A Grey Day
26/08/2020
the world shifts into monochrome,
vivid joys sinking beneath a blanket
of dour uncertainty as muggy winds
drive downpours in sweeping passage … More A Grey Day
Tag: Black and White
Ggantija Temples
19/04/2020
ancient achievements erode
into myth, rendered obsolete
as the universe shifts, hands of
giants concealing facts whilst
revealing truths held within
edifices of crumbling stone … More Ggantija Temples
CB&W: The Kitten and the Leaf
15/11/2019
Mr Geoffrey Cat likes to bring me dead mice and birds. My kitten, Hex, brings me leaves. I definitely prefer the leaves. This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is anything beginning with the letters K or L. It’s been a while since I last joined in with a challenge … More CB&W: The Kitten and the Leaf
Lord of the Wild Things
12/02/2018
wild energies flow
channelled through fertile form
the lord of the goats leaps in triumph
leading the herd along paths
of uncertainty … More Lord of the Wild Things
Dreams of Dragons
05/02/2018
youthful flights of fantasy
preserved in crystal dreaming
inspiration encapsulated … More Dreams of Dragons
Gargoyle
29/01/2018
as society celebrates surface artifice
masking ugliness beneath painted smiles
pure hearts sculpted in gargoylesque form wither
whilst awaiting their chance to fly … More Gargoyle
Skinny Man
15/01/2018
Owl and Pussycat
09/01/2018
Is it Christmastime yet?
18/12/2017
anticipation gathers
in electric frissons on the air
excited laughter mingling with
the scents of pine needles and spices
as children follow the white rabbit
into a magical wonderland for
a date not to be missed … More Is it Christmastime yet?
Fallen Leaves
04/12/2017
fallen leaves lie scattered
yesterday’s doubts discarded
insulating the seeds of hope
through winter’s long chill … More Fallen Leaves
Step by Step
27/11/2017
gain insight in ascent
awakening emotions stultified
by society’s strictures
*
gain closure in descent
revisiting issues locked within
subconscious crypts
*
gain wisdom with each step
overcoming life’s adversities
so true joy can be found … More Step by Step
Messengers
06/11/2017
horseshoes clatter metal pealing against cobblestones in a chiming of bells as dreamlike figures ghost by a cavalcade of spirits messengers from the past bearing warning from a time of division and strife for those who care to listen This week’s photo was taken at an English Civil War reenactment in my home town of … More Messengers
Small Comforts
23/10/2017
Small Comforts Cara dropped onto her bed, tugging the blanket over her shoulders as weariness pinned her to the mattress. Sleep soon began to smother her thoughts. She welcomed its oblivion after the backbreaking work of the day. The voice of the new girl jolted her back to awareness. She was tempted to respond – … More Small Comforts
A Letter from the Past
21/10/2017
A Letter from the Past Emmaline hummed softly as she lifted the bundle of pages from the shelf, instinctively weaving magic to ensure the fragile sheets remained intact as she transferred them to the desk. Dust puthered in the air. She turned her face into her cowl, avoiding breathing in the muck with practiced ease. … More A Letter from the Past
The Darkness Within
16/10/2017
The light that poured in through her window was the only source of illumination in an otherwise dismal existence. They said her harsh treatment was deserved, that her idle ways had led to an inevitable conclusion. Only she knew just how hard she’d strived to avoid such a fate. She tried not to let bitterness … More The Darkness Within
Out of the Darkness
09/10/2017
darkness creeps sticky tendrils dragging ever deeper into the depths of fear and hate and hopelessness desolation clinging with tar-like viscosity * but don’t give up * glimpse the light that lies ahead encompassing hope of better times to come leave the darkness behind and embrace the future’s bright promise * don’t give up * never give … More Out of the Darkness
Feeding Reveries
02/10/2017
labyrinthine streams wending in life-giving flows feeding reveries
Seeking Opportunities
25/09/2017
ever watchful eyes seeking opportunities certainties forgone
Monochrome Monday: Shadows
18/09/2017
light peers through treetops the world cast in negative life in shadow-form
A Family Gathering
17/09/2017
laughter and camaraderie found throughout the ages amidst the love of family Those of you who’ve followed my blog for a while may remember that I used to regularly join in with the One-Four challenge, editing a picture in four different ways over a month. Unfortunately, the challenge changed from being monthly to being quarterly, … More A Family Gathering
Wraiths
11/09/2017
ivory forms glide adrift in silent dreaming wraiths on the water
Boundaries
06/03/2017
boundary lines marked containing Earth’s wild spaces guardianship claimed This post is for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is Letters A or B, and I decided to show pictures of some of the boundaries of the meadow and wooded area. Both the first and last pictures show newly erected boundaries, as management of the wooded … More Boundaries
Southport Pier
01/03/2017
Cee’s B&W Challenge: Crooked and Squiggly Lines
11/03/2016
This is my entry into Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is Crooked and Squiggly Lines which immediately brought to mind the many pictures of curious tree roots I have in my archives . I hope you like them. Writhing, coiling, serpentine formations slithering out of the darkness of concealing earth, tendrils stretching into sunlight in search of nourishment, longing for … More Cee’s B&W Challenge: Crooked and Squiggly Lines
GPC: February’s Monochrome Garden
22/02/2016
This post is for Jude’s Garden Photo Challenge. For February we’re asked to share monochrome photographs from around the garden. I took all of these pictures around our garden earlier today. I’d intended to share photographs from my sister’s garden as I did for January’s Garden Photo Challenge – she has lots of nooks and crannies … More GPC: February’s Monochrome Garden
Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Food and Beverage
08/02/2016
This is my entry into Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is Food and Beverage. This is another of those themes that I didn’t think I’d be able to find much for at first. I don’t usually take pictures of food, other than the fruit growing in the garden. Once I started flicking through my archives, though, … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Food and Beverage
Cee’s B&W Challenge: Lines and Angles
01/02/2016
This is my entry into Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is Lines and Angles. I hope you like them.
Cee’s Black and White Challenge: S is for…
22/01/2016
This is my entry into Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is Anything that Starts with the Letter S. All of today’s pictures were taken around Hartsholme Country Park in Lincoln, UK, back in November. I hope you all like them. Do you have a favourite?
Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Buildings #2
12/01/2016
This is my second entry into Cee’s Black and White Challenge for the theme buildings. I decided that I may as well post the rest of the pictures I’d originally intended to include in my last post seeing as they were all ready to go. These ones are a little less ‘vintage’ than the last set.
One-Four Challenge: September Week Three
22/09/2015
It’s time for the third September edit of Robyn’s One Four Challenge. This week’s edit is in response to Joanne’s suggestion that she’d like to see a black and white version of the image. I again began by opening the original image in Camera Raw where I made these changes: Temperature: +20 Contrast: -100 Highlights: -19 Shadows: -78 … More One-Four Challenge: September Week Three
One-Four Challenge: March Week Four
25/03/2015
Here’s my week three edit for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge. This challenge asks that you edit the same picture in four ways over four weeks. For this final edit I opened the original image in Camera Raw where I increased the exposure and clarity mainly, though a few other sliders also shifted slightly. I then moved it into Photoshop Elements … More One-Four Challenge: March Week Four
The Mystery of the Stones
27/02/2015
I have been nominated by Nowathome to participate in the 5 Day Black and White Challenge and by Lrod to participate in the 5 Photos – 5 Stories Challenge. This post is my day 5 response to both. It took me a while to edit it down, but today’s story is right on my target – 500 words exactly. I hope … More The Mystery of the Stones
Cobblestones
26/02/2015
I have been nominated by Nowathome to participate in the 5 Day Black and White Challenge and by Lrod to participate in the 5 Photos – 5 Stories Challenge. This post is my day 4 response to both. I again managed to stay below 500 words. Yay! Today’s story is 450. Cobblestones The feel of the cobblestones beneath … More Cobblestones
One-Four Challenge: February Week Three
18/02/2015
Here’s my third edit for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge. With a wary gaze she watches the world as her companion sleeps in blissful oblivion. For this week’s edit I had two things I knew I wanted to do. The first was to crop it in some way; the second was make it into a black and white image. All … More One-Four Challenge: February Week Three
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Wood
19/01/2015
Each nook and cranny around the yard is home to a woodpile, the contents collected through years of beaver-like industry. Dead trees, old tables, builders off cuts – all meet their fate beneath the blades of chainsaw and axe. Once decimated they are laid out and stacked in funereal precision, awaiting their time … More Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Wood
One-Four Challenge: January Week 2
14/01/2015
Here’s my entry for January week 2 of Robyn’s One Four Challenge, which asks you to edit the same picture in four different ways over a month. For this week’s edit I used the online photo-edit site, PicMonkey. I increased both shadows and highlights before desaturating the picture to full black and white. To finish off, I … More One-Four Challenge: January Week 2
Photography 101 – Weekend Gallery
09/11/2014
Black and White Leach the world of colour till naught remains but stark splendour, rain drenched earth beneath lowering skies, divergent extremes sketched in a monochrome palette of humanity’s devising, disregarding the wild energy of nature’s spectrum. I wasn’t sure whether I’d manage to get a post up this weekend as I work rather long hours … More Photography 101 – Weekend Gallery
