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    Cemetery Photography

    Here's a collection of my favorite cemetery photos. Dramatic statues make excellent black and white subjects and provide great opportunities to celebrate the wonderful relationship between light and dark.
  2. Robert Watcher

    Anticipating a decisive moment

    Anne says that I am always aware of my surroundings and recognizing and tracking things she never notices, when we are involved in an activity together. It is true. Recently in the Netherlands as we were having a relaxing boat ride on a canal, I noticed this metal statue on the sidewalk as well...
  3. Robert Watcher

    Hackney Carriage, London UK

    Hackney Carriage, London UK
  4. Robert Watcher

    Ontario Street Snaps

    Ontario Street Snaps
  5. Robert Watcher

    Remnants of Winter

    It was a pretty day for walking, but not much to photograph along the river path - except dry gray sticks and empty seed pods like this milkweed plant.
  6. Robert Watcher

    The sun sets early now

    So nice not having to stay up so late to shoot early evening pics. The sun set at 7:15 tonight - moving into the winter short daylight season. A bit of variety from one location.
  7. Robert Watcher

    Perfect Black & White

    every once in a while I come across something that just blows my mind. This concept related to Colours converted to Black and White, was very surprising. Something I had no idea about. Very valuable are the colour value percentages included in the video, that get you to the starting point of...
  8. Robert Watcher

    Stark, Rainy Evening scene

    Anne & I had to take a drive to pick up our tax returns this evening, and stopped on the side of a side road to get a few shots of the trees in the barren little pond. Olympus E-M1 mkii w/ 11-22 f2.8
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    Designer Fashion with Black and White Film!

    EOS 1V Ilford XP2
  10. Robert Watcher

    LAST DAY OF FREEDOM

    LAST DAY OF FREEDOM A few short weeks ago, Anne and I were having fun in the interior mountains of El Salvador. As we headed home down the mountain road, I grabbed this shot through the front windshield while sitting in the back of the car. The 3 hours drive included a beautiful sunset. When...
  11. Robert Watcher

    Moisture and Mesh

    Confined to my small space in a travel trailer, in an empty field - the sun created scatter highlights on the pebbled glass of the small curtain covered windows, being further dispersed by the black mesh screening on the inside. There are only 3 windows and here is a pic from each of them...
  12. Robert Watcher

    Long Lens Social Distancing

    Long Lens Social Distancing. Contrasty Black and White textures and shadows
  13. Robert Watcher

    SAFETY FIRST - Covid-19 Restricted

    For the first time in three weeks since returning to Canada, Anne and I headed out so Anne could purchase her own groceries this time. I sat in the car while she went in with scarf over her face (to protect others if she coughed), sanitary gloves, and her own shopping bags. Strong warnings were...
  14. Robert Watcher

    Black and White Wall Features - Covid-19 distancing with long lens

    Black and White Wall Features - Covid-19 distancing with long lens
  15. Robert Watcher

    Filling Doorways

    Wandering around the streets in Mexico yesterday. Olympus EM10 w/45mm f1.8. Wireless transfer to iPad. Processed in Snapseed.
  16. Robert Watcher

    Street - Black and White

    Antigua, Guatemala - Olympus E-M10 w/14-42mm
  17. Robert Watcher

    Black & White in the Central Market

    Every once in a while, I enjoy pulling out my little (old) Olympus E-PL3, throwing on a lens and heading out to shoot more inconspicuously while looking down onto the LCD screen (there is no viewfinder). Anne & I just got off the bus at our home in San Miguel, El Salvador and I transferred a...
  18. Robert Watcher

    Mexican Street Photography - B&W

    Although I took a few photos in colour —- my goal for street photography, was to capture only images in Black & White over the next few days that we are visiting Mexico. To accomplish that, I set my camera to Monochrome (B&W) mode with Orange Filter enabled. As usual, my modus operandi is...
  19. Robert Watcher

    Layers

    LAYERS
  20. Robert Watcher

    A Bus and a Street - Black and White

    A bus and a street
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