Black and White Photography – Urban Architecture

I have attached three new prints that I added to my Black and White Photography Gallery this week. The shots come from a photoshoot I did throughout downtown Denver last July (top picks from the shoot were featured in a blog post on August 2nd). Two of these were in that blog. Fast forward to a project I was working on for a client recently around “urban architecture”. Working on that project surfaced shots I took of the train platform behind Union Station that was opened in 2014. The clean sleek lines of the architecture screamed “black and white photography” to me, so I began playing with that and after whittling it down, the attached were the final result. If you are curious to see the difference between the same capture in color vs. black & white…..on the Aug.2 post “Denver 13” is “Denver Urban Transit Center” on this post and “Denver 14” is “Denver Light Rail Platform At Union Station” .

Denver Urban Transit Center

Denver Light Rail Platform At Union Station

The Covered Train Station Platform In Denver

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Abstract Camellia

It was mid February last year when I posted a photoshoot I did of our two camellia trees and two camellia bushes in full bloom. I just finished the attached art prints inspired from that shoot.

I created these prints using an abstract watercolor technique to replicate the brilliant colors of the blooms and clean ink lines to the define the petals, leaving a vibrant contemporary look.

Abstract Camellia In Red

Red Camellia Bloom In Abstract

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Descanso Gardens Part 2

Descanso Gardens is a 150-acre botanical garden located in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California. If you’re not sure where that is in the Los Angeles Metro area, it’s in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northwest of Pasadena. Descanso has a fascinating history dating back to 1937, more information here.

Summarizing from last weeks post: I was not prepared to take professional photographs of the surreal beauty of the Enchanted Forest of Lights we encountered at the Descanso Botanical Gardens just before Christmas. My son-in-law has the new I phone 11 which handles night photography really well. Last weeks photos were his and this week are the better ones I took that weren’t duplicates of his!! Enjoy!!

Descanso Gardens 10

Descanso Gardens 11

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Descanso Gardens 13

Descanso Gardens 14

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Descanso Gardens Part 1

Descanso Gardens is a 150-acre botanical garden located in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California. If you’re not sure where that is in the Los Angeles Metro area, it’s in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains northwest of Pasadena. Descanso has a fascinating history dating back to 1937, more information here.

Every holiday season, as do  many botanical gardens, they have a beautiful light show at night for guests. I have been lucky enough to see a number of botanical garden light shows, but I have to say this is the most incredible night show of lights I have personally seen. I have heard about this over the years, but until this year never went to experience it. Our daughter and her husband took their daughter to see it last year and all they could talk about was having us go this year with them. Our oldest daughter and her husband were flying down from Seattle to spend Christmas with us, so opening night (Monday before Christmas) our LA daughter, her husband and our granddaughter (plus a new grandson born this year) hosted all of us to a night at Enchanted Forest of Lights in Descanso Gardens.

I was absolutely not prepared for the incredible beauty of the evening. I loved their use of fog machines throughout to enhance the look and experience. I took some photos, but not on a professional level. Using just my I-phone I wasn’t able to get truly great night photos. Having said that, my son-in-law had his new I-phone 11, which does do night photography quite well. All of that being said, I wanted to share a taste of what we experienced. The photos I am sharing in part 1 are his (with his permission).  Part 2 (next week) are a few of my better ones that weren’t duplicates of his. I hope you enjoy!!!

Descanso Gardens 1

Descanso Gardens 2

Descanso Gardens 3

Descanso Gardens 4

Descanso Gardens 5

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Descanso Gardens 7

Descanso Gardens 8

Descanso Gardens 9

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