Tag : monochrome

Tree roots, Ta Prohm 2

Tree roots, bas-reliefs, shadows, monochrome

tree roots, stone ruins, bas-reliefs and all their shadows, lend themselves beautifully to black and white.

Pigeons in black and white

Pigeons in black and white.

The brilliant white feathers of the pigeons make for a classic black and white image.

Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

The Forgotten Corner

A cart stands abandoned in a forgotten corner, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

Construction site, Kathmandu

The concrete mixer

says much about the friendly and welcoming people of Nepal and about the lack of rules and regulations.

Umbrellas

Umbrellas, Kathmandu

An exercise in careful composition.  The umbrellas with their curved forms contrast with the mostly grid like pattern of the surrounding architecture with its straight vertical and horizontal lines

monochrome

Trees in winter landscape, Hokkaido.

Minimalist black and white winter landscapes of Hokkaido might be something of a cliche. Regardless, such scenes draw the eye and compel you to take a photo!

A sense of order, Tokyo

Reflecting the “Japanese aesthetic”,  a carefully considered photograph becomes an exercise in graphic design.

White on black, Jim Thompson House

The image shows a flowering vine growing along a solid timber upright.  The timber is painted black and hence provides quite a contrast.

A study in concentration

Photographed in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park, a baboon inspects its foot for a….parasite?…splinter?

The Old Warrior

With one tusk missing,  and a chunk missing from his ear,  the title just seemed appropriate!