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PHOTOGRAPHY - BLACK WHITE SEPIA
WHITE PEACOCK B&W
Peacocks originated in India. White peacocks are domesticated peafowls that have recessive genes producing non-pigmented white feathers.
PEARL DOUBLE STRAND NECKLACE B&W
White pearls in a double strand necklace stand out against a black background in this macro photograph.
CHERUB ANGEL NIGHT SKY B&W
The moon, stars and a billowing cloud. A garden cherub figurine becomes an angel in the night sky, in this multi-layered, otherworldly artistic image.
BEACH CHAIR IN WATER WOODNECK BEACH B&W
Tides filling the marsh side of Falmouth's Woodneck Beach on Cape Cod, USA swallow unattended beach items with the rising water.
HOUNDSTOOTH FEDORA B&W
Fedora hats are a classic fashion statement with their distinctive duotone pattern on the street. The tessellation pattern is comprised of light and dark solid checks alternating with each other in linear diagonal lines.
SAND DOLLAR SHORELINE B&W
Common sand dollars (Echinarachnius parma) are species of flat, burrowing sea urchins. When the marine animal is alive, its pigment can vary from a rich reddish-brown to a vibrant shade of purple. The skeleton is called a "test" and turns white after being bleached by the sun. The sand dollar here was photographed along Florida's gulf coast.
CARNIVAL FERRIS WHEEL USA B&W
The Ferris Wheel, or Chicago Wheel, was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. for the Chicago World's Fair (The World's Columbian Exposition), opened in 1893. Others constructed a wheel earlier for the New York State fair in 1854. Various forms of the wheel have been in existence as early as the 17th century.
STRAWBERRIES IN BLACK AND WHITE
A monochromatic photograph showcases ripe strawberries surrounded by soft leaves, delicately veiled in an interplay of light and shadow. The image has a soft, ethereal quality, further emphasized by the intricate detail in the texture of the berries, seeds and the leaves.
THREE DAFFODILS STILL LIFE B&W
The daffodil is a predominantly springtime flower symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings. Here they are placed on a glass starfish. They are a narcissus perennial in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. They are also referred to as jonquils and Lent lily.
NIAGARA FALLS ROCK BASE B&W
Seagulls soar in and out of the mist produced by the pounding water flowing over and crashing onto the boulders at the base of Niagara Falls, New York, USA. The dramatic image is in monochromatic.
HOMOSASSA RIVER PALM TREE B&W
Homosassa River, Florida, USA is just under eight miles long from the headwaters of Homosassa Springs to the Gulf Of Mexico. It is an estuary, a freshwater and saltwater diverse ecosystem home to an array of wildlife including tropical birds, manatees, dolphins and alligators.
DREAMY WHITE PEARL NECKLACE
White pearls symbolize purity, beauty, honesty, and new beginnings. Besides their beauty, pearls hold various spiritual and healing power meanings depending on the culture.
HALF DOZEN WHITE EGGS
White eggs come from chickens that genetically lay white eggs and are themselves whiter with light colored earlobes. Browner chickens with dark colored earlobes lay brown eggs.
CRASHING WAVES AND FOAM WELLFLEET B&W
The cold, winter Atlantic Ocean pushes waves large and pounding onto the Cape Cod, USA shoreline. Wellfleet is a small town beyond the bend, heading towards the tip on Cape Cod. Nearly seventy percent of the land is under protection, with about half being part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The area extends the width of the Cape, bordered by Cape Cod Bay to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
SLASH PINE TREE STANDING TALL B&W
The Slash Pine tree (Pinus elliottii) grows up to 80 feet tall in moist to dry soils. It is a conifer tree; squirrels eat the cone seeds. The open canopy and high up limbs attract large birds and allows light to penetrate to ground vegetation. The tree grows in the southeastern USA in a narrow climate range of warm, humid wet summers and drier winter and spring conditions. This one is growing on the central gulf coast of Florida. Other common names are Swamp Pine, Yellow Slash Pine and Florida Pine.
TREE HONEYMOON ISLAND B&W
Honeymoon Island, Florida, USA is a barrier island state park with four miles of white sandy shoreline. The island sands shift exposing weathered and dried mangrove stumps anchored into this barren stretch of beach.
EAST CASS STREET TAMPA FLORIDA B&W
Downtown Tampa, Florida, USA has been the focus of considerable urban renewal projects. One of the goals being achieved is making it a pedestrian-friendly destination for residents and tourists. Located within this section of the city are shops, eateries, the Tampa Museum Of Art, a riverside park, and access to Tampa's Riverwalk. A short walk across the Hillsboro River, adjacent to this section of the city is the University of Tampa with unique architecture and the Henry B. Plant Museum.
SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION B&W
At the famous Peir 43 Ferry Arch at Fisherman's Wharf, a busy street scene is captured in black and white, highlighting various traffic signs and a large bus that reads "BIG BUS SAN FRANCISCO." Pedestrians are seen on the sidewalks. In the background, the majestic archway and the calm waters of San Francisco Bay with a ship docked at the pier complement the urban setting.
ROUGHCAST SHELL STRUCTURE IN WHITE
A fine art photography architectural feature in black and white showcases a corner of an exterior stairway with a seashell roughcast stucco finish on the vertical and horizontal faces. The image offers a perspective of looking up at the junctions where the linear segments meet. The shell dash stucco or roughcast is created by pressing the broken shells into the topcoat of the stucco mixture before it dries. Seashells are abundant in Florida, USA, where this architectural feature was photographed along the Gulf Coast.
FLOWERING HIBISCUS PLANT SEPIA
The hibiscus flower symbolizes love and passion, and is the flower of the Hindu goddess, Kali. Native to East Asia, the hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. They have large showy flowers up to six inches across. Hibiscus flowers are used as a vegetable, medicinal, tea and ingredient in paper making.
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