Black & White photography, Random Shots From Around the way.
To be honest, these photographs were some left overs I didn't use in other posts. I thought a great way to bring them to life would be to put them in black and white, so that I did. The one above is a farewell to the cherry blossom season in Japan that recently ended in my wick of the sticks.
The photo above was one I took at a temple recently in this post, but for some reason I left it out and I am glad I did as it can be used in this post. I really liked how the traditional Japanese building's roof blended well with the micro budding stems of the leafless tree. It looked rather artistic and I think in mono, looks even better.
The shot above was taken on a night walk experimenting with the camera in the dark. I rarely ever take photos at night especially outdoors because of the lighting. But it is always good to get to know your camera in all conditions. And that I am doing.
These two photos were taken by lake that was burnt to prepare it for the coming change of season I believe. Not sure why else they would do that. In the winter, the water in the lake is less and stays in the middle, but as the rainy season comes and drags its feet, it expands. So I think they burnt it to prepare and make the waters a bt more habitable for the fish and other aquatic animals? What is your take?
Howdy and nice Images! 👍🏼
I don't have a clue why they would burn the lake, so I will go with your idea if making it more habitable for the fish.
A good clue would be do they do that at that time every year?🤔
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Hey Les, ever blessed.
Thanks man! I try ;)
Good question and I am not sure but I have a feeling they do, no plants are grown here as fas as I could see from the past year, but if they were growing something, it could be rice, but just too risky near the lake.
And Fantastic mid week and beyond to you bro.
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These are some really cool shots! Thanks for sharing them here.
Thanks for stopping by to view them. And to imagine I was wondering if I should even post them.
You're welcome and now you know! hahaha
Bringing those pictures back to life is creativity on its own and even changing the theme from black to white is another creativity.
Thats right, glad I did. Black and white really does something to pics that is hard to explain.
Not sure if it's the same in this case, but I was thought in school that the natives used to burn parts of the woods down to prepare the grounds for planting crops.
I was thinking the same but the only crops that could grow by a swamp is rice and they have their rice standards in terms of layout basically set here.
Ah of course, rice. Didn't think of that.
I like your fantastic shots of black and white. I love black. Here your 3rd one is my favorite.
Thanks man. Come to think of it, that is the one I like the most as well. But I thought the flower would attract the viewers;)
B&W is so nice!
I like these kinds of roofs, they're so "ancient" and "authentic". 😄
And the trees~ I really like to capture them in that state.
Maybe they burn it for the same reason farmers burn their fields, to more quickly (and cheaply) clear it and also to help fertilize the ground. Maybe like you guess, that is thought to help with the aquatic life after the river expands. Hmm... don't know. I don't think they burn any of the rivers around here. There is one river nearby that is dammed a few kilometers up. In winter they never let any water through so it drys up to just a small stream. But I don't think they burn anything. I'll have to go look more closely.
Anyway, great photos! Sakura are always great photos! 😃
That makes a lot of sense, because it’s a decent size to clear and the soil is soft.
I don’t think they’d do this by a River, but with a lake it kinda makes sense. I’ll ask someone at work today, I’ll be surprised if no one knows.
Sakura never fails, now I’m wondering what to take pics of 😂
Nice photographs👏😊
Thank you mam.
Very cool. I like this one the most
Di shot dem shot! Lol