Monochrome Maniacs

I took these at the Los Angeles Arboretum. It was a little overcast so my lighting is a little off. I'm still trying to figure out how to work my light. I didn't even notice the baby turtle until I edited down the size of the photo.


I feel I have to explain this because even though this is abstract, it's actually a large palm leave that had fallen in the water and was partially submerged. If you look closely you can even see part of the leaves under the water. I thought it made for a great black and white and I really like it but realize it's totally a matter of taste.



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Monochrome Monday

While at Descanso Gardens walking through the camelia garden, it was difficult not to notice all of the camelias that had fallen from the trees scattered on the ground among the leaves. I thought they made for some interesting shots. One day I'll show the ones in color. Today I'm showing the ones I shot in black and white. I really like these. Hope you do too.




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Monochrome Monday - Leaves

I've been away from my blog for almost a week and I'm so glad I'm back! At least for a little bit. I've been working on a website and this was my first go at linking Pay-pal with buttons and a registration form and using cgi script, etc., etc. but I DID IT! LOL! I'm so proud of me but now... back into my photos!

Needless to say I haven't been out anywhere so I pulled these up from some shots I took last month up at the lake when the rain raised the water level. These were at the water's edge. I know they're not perfect but I like these.




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Monochrome Monday - Bolsa Chica

Hope you're not tired of hearing the name Bolsa Chica. I added it to my title to make it a little easier for myself when I'm looking back through my posts. But, these were taken at Bolsa Chica along the water's edge along one of the paths.

I know some people may not like these shots but something about these dead trees jutting out of the water, the textures and shapes against the water appeals to me.


I like the shot below because the tree laying across the bottom looks like a serpent. Does the end of it look like a head?





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Monochrome Monday

I wasn't expecting to post this much today so if you're looking for my Mellow Yellow and Today's Flowers posts they're below this one.

I'm sharing two black and whites this week that are completely unrelated to each other but I couldn't decide which one to post.




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Monochrome Monday

If you're looking for my Mellow Yellow Monday post it's below this one.



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Monochrome Monday/Mellow Yellow Monday

If you're looking for my Today' Flowers it's below this one. This week I'm using combining two memes and you'll see why shortly. Hope you enjoy them.





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Monochrome Monday

Talk about two extremes for my Monday posts - this one in black and white and then the brightest of yellow in the next. I hope you enjoy them both.




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Monochrome Monday

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Monochrome Monday

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Monochrome Monday - At The Lake #2

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Monochrome Monday - At The Lake

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Monochrome Monday - At The Beach

This is my first Monochrome Monday post. I don't know how often I can participate but I had a few shots to share this week so here goes:





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