Explorations in Monochrome with other artists and photographers

I always loved grainy old photos and the lives and moments of a time gone by that they capture. I watched and loved the 1935 film of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream by Max Rheinhardt;

The cinematography is magical, the light and shadow perfectly ethereal for this enchanting play and production.

Black and white portraits are a favourite as well. When well done they seem to reveal the soul of the subject.

I will try to experiment more in this as time goes on.  I’ve been inspired by many of the bloggers here such as Leanne Cole, Laura Macky, Robert Marsala  (infraredrobert), and Cee Neuner.

Laura Macky

 Leanne Cole’s Princes Pier

and

Cee Neuner’s Dahlia

and my own humble offerings

two are from my family archives, one (onboard)  which relates to a true short story  I wrote called

A Canticle for Meg”

family archives circa 1921 Bonny bairns, Louise on left ( holding little brother) died very young, Catherine on right lived to ripe old age. I hope they all had many moments of happiness as this photo represents

rose rapture

My Irish gypsy

on board the steamship circa 1934- this is a photo of “Lauren” and another passenger from my story of her summer journey, “A Canticle for Meg”

dances on water

the old schoolhouse

I coulda been a contender

and from my travels