Black & White or Color?
Taking photographs in shade or under tent canopies sometimes present problems even if you have cameras that set themselves automatically. This scene of a basket weaver is a good point of reference. It was 10 a.m. and this basket weaver was one among several crafts booths that had been setup for a local festival. This was taken in the summer of 2011 at Scherburne, Nova Scotia. It was a sunny day but the man was working under a canopy but there was still a fair amount of light on the scene. I was intrigued by the shadows in his shirt and the basket he was weaving. I took four different...
Read MoreBlack & White & Color Sunset
This photo of the week is a bit different…it is black & white and color photograph of a shrimp boat in harbor during a sunset on Florida’s gulf coast. With the brilliant sunset in the background the boat at harbor turns out in black and white because there is no sun shining on it. It is also receiving reflections of the dark evening water. If you look very carefully in the lower left, you will see just a bit of the color of the sunset on the water. But the shrimp boat and the boats at another harbor in the background are black and white as they are silhouetted by the...
Read MoreStreet Person With Dog
I captured this young street person with a dog in Prague a couple years ago. We were walking towards the Charles Street Bridge when this individual appeared in the doorway with dog. The contrast of the cobblestone street and the wood doorway make an interesting scene. As you can tell, it was a chilly morning. also, note the hat to collect a few coins from people walking by. Share this:...
Read MoreWhat Story Does Your Photograph Tell?
Every photograph, or piece of art for that sake, should tell a story, whether is is about history or why the artist likes the scene…it should tell a story. This photograph of an abandoned railroad passenger car sits on an unused siding in Prairie du Chien, WI. It was captured while i was taking photographs of the Mississippi River. The railroad siding and the old grain elevator behind it actually tell two stories. The first one is the demise of the passenger train service in this country. At one time there were man passenger trains going along both sides of the Mississippi River each...
Read MoreMerry Christmas
May The Peace of The Christmas Season be with with you throughout the year. Merry Christmas! About the photograph: (Taken in March, 2009) St. Nicholas Cathedral (Chram sv. Mikulase) from the Lesser Quarter in Prague has put its name into Czech and European Baroque era and is now Prague number one church of this kind. Its history is linked to Czech re-catholisation process that followed the defeat of the Hussites in the Battle of the White Mountain (1620). The beginnings of the imposing Cathedral that we see today go back to the year 1283, when the place of worship started its...
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Award winning photographer, Franklin (Frank) Brueske, is originally from Southeastern Minnesota. He became interested in photography while in elementary school and purchased his first camera from a rural community drug store when he was is the sixth grade. It took 127 film, was fixed focus, but had sun and cloud adjustments. He still has that camera today. More about Frank
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