Black and White Images

I learned to photograph and print B&W when I was 9 years old.
Through diversions to painting, cartooning, theatrical lighting, and color photography, I still do Black&White work.
I enjoy the different way it requires of seeing the world.
All images are links to larger presentations of the image.

. Aspen at Dawn
The sun had not risen enough to hit the mountain in the background
I enjoy the semi-random rhythm

. Old Homestead abandoned now, mid North Oregon.

. Pond
Yellowstone pond ( from Light page) in B&W.

. Waterfall Barely more than a 2 inch tall ripple, exposed for the foam

. Canyon Lands Overlooking the junction of Green and Colorado rivers
The white cap rock helps emphasise the blinding heat of the sun

. Cottonwoods, Zion Canyon The backlight and shadows add interest to the trees

. Cottonwood Glow While this may appear to be an Infra-red image, it isn't
Backlight through autumn leaves, and exposure for the bark,
creates the effect

. Mt. Shuckstan and lake Most often photographed in autumn,in color
Thought I'd try something different

. Banak Hotel, hallway Abandoned ~80 years, now Montana State park
The caretaker is also a photographer, and thankfully left the towel on the doorway, for interest.

. Another hallway
Though dark situation, image printed high-key
to give a light airy feeling and glow to the sunshine through windows.

. Slot Canyon photographed in b&w, then brown toned.
I didn't realize the shape formed an outline of a bear untill I printed the image.

. Dried Leaf just practicing with stuff in my back yard

. Thunder Storm near Hurricane, Utah

. Glow on Tombstones The setting sun yielded nearly blinding reflactions from some of the tombstones, while leaving the overall scene dark ans somber.

. Mt. Adams seen at sunset, with roads through wheat fields,
Mid-northern Oregon

. Joe H. As Charles the first, "Lion in Winter"
I use to do some theatre publicity photography.
Actors make good photo subjects.

. A variation on the first image on the figure page

. Sentinel (1) A large formation near Monument Valley, Arizona
The clouds were interesting, but difuse light on the rock.
( see below )

. The Sentinel (2) Two years later, good light on the rock, no clouds;
so I double exposed some from another negative, onto the print

. Allie The clouds were digitaly added to the figure in forground.

. Alone in canyon The smallness of the figure is emphasized by the mass of the rocks

. Clouds over Monument Valley Wonderfull Cloud formations are common in the 4 corners area.
these were also used for several other images.
Both a Polarizing filter and an orange filter used to make the sky black.

Comments, questions, suggestions etc. to Rein Karp

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