Category: candid

candid, Old Images Reworked, Square Format, Street photography

Perspective: Seeing Eye to Eye with a Guardsman.

Alternative title: “Capturing that moment when an aspiring street photographer realises that she’s been rumbled by the subject of her “candid” shot.” This post is for the final day of Becky B’s Challenge: Square Perspectives. Perhaps I should have titled it “The Last Post”!. Thanks for visiting me at MonoZone.Online. Why not pop across to my colour blog PHOTOPHILE for more perspectives. Continue reading Perspective: Seeing Eye to Eye with a Guardsman.

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candid, Monochrome, Monochrome mondays, Old Images Reworked

Blasts from the Past 1: Monks, a Kitten and a Sewing Machine

I’ve found a stash of old colour prints from over 20 years ago. I wondered what they’d be like if I scanned them and reworked them in monochrome. These first ones are from a trip to the North of Thailand. I think I might do some more. I’m enjoying the memories! Continue reading Blasts from the Past 1: Monks, a Kitten and a Sewing Machine

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candid, Cee's Black & White Challenge, cities, Monochrome, Monochrome mondays, Street photography

The Doll who Wanted to Play

” I want to go out in the sunshine and play with the real boys and girls” said this little doll in a shop window. I saw this little doll in the window of a toy shop at Piece Hall in Halifax. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon there were many families with children in the square. You can see their reflections in the doll’s … Continue reading The Doll who Wanted to Play

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Glassblower in Caithness Glass Factory
candid, Cee's Black & White Challenge, Challenges, Monochrome, Monochrome mondays, Work

The Ancient Art of Glassblowing.

I found my original external hard-drive last week. It weighs over a kilogram and has its own separate lead and plug to power it. I probably bought it about 20 years ago. These images were taken in 2004 on a visit to Caithness Glass Factory. I had a SonyDSC-P10 camera with a rectangular purple memory stick, capacity 64mb. I’m using LUMINAR software to try to … Continue reading The Ancient Art of Glassblowing.

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Through a Window monochrome
candid, Cee's Black & White Challenge, Coastal, Monochrome, Music, Street photography

Through a Window.

Through a Window. “Look through any window,yeah What do you see?  Smiling faces all around, rushing through the busy town……. So sang the British group, The Hollies, in 1966 with a song that got to number 4 in our UK charts and number 32 in the American Billboard Top 40. Ah, yes….. I remember it well!  It was never one of my favourites,  but half … Continue reading Through a Window.

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Cameras & Photographers monochrome Cee's Black & White Challenge
candid, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Monochrome, street, Street photography

Cameras and Photographers.

Cameras and Photographers are two words which go together very well….. like chocolate doughnut and cappuccino….. like Rolliecord and Ilford…… like enthusiasts and second-hand gear….. like a selfie in front of a joke mirror… like a video camera at a street party… …all of which you can see here in this  mini-gallery of pictures inspired by  Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week : Any Kind of … Continue reading Cameras and Photographers.

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