Black & White Wednesday

Posted on June 24, 2020June 23, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, outdoors, petsTagged black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Cats, cats eyes, furry, Lightroom, monochrome, monochrome photography, Nik silver efex pro, Nikon cameras, nikon D750, pets, sigma 150-600, Sigma lens1 Comment

Where I live cats seem to be popular pets, given the number that visit my home. Sitting outside having a coffee when this little cat came and sat at the wheel of my van. I got the camera half expecting it to be gone, but there it sat. I sat down on the lowest step at the door to take this photo. I tried to get it to come closer but no, it sat there just staring at me. Back to my coffee with those bright yellow eyes watching every move, a few minutes later it turned and disappeared under the van.

Photograph Data: Processed in Lightroom and finished with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Camera: Nikon D750

Lens: Sigma C 150 – 600 mm telephoto lens: Shot at 150 mm

Data: 1/15sec @ f/5 ISO 125

Thank you for visiting , enjoy your day.

George

Black & White Wednesday

Posted on May 20, 2020May 19, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, Ireland, irish landscape, outdoors, woodsTagged back lighting, black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., blog, Blogging, country side, country walking, County Down, Hawthorn tree, Ireland, monochrome, Nikon D7200, Northern Ireland, photography, sigma 150-600, Sigma lens, sunrise, trees, woodland walks, wordpressLeave a comment

My image this week is part of a Hawthorn tree. It was growing near the top of a hill and the rising sun was back lighting the young leaves. It makes a good colour image but my thoughts were the tones it would show in B&W. I’ll leave you to judge the image for yourself.

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Nikon D7200 with a Sigma C 150-600 mm lens.

Shot at f5 using the 150mm setting on the lens and ISO 800.

Feedback always welcome.

Stay safe.

George

Black & White Wednesday.

Posted on May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, Ireland, outdoorsTagged black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Blogging, country walking, County Down, cow, hair, Lightroom, monochrome, monochrome photography, Nik silver efex pro, Nikon D7200, outdoors, photography, sigma 150-600, Sigma lens, texture, walking5 Comments

Welcome to B & W Wednesday where I post a B&W photograph taken some time in the last month. This weeks image was picked because I loved the texture of the hair and the light reflecting in the eye.

It is the face of a cow, we came face to face at the top of a hill. Well not this close, She started to approach me and I shot a few images. This was edited in Lightroom and finished in Nik Silver Efex Pro, my favorite for black and white finishing.

Camera Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 150-600 lens. Shot at f5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO400 at 185mm focal length.

Feel free to comment, like or dislike.

Thank you for visiting. Stay safe.

George.

Black and White Wednesday

Posted on April 29, 2020April 28, 2020 Posted in 365 Shutter Release Challenge 2015, Black and White Wednesday., Camera gear, Ireland, macro, outdoors, wildlifeTagged B&W, black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Blogging, close up photography, hover fly, macro, Macro photography, Nikon D7200, photography, sigma, Sigma 105 lens2 Comments

Been a while since I posted a Black and white photo on B&W Wednesday. So time to get started again.

A Hover fly shot in the evening light with a Nikon D7200 and a Sigma 105mm macro lens.

Thank you for visiting

George.

Black and White Wednesday

Posted on February 20, 2019 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., outdoors, wildlifeTagged beach, bird photography, Bird watching, Birds, black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Blogging, County Down, Grey Wagtail, monochrome, monochrome photography, nikon, Nikon cameras, outdoors, Rocks, sigma, Sigma lens, wildlife, wildlife photography2 Comments

This week’s photo was taken last summer on a beach on the County Down coast. It is a Grey Wagtail sitting on a litchen covered rock.

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Black and White Wednesday

Posted on February 13, 2019 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., outdoors, wildlifeTagged black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., blackandwhite, Great black backed gull, gulls, monochrome, Nikon cameras, Nikon D7200, sea birds, sea shore, seagulls, shore, sigma, Sigma lens, Strangford lough, wildlifeLeave a comment

Great Black-backed gull. First winter plumage. These gulls are the largest gull we get in the UK and Ireland. At a height of 64-78 cm and a wingspan of 150 – 165 cm. These gulls are as large has most geese.

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This shot was taken on the shore of Strangford lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Black and White Wednesday

Posted on January 16, 2019 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, outdoors, wildlifeTagged art, Birds, black & white, black and white photography, Blogging, Blur, Magpie, monochrome, monochrome photography, nikon, Nikon D7200, outdoors, photography, sigma, Sigma lens, wild birds, wildlife, wildlife photography3 Comments

Has with last weeks photo this weeks follows a similar train of thought. With little detail and blur in the image. A couple of years back I read a book that looked at how a photograph does not always have to be in focus. While unpacking some boxes from storage I came across this book and decided to explore this idea. While not being an award winning image, it is fun to step outside the box or should that be my box.

The Magpie.

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