
Jan 12th (5/16/2020) -I got down low and got this picture of a Song Sparrow eating the dandelion seeds. Lots of birds and rodents feast on these each year as they are early bloomers. Environmental wise keeping them in your yard is the better choice. 1/1250 at f/6.3, ISO 450 and 600MM
Moose-Rocky Mountain National Park
Jan 9th (5/27/2021) -Moose are so cool and unquie. Light was pretty bad and this guys was staying mostly in the shadows walking away from us. 1/1000 at f/6.0, ISO 640 and 450MM
Seagull over Lake Huron.
Jan 7th (6/10/2016) -We were staying in Bruce Bay Canada on Lake Huron when i took this photo. I think the B&W treatment brings out the eye nicely. The water droplets provide a bit of context to the picture as well. 1/1250 at f/5.6, ISO 400 and 300MM
Cuyahoga Valley NP Observation Car.
Jan 6th (10/9/2021) -I have not posted the pictures from our trip on the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Railway yet which is where this picture was taken. Due to the rain and late fall leaf change this year, I didn’t get a lot of good pictures. However, the ride was thoroughly enjoyable, I do recommend it. I hope you enjoy the photo as well. 1/100 at f/4, ISO 64 and 150MM
Exhausted.
Jan 4th (4/11/2015) -While I don’t share the PETA views on zoo life for animals, I did take and edit this to convey that confined and tired feeling. They say a good photo tells a story and that is the story I intended here. This was taken at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where we have been long time members. 1/500 at f/8, ISO 200and 450MM
Tetons from the Alter.
Jan 2nd (5/25/2021) -This is the view from the pulpit of the Chapel of The Transfiguration Episcopal in Grand Teton National Park. It does not take a religious person to appreciate this truly special chapel with this view and modest setting. 1/400 at f/10, ISO 64 and 50MM
Bison in the Badlands.
Jan 1st (5/16/2021) For the first image in this gallery I am selecting this image was taken in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The heat distortion adds to the effect and the engaging look from the bison make the image special for me. 5/16/2021 - 1/1250 at f6.3, ISO 900 and 600MM.