New Addition! Color!

Yes, I have taken the plunge. I am introducing a small series of color photography to my collection. A couple of these photos have been slightly edited on Photoshop Elements 5.0, to enhance the subject area. Enjoy!

Plants truly evoke an individual emotion from black and white. Their focus is distanced from other subjects, in a way difficult to describe. However, it is evident that the more beautiful the plant/flower, the more the colorless image tends to attract attention to the intricacies of the subject, rather than its shape and "flavor" per se.

The landscape images are of the east side of Seneca Lake; straight across from my abode. The plants caught my attention for their unique outlines against the sky.

I was in a mixture of shooting today; as can be seen by the differing angles and focus. Pretty much anything and everything won the heart of my lens, all in the splendid colorless plate.

Just an experiment with my bike, and the odd effects the spokes make in an image.

Perfect timing. My first photo op in over 2 months, and the great behemoth itself rolls on through for a stellar performance.

Update: Sorry I've been away from the blog for so long. Work has been getting more and more demanding, and I'm often too tired afterwards to trek out on a Photography campaign. Some interesting news though: My photography style will soon be including color photos, and even some digital animations using a software called Bryce 5. These changes and additions will be made soon, and of course, my B&W's will still be flowing as best they can. Thanks for patience, and stay tuned!
Micah

Simple beauty comes in many forms. From the dark, dramatic leviathan clouds, to mere cracks set in wood. It is extraordinary to consider that such incredibly powerful beauty can be captured in the simplistic voice of B&W. Although the simple tones and similar shadows lend to a monotonous taste, the pure colorless plate gives a new life to an already breathtaking sight.

The Photographer

The bottle. It is alone. It has but one purpose. One destiny. A single motive drives this plastic wonder. It has served its purpose. It has been used; cast aside; forgotten. And now it stands on the brink of the ultimate plan. It is ready to be crushed. Flattened by an unstoppable mass of steel. It waits to be transformed into a different entity. It waits to be: Non-Refundable.

The Railroad. I have lived alongside this monolithic instrument of industry for my entire life. I have heard and felt the grinding, throbbing, powerful rush of many tons of metal passing but a few hundred yards away. These tracks are a part of my life; which I will never forget. Their simple, industrial-age beauty does not do justice to how nostalgic they are in my heart. I have so many memories of watching, in pure awe and fascination, the rumbling mass of a machine tearing down the tracks like an unstoppable beast. The sheer weight and power always made me feel tiny. But my fondest memory lies in mid-summer nights. In the still of night, warm breeze flowing through my open screen window, one can hear the train whistle blowing its mournful call from miles away. The sound echoes off the hills, stirrs the nocturnal creatures, and always brought a soothing hush afterwards. The bright light could be seen from a long distance, casting unusual shadows.

These tracks are mythic, and thus demand to be immortalized in B&W.