Black and White Pictures

1. The Country Store

This is a country store. On the ranch I live on. I don't know why we have it, but I'm not arguing, since it makes a good subject for black and white. It would've looked better without all the stuff on the porch. And without all the stuff in the window. I like the how the sign looks, though.

2. The Stables

You've probably realized at this point there's kind of a western theme going on here. Well, I live on a ranch so what would you expect? (Okay, so it's not a real ranch, but it's a guest ranch. It's still a ranch!!!) Plus, the western style kind of fits with black and white, don't you think? This building was once stables for cows and horses (back when this was a real ranch), so it fits with with the western theme. I like how the roof looks in black and white.

3. The Sheds

These are two tool sheds and a silo and a hay loft. This is probably my favorite picture, the shade makes it look cool. The leaves on the trees look cool, too.

4. The Barn

This is the barn. I think this picture would've looked better if the doors had been open and if I had gotten closer before I took the picture, but it looks cool in black and white.

5. Cars

Okay, I know what you're thinking: "Again with the toy cars???" Well, what better to put in an old-looking picture than old-looking cars? They look pretty good in black and white. Plus, I have two younger brothers, so toys cars are easy to find at my house...okay, fine, some of them are mine...

Extra Picture

Sunset Pictures

I was lucky enough to look out the window and see this amazing sunset, and I took some  pictures of it. Enjoy!

Light and Exposure

1. Hard Lighting

This is an example of hard lighting. When you look at this picture, your attention should be immediately drawn to the water. 

2. Soft Lighting

Okay, so maybe this isn't even an example of soft lighting, but it looked like it when I took the picture. My intended subject was that bird on the grass, but you can hardly see it , so it looks like the mountain is the subject. There also appeared to be more shade when I took this.

3. Mid-day Lighting

This is a picture of a little cabin on the ranch I live on, at mid-day. There is very little shade because it is mid-day.

4. Dawn/Dusk Lighting

This is the same cabin at dusk. Well, close to dusk at least. The sun was setting when I took this picture, which is why there's so much shade.

5. Back Lighting

In this picture, the sun is shining behind the trees, although it looks like the sun is burning a hole through them. If I had been a little closer, it probably would have just looked like the sun shining behind the trees.

6. Front Lighting

So, by the time I got around to taking these last few pictures, it was night-time, which means, obviously, that there is no light. So I found a flash light, a Hot Wheels car, and a Lego road, and the result is these last three pictures. The lighting sucks in these pictures, but I used a flash light, so I kind of expected that. In this one, I shined the light at it from the front.

7. Side Lighting

Again, the lighting sucks, but at 9 o'clock there's not much you can do. I shined the flash light at it from the side this time, so it's an example of side lighting...right?

8. Artificial Lighting

Technically, all three of these last pictures are examples of artificial lighting, but I can't use the same picture for several types of lighting. I just shined the light at the car from above.