I thought I’d captured too much in this image and that focussing in on parts of the view might have been better. However, a bit of work to even out the exposure seemed to help. I was pleased with the way the sky came out and I like it enough to get it printed up. And it worked out as a mono which is good because it was pretty drab in colour.
Offered in response to Leanne’s Monochrome Madness challenge – which you can link to HERE. This also gives you info on how to join in to the challenge.
So here I am, back on-line again after a short illness – also recovered from the Euros!! – and things are about the same as they were before – feels restrictive despite recent changes. And so I’m grateful for Anne Saddler setting the Lens-Artists Challenge this week and her chosen topic, Black & White, is a favourite of mine. A subject I can get my teeth into.
More imagesWhen I left the Gallery of Modern Art that day (link), I ambled down to the Merchant City Festival. Always an exciting event in Glasgow with all sorts of entertainment spread over a two week extravaganza.
Read more – more images70-300mm zoom @ 300mm; f6.3; 1/4000sec; ISO3600
Mothers will always love and care for their kids, but every now and then the young ones might need a little push.
Wouldn’t you like to work in such an impressive, stately building?
I created this image about a year ago. It is really three photographs merged together as a panorama wrapped round a cylinder. A version taking away any perspective is shown later.
When Black Lives Matter hit the headlines again last month, I looked back on this image in a different light.
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