Posted on May 19, 2023
This set of five stone steps is a feature of my son’s house and that’s one of his mini Schnausers about to climb them.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Steps or ladders
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Dogs, Staircase, Steps
Posted on May 12, 2023
Although the local sheep market is a relatively small affair, it’s still possible to get a perspective of the sheep pens disappearing into the distance.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Vanishing Point
Category: Black & White, Composition Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, France, Rural, sheep market, Sheep pens, Vanishing Point
Posted on April 28, 2023
This – really very good – boulangerie in the village has just closed down without notice and no indication of why. At least we still have the local superette (which used to be based in these premises – hence the ‘Viveco’ sign), where the bread was better anyway, although not quite a match when it came to patisserie.
Posted on April 7, 2023
I do still have a ‘proper’ camera – it’s in the title of this blog – but nowadays it only comes out for special excursions. Smartphone cameras are now so good for normal occasions, and much more convenient than lugging around an old-school full camera kit all the time.
This is yours truly, hiding behind my iPhone 12.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Cameras and Photographers
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cameras, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Frame, Photographers, selfies
Posted on March 31, 2023
The monochrome treatment certainly adds a lot of drama to this cloud formation, seen over the Scottish fishing village of Anstruther (pronounced ‘Anster’)
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Clouds
Category: Black & White Tagged: Anstruther, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Clouds, cloudscape
Posted on February 17, 2023
A dramatic view of part of the subterranean church at Aubeterre-sur-Dronne.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Arches and Domes
Category: Composition Tagged: Arches, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Church
Posted on February 10, 2023
This photo shows a detail from the Roman museum in Perigueux. It’s part of a carefully reconstructed Roman villa which is replete with statuary and carved stonework. However, I thought this crop made for an interesting abstract image when rendered into monochrome.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Carvings, Sculptures and Statues
Category: Black & White, Composition Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Perigueux, Roman, Sculpture, stone carving
Posted on February 3, 2023
In France, it is a legal requirement that all doors with external access must have a light above them (although it doesn’t have to be on all the time). This one is above our kitchen door.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Lighting
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, France, lamp, light, Lighting
Posted on January 27, 2023
There’s a metal five-barred gate that allows tractors to get into the fields behind our house. It’s secured by this bolt, as seen on a very frosty morning.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Fences and Gates
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, bolt, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Gatepost, Gates
Posted on January 20, 2023
This tree obviously had a fw years under its belt before it was cut down and turned into logs, like this one from my woodpile.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Circles and curves
Category: Black & White Tagged: Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Circles, circles and curves, Logs, tree rings, Trees