Soaptree Yucca in the dunes, White Sands NP, New Mexico, 2021
The conversation with a friend and also coincidentally looking at recent times into some of my books about other photographers, like Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, or Wynn Bullock, encouraged me to go on and pursue what I feel gives great pleasure in my photography attempts. I’m talking about looking into a world full of colors but expressing it in black & white. Quite often I see a scene and just know the photo is a good candidate to process it in monochrome. Shooting always in RAW mode leaves the door open in any direction of post processing.
I’m sorry, I feel I’m in a photography rut right now. It seems like these moments come back always during winter time… While battling a time with very few new ideas, maybe processing some images that slept on the hard drive since a while may help to get out off an artistic blockage.
During our visit to White Sands National Park in 2021 I shot a lot of pictures during two evenings we spent there. I didn’t set the camera to any monochrome mode but shot many images with this idea in mind. It amazes me how certain plants and trees are able to live in this harsh and very dry environment. These Soaptree Yuccas are a great example and their graphic appearance is just perfect for our humble tries for a photo…
Nikon D750, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm…..@ 105mm