Random Pictures

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Lloyd Seay’s race car at the NASCAR Hall of Fame - Charlotte, North Carolina
 
From my 50 Strangers project...

A woman leaving her Muslim husband waiting on the train.

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Are you using a filter or actual black & white film?
I shoot with a full frame (35mm equivalent) digital camera, a Canon EOS 6D (semipro). But I use L-series (pro) lenses most of the time. This one was taken with the Canon 70-200 f2.8 L. I shoot in RAW format, which is neither B/W nor color. It simply captures all the data coming through the lens. I often process in monochrome, especially when color would add no interest, or, worse, detract from the aesthetic value of the image.

My last film camera was a Minolta x-570 35 mm. I had only one lens, the minolta 50mm f1/7. It was impossible to take bad photos with that set up. Half the time I shot with B/W film.
 
My niece liked to post pics on Instagram, and she liked my photography. So when I wanted to experiment with styles, she was a willing subject.

Here I experimented with a Rembrandt style of portrait:

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Interesting story behind this picture. Back in 2019, I was duck hunting early in the morning on Lake Okahumpka in North Central Florida when the mostly dark sky suddenly lit up with this bright streak. It actually startled me a little bit. I found out later that I was looking at space rocket about 100 miles away zooming by. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcr...ad-with-boeings-cst-100-starliner-spacecraft/
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When I was living in the Santa Clarita Valley in California, I'd see trails just like this from launches at Vandenberg AFB about 90 miles to the west. Pretty cool 😎.
 
When I was living in the Santa Clarita Valley in California, I'd see trails just like this from launches at Vandenberg AFB about 90 miles to the west. Pretty cool 😎.
If weather conditions are favorable, you can see the rocket trail live from the opposite coast in Florida.
 
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