Usually I desaturate photographs, I take the color out. It is an extra step that has been introduced to the b&w workflow since the days of shooting only black and white film.On occasion there are natural conditions where the quality of the light available seems to strip most color from the scene. As a person in pursuit of b&w photos I love it when the natural b&w occurs.
This is the view from the Martha Jefferson Hospital parking lot. In the distance, the silhouette of the Monticello Hotel, in the far distance, the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Oak Ridge Baptist Church was founded in 1867, and its current building dates to 1990. This church lies part way up a steep lane off Irish Road about five miles west of the village of Esmont, VA. Oak Ridge Baptist Church’s address is 7734 Old Dominion Road, Schuyler, VA. — Scottsville Museum
