For the last couple of days, I’ve been sharing monochrome photography exchanged through swaps I hosted in “A Thousand Words,” a group of swap-bot. You can see the first two posts here and here.
The third swap in the series focused on buildings–inside or outside, part or whole. My partner, Cakers, captured most of the images below while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico for the Christmas holiday. She sent four striking notecards that I can’t wait to write on with my white ink. [Click an image for a closer look]
I love the interior of the one building (lower right), and the play of light and dark in all the shots.
I sent my partner three notecards. I can only remember two of the shots I sent. I’m thinking about using the B&W “version” of the photo below for Liberate Your Art 2015. The other is a modification of a 2012 photo.
“Abandoned,” Madison County, Alabama, 2014
I found this beauty one afternoon while my hubby, son, and I were on the hunt for great photo opportunities. Here it is in color–
“Abandoned”
And here’s the modification of an earlier photo–
Chapel of Peace, Whippoorwill Academy and Village, Ferguson, North Carolina, 2012
You can see the color version of this photo in a December 2013 post.
Here’s a bonus shot from Midteacher sent for another swap. Can I consider a stairway part of a building?
“Stairway in Traverse City,” Photo by Midteacher aka DBW
She loved the stonework and couldn’t resist taking a photo. I see why!
I’m looking forward to more B&W/monochrome photo swaps in our little photo group. I just set up “Teddy Bears and Dolls” and “Trees.” I’m excited to get started!
If you’re into monochrome photography, you should check out Leanne Cole’s blog. She hosts a series called Monochrome Madness. I haven’t gathered the courage to share any of my images there. Soon, though. Maybe.
Until next time…
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I’m so thrilled that you like what I did with the photos. These photos turned out so cool (not patting myself on the back, just recognizing that I lucked out!) that they deserved be notecards. Thank you for enjoying them!! Hugs to my NOLA pal!
And by the way, they look great on your blog page the way they’re laid out. 🙂
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Happy you like the presentation! Thank YOU for stopping by and sharing so generously!
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P.S. I also really like the stairs photo and the ‘abandoned’ photo. 🙂
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DBW does great work! I’m never disappointed with what she sends. Thanks for liking “Abandoned” too.
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I really like your ‘Abandoned’ image. Beautiful processing..
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Gee, thanks, Laurie! 🙂
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Nice, chandra. I like abandoned, too. It’s such a shame when houses get to that state, it looks like it was a cute place that could be reno’ed (I love HGTV).
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We see abandoned buildings quite a bit. HGTV heaven–especially with all the beautiful land/natural beauty around.
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