photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory
Author: WmX
I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.
Approaches to environmental stewardship vary. Some humans make a home in the temperate biome and pay the utility company to generate the power they require for daily living.Another approach to “saving the planet” is to engage in the direct production of electricity for household use.
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.