Grey

Stumblebum

Sometimes the golden light and colors are not available, but beauty still is.

1) Silent Connection

2) Two of a kind

3) Romeo's Calm

4) Aquatic collision

5) Bursting through

6) Clash of the Titans

7) Destination Unknown

8) Tropical serenity

9) Maze

10) Rocky cove

11) Splash

12) Somewhere in Sierras

TMcEwen

Awesome captures

kdog

Good to see you posting more seascapes, Taz. Great stuff as always. "Destination Unknown" is pretty darn cool!

Molsondog

I'm a huge fan of monochrome landscapes. Take away the color and the light and natural elements are the stars of the show. Thanks so much for sharing.

Stumblebum

Thanks Thomas! Thanks K-dog! Thanks Molsondog!
I love b&w too!
Cheers!!

Cornflake

Just gorgeous. You do very well with black and white, just as you do with color.

Stumblebum

Thanks kindly Don! Means much to me!

El Gato

Wow!!

Did you happen to spy Puff when you captured image #9? Looks like Honnah Lee looked, in the memories from my childhood. Excellent image!

As a BIG fan of B&W to see it done with care, precision and a level of excellence as in these images...what can one say but...WOW!

roaddog52

Great set Taz. Wonderful work, nice conversations. Removing color leaves us with the basics, light, shadow, form, texture and composition.

Phil

denisegoldberg

Wonderful set Taz! My favorites are 3, 7, and 9.

--- Denise

black mamba

I'm telling you, my friend, this is some OUTSTANDING work. I love your PP approach with the higher contrast....makes for some really arresting images. This entire set would make for a terrific gallery exhibit.

Take a bow,

Tom

Juano

Very nice set, lots of very good shots. Well done.

Stumblebum

El Gato, Phil, Denise, Tom and Cristobal I am overjoyed!
Thanks for kind words and support!
Can't say that enough!

Cornflake

"This entire set would make for a terrific gallery exhibit." I agree.

Stumblebum

Thanks for kind comment Don! Cheers!

jerryr

excellent - I like #8 and #9 the most - all very creative !!!

TMcEwen

I love them all but #6 is so dramatic and powerful. Fantastic b&w.

Stumblebum

Thanks much Jerry and Thomas! Cheers!

travelways

@Stumblebum

Wow, these photos are AMAZING!!! I simply don't know which one I would chose as favorite...

Stumblebum

Thanks TT! Appreciate the visit here and kind comment very much! Cheers!

Eldon Shea

Rockin' that ND filter. Beautiful series.

Eia

Wow there is so much serious stuff here! The first one looks like it came from the movie 'The Fog'. Love the mystery and wonderment. #9 maze is quite a'mazing'. I would put the first and this one together to give Mysterious feel. I like all of the splash photos and they show off the ocean's awesome power. (no wonder the ship is wrecked in the first photo). Great detail with the rocks and waves and a nice to see the size and scale. Truly a great set!

Stumblebum

Thanks Bryan! ND does give a chance to create interest.

Thanks Anna Maria! Always happy to get your feedback! The bad news on the ship is that it actually got further destroyed in recent storms. It was WW-1 cement ship that never saw action. It was used for entertainment for a while before it broke. Now the stern broke off and turned upside down, so in some ways, this is one of the last photos.

It is interesting to read about the history of that ship.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Palo_Alto

GOLDENORFE

superb series , love #5 wow!

Stumblebum

Thanks kindly Phil!

Cavalier

As usual, you amaze. Love the BW processing on all of these. I especially like the cement ship portrait - was this taken before she broke up a few weeks back? When I grow up, I want to be you!

Stumblebum

Thanks Jo! Yeah, it just broke up in these storms last month or so. That was a bummer.....same thing happened to the one in Point Reyes....it got destroyed in fire....I think you are the one who brought our attention to that one......so I am thinking....I should avoid shooting ship-wrecks. ;o)
Cheers!!

JonaBeth Russell

HOLY MOLY!!! Taz, these are fabulous! My favorite is #3 - Romeo's Calm. Great layering, balance between soft mystical & sharp detail.

Stumblebum

Thanks kindly JBR! Great to see you post here!