I notice a pattern when I’m hanging around the house, photographing things. Some of my favorite things to look for are small flowers and mushrooms. I also enjoy capturing natural light, shadow, and textures in black and white on bright, super contrasty days. But the one constant is that one of our female cats, Blue, […]
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Super-bright light makes for great black and white photos. Often, I look for shadows, light, and texture around or on plants and other elements of nature to capture contrasty monochrome images. In my opinion, this is one of the major benefits of using mirrorless cameras. While I do enjoy and quite often photograph with a
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Rural Louisiana: black-and-white photos in tight, documentary style.
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I would like to preface this article by stating that I am not a Mason, nor do I have any knowledge of Masonry. Some say they are shrouded in mystery. However, I am drawn to interesting old structures and architectures. Even better are those steeped in history. Recently, I was cruising in a local area
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I go bass fishing with my brother several times a year over on Toledo Bend Reservoir. On many occasions, we forego fishing on the main lake and instead head up the Sabine River. Fishing on the river is a bit different than fishing on the lake. Mostly, we target creeks, backwater sloughs and ponds, steep
Or at least he thinks he does… The latest (and final) addition to our pet family comes in the form of Spooky, a solid black male kitten (for now) who thinks he owns the world. Our cats (3 of them now) and dog (1 – the matriarch, Maggie) like to lounge on the porch in
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Summers in Louisiana can be brutally hot. I have lived (and worked) here all of my life, so the dog days of June, July, and August are nothing new to me. Most times, if you want to do anything, the evening is the best time to do it (although you are still going to sweat).
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