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                        by Mercer

                      Learning the art of black & white photography
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Fascinating Feline
Fascinating Feline (at London Zoo)

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My Mont Blanc pen knib

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Winter Trees
Winter Trees at Lydiard Park

Peruvian Barn Owl
Peruvian Barn Owl

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Avebury Megalith

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Luebeck Cathedral

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Leaf in Snow
Leaf in Snow

Surreal Carnation
Surreal Carnation

Vehicle Exit - Do Not Block!
Vehicle Exit - Do Not Block!

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Crossing the Bay of Biscay
Crossing the Bay of Biscay on the Pride of Bilbao

I am attempting to resurrect my skills in black & white photography, developing and printing, but using digital images and computer software rather than the traditional 'wet'  methods.  In a previous existence I had studied the work of Ansel Adams and in particular his 'Zone System'.  In a way, digital photography gives the opportunity to try to put the theory into practice in a much more realistic way than working with rolls of 35mm film ever did.  

Since in particular joining Digital Monochrome Learning Forum  and latterly subscribing to Black & White Photography, I have become more and more fascinated by the subtlety of tones and textures possible in a monochrome image. One source of inspiration is Paul Gallagher and his sweeping seashore images. Lacking the opportunity of such sweeping vistas, I reversed the process and tried to capture tones/textures in microcosm by zooming in on a beach/sea interface.
  Subtlety of Tones

Below (and left) are some of my monochrome works (pretentious - moi?).  An ever expanding number of images can also be seen on my Gallery in the Black & White album.
Seville Street Scene - Tapas Bar

Strolling down a side street in central Seville, I looked across the street into this tapas bar - and just tried to capture the moment... Not much light about, so f4, 1/30sec, ISO 500. Canon EOS 5D, EF 24-105L

At the Hawk Conservancy TrustHawk on High
At the Hawk Conservancy Trust

Behind the wireMeercat on sentry duty
                         New Life Behind the Wire                                                                   Meercat on Sentry Duty

Swan PairRafferty in the snow
                              Synchronised Swans                                                                 Rafferty the Lurcher Pup in the Snow
Baltic narrow-gauge steam loco. 
Baltic narrow-gauge steam loco in close-up

Building Photography
Entry to Lübeck's Altstadt
Lübeck's Altstadt
Middelhagen Kirche, Ruegen Island
Middelhagen Kirche, Ruegen Island


















                                            


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Last revision: 3 Nov 2009