Inspiration

The stunning Echinopsis candican night blooming cactus flower.
The stunning Echinopsis candican night blooming cactus flower.

Recently the finalists were announced in the Arizona Highways Magazine Photo Contest.  There was a monochrome image of night blooming cactus that caught my attention as I was perusing the images.  The image inspired me to take a look back at images I made while living in Arizona of the beautiful night blooming cacti.  I recalled this image and decided to see how it would look in black and white.  I actually prefer this image over the color version which you can see here and read about the night the image was made.

Work hard in silence.  Let your success be your noise.  ~ Frank Ocean

Winter – Monochrome Landscape

Cloudy days, cold temperatures, howling winds, snow and ice, it is winter. Winter is the season of a monochrome landscape. A lovely season for monochrome photography.  While some find the gray dreary days difficult, I choose to find the beauty of the landscape.  So far it has been a mild winter in Southeast Iowa, at least in my opinion and some would certainly not agree.  To recharge, a walk in the woods listening to the open water in the creek flowing, the crunching of snow under my feet, finding beauty.  Winter is the opportunity to work on my monochrome photography and embrace the season.

This image is in the Monochrome Madness gallery on Leanne Cole PHOTOGRAPHY and will be posted later today.

Saunders Park, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Saunders Park, Mount Pleasant, Iowa