This section is meant to morph; it seems to be about geometry now. Here is where I want to show my best b&w. There is something magical about showing a scene in 256 shades of gray…..just ask Ansel Adams. Why? I think the lack of color allows the viewer to see the form and texture of a subject in a more well defined context. Finding something that you missed. If you’re my generation, we grew up with black and white….our ‘Brownies’, our magazines, movies, and TV’s. We have a special connection. It’s the same way Paul Simon saw color in his song ‘Kodachrome’ as a definition of his world in color. Relax…enjoy.
The Riviera
South Building
A retired workboat. Now a Varnumtown pleasure seeker.
The Manufactory
Cape Hatteras Light 1870s
Bodie Island Light 1872
Asheville Street Art
Central Babtist Church, Wilmington -- 1883
Muscongus Bay ("Friendship") Sloop
East Battery, Charleston
Ocracoke Light 1823
Minots Light for re-framing
Gloucester Rowing Club
Atalaya
Hejira on starboard tack
Astra first day; terrified.
The Barbary Coast on Front Street. Opened in 1946.
Film
Allen Island foggy morning
Film
The Titanic begins its sea trials at Belfast, Northern Ireland soon before setting off on its voyage. April 2, 1912. Photo copy from "National Archives". Scanned and enhanced by RWE.
Morning Light -- Varnumtown
Atalaya Yesterday
Front Street, Wilmington, NC