Tag Archives: B&W

Monochrome Monday – Getting Around

There are many ways to traverse a city be it your own or one you are visiting.  Automobile, bicycle, taxi, bus, scooter, motorcycle, subway, walking and so forth; they will all get you to where you want to go.  At … Continue reading

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Topaz B&W Effects Review – 8 Key Features to Know About

This plug-in from Topaz is as easy to navigate and use as all of their other programs (see my reviews of their Simplify and Restyle ) but as with any program there are always some key features.  Recently I read … Continue reading

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Monochrome Monday – Ducking back down the alley again

This image was originally posted in color here.  I have converted it to B&W using Topaz B&W Effects and some straightening as the first image was snapped at a quick walk by tilt 😉  

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Optical Illusion?

Not sure what line this was on the MBTA but while waiting for the train these shiny objects caught my eye.  And as I’ve said before – if it looks interesting, shoot it!  I decided to convert to B&W because … Continue reading

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Childhood Memories

Not mine – well, not exactly – but a memory this little girl may have of her warm August day in the Boston Public Garden.  It wasn’t until I uploaded the pictures of my trip that I noticed I caught … Continue reading

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Boston Frosty

Boston along with a big chunk of the Midwest and east coast is very frosty right now!  But this is the kind of frosty we’d all much rather have; a warm summer day and a cool delicious sweet treat.  I … Continue reading

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Back to Boston – AllSaints Spitalfields Reworked

I’m going back down memory lane this week to my Boston 8/2013 trip and experimenting with images; they will all be monochrome or close to it.  This shop with all of the antique Singer sewing machines in it still grabs … Continue reading

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Rainy Day Daisy – Finale

Unless the weather report of the rain coming to an end tomorrow is highly exaggerated.  Regardless, the humidity has become thick enough to cut with a knife. (image available for purchase in the fine art section at http://www.imagesbytdashield.com)

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Keep Out – reworked

Converted to black and white with an extra splash of tan tint and here you go!  Reminds me of an old western movie or photo.  Can you feel the heat as the blades barely turn?  It’s nothing but sun and … Continue reading

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Overgrown

F5.6 – 1/640 – ISO 100 – 50mm – Canon 5D

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