Alison Meier's photos with the keyword: blackandwhite

Rarangi Beach sits near the top of the East Coast of new Zealand's South Island. It is a stark, shingle beach, and not one that invites swimming. The day we visited, huge black clouds were looming up over the hills. You could see the rain falling heavily on the back hills in the far distance. The clouds were moving quickly towards us and boiling up over the hills as they did so.

We strive as photographers to present the best view, the most interesting aspect, the sharpest detail. Sometimes, we need to stop and simply look for the light.

4 images modified with SNS-HDR lite, then minor levels, curves, high pass sharpen, convert to black & white.

I'm currently re-visiting some older images that I like the subject and composition of, but maybe hate the colours. This was taken back when I first got the camera and I had no idea how to control colour - still often struggle with it - but I like the image. Some of you may recognise a small part of it that appeared a long time ago in my stream. What I especially like about this is the two differing expressions - the somewhat anxious new mother, looking down with love and the suspicious baby, almost glaring out at the world.