Black and White images are my absolute passion. Whenever I am out shooting I am always asking myself “is this a black ad white image?”. Of course in the (not so long ago for me) old days it was easy, thanks to Kodak’s TMAX 100. So when I encounter really stormy looking skies the answer […]
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Sep 25, 2012 | Categories:Black and White Images, Ireland, Landscapes, Mountains, Waterscape | Tags: black and white, clouds, Co. Kerry, County Kerry, Dingle Peninsular, Ireland, Kerry, landscape, mountains, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8G ED VRII, Nikon D800, Ring of Kerry, storm, stormy sky, Waterscape | 1 Comment »
Often, as a child, airplanes were referred to as the “big silver bird”. This description was aimed at civilian commercial airliners rather than military ‘planes (the military always applied camouflage schemes to make their aircraft less visible to the enemy). However, recently, with the restoration of old warbirds (such as the P-51 Mustang, B17 Flying […]
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Apr 16, 2012 | Categories:Aviation Photography, Black and White Images, Warbirds | Tags: "Maid in the Shade", air to air, Arizona, AZ, B-25 Mitchell, black and white, D3X, Falcon Field, Lexar Professional 32GB 600X Digital Film, Mesa, military aircraft, monochrome, Moose Peterson Workshop, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8G ED VRII, Nikkor TC-17 EII, Nikon, photograph, Richard King Photography, silver bird, T-6 Texan, USA, war plane, Warbird | 5 Comments »
The Black Diamond Jet Team are a rare commodity in our skies inasmuch as they are civilian owned. During the 2012 season they are fully sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc. Thank you United Bank Card, Inc. The Arctic Camouflage is a very bright scheme albeit in black, white and grey, but to me as […]
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Apr 11, 2012 | Categories:Aviation Photography, Black and White Images, Warbirds | Tags: Arctic Camouflage, black and white, black and white print, Black Diamond Jet Team, clouds, D3X, Fine Art Prints, FL, Florida, Florida International Air Show, formation flying, L-39 Albatros, Lexar Professional 32GB 600X Digital Film, Mig-17, military aircraft, monochrome, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VRII, Nikon, photograph, Photography, Punta Gorda, Richard King, Richard King Photography, Russian, United Bank Card Inc., USA, war plane, Warbird | 2 Comments »
This beautiful aircraft in polished metal finish just cries out to me BLACK & WHITE ! So here is the first crop (pun intended, although I don’t crop!) of the images for the T-6 Texan trainer. (Taken on an Air2Air workshop with Moose Peterson). Hope you enjoy!
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Mar 21, 2012 | Categories:Aviation Photography, Black and White Images, WArbirds, Warbirds | Tags: Air 2 Air, American SouthWest, Arizona, AZ, black and white, CAF, Commemorative Air Force, Commercial Use, D3X, Editorial Use, Falcon Field, Fine Art Prints, Licensed Use, military aircraft, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8G ED VRII, Nikon, photograph, Richard King Photography, T-6, T-6 Texan, TC-17EII, Trainer, USA, Warbird, Warplane | 1 Comment »
I love to visit Monument Valley. Maybe it is the stillness and tranquility, or the spirits of Navajo souls, or the unspoilt natural form of the landscape, or the shape and characters of the Monuments themselves, or the Mesas – but here I feel at one with the landscape. I feel alive. I fell the […]
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Aug 22, 2010 | Categories:Black and White Images, Favourite Locations, Monument Valley, The American SouthWest | Tags: American SouthWest, black and white, fine art print, Hasselblad, Kodak TMX 100, Mesa, Monument Valley, Monuments, Navajo Nations, Totem Pole, USA, Yei Bi Chai | 3 Comments »
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Mar 13, 2010 | Categories:Black and White Images | Tags: Atlas, black and white, Brooklyn Bridge, Church of the Transfiguration, dock, Empire State Building, fine art print, frozen pond, Hasselblad, Kodak TMX 100, Little Church Around The Corner, Manhattan, Manhattan Water Towers, New York, NYC, photograph, St. Patrick's Cathedral, USA | Leave A Comment »
A landscape black and white image of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
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Mar 12, 2010 | Categories:Ancient Pueblo Dwellings, Black and White Images | Tags: American SouthWest, Anasazi Ruin, Ancient Pueblo Dwellings, black and white, Cliff Dwellings, Colorado, Colorado Plateau, fine art print, Hasselblad, Kodak TMX 100, Mesa Verde National Park, National Park, photograph, soft light, UNESCO World Heritage Site, USA | 3 Comments »