monochrome photography

Life’s passages … 17

my old village lies

far beyond what the eye can see,

but there the lark is singing

~Issa*

*cited:

The Sound of Water

Trans. S Hamill

life’s passages … 11

Today, today too

somehow getting by these days, still

living in a haze

~Issa*

*cited:

The Spring of my Life

Trans: S Hamill

life’s passages … 4

See and realize

that this world

is not permanent.

Neither late nor early flowers

will remain.

~Ryokan*

100days70

*cited:

Sky Above, Great Wind

Trans: K Tanahashi

monochrome madness

early morning sun…submitted for Leanne’s photo challenge

spring mist III

… we stand without talking, we stand with tears … to think that I must travel a thousand miles of mist and rain and water! The evening clouds are gathering again, and the sky widens to the south. It is an old story: parting from [loved ones is] full of pain … ~Li Yung

See the mist around my pavilion: before my eyes there is mist all about. It is the image of my sadness, the reflection of my dull, still eyes. Forever will my dull eyes stare at you, pale mist, my eyes that never will light up again. ~Li Yi-hang*

*cited: The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Jade Flute, by Various

image and poetry submitted in response to Paula’s (Lost in Translation) Words of Wisdom challenge.

the cuckoo’s cry

Even in Kyoto—
hearing the cuckoo’s cry—
I long for Kyoto.

shadows

fujifilm X-T4: f7.1 . 1/1000s . 120mm . 0.3ev. . 500 ISO.

Fujifilm simulation film recipe: Dramatic Monochrome*

*FujiXWeekly app

monochrome madness

Fujifilm X-T4: f/7.1 . 1/1000s . 52.5 mm . ev -2/3 . 320 ISO . Dramatic Monochrome*

Edited: Photoshop

*FujiXWeekly app

mid-week monochrome madness

Fujifilm X-T4. F/4 . 1/1000s . 1600 ISO . 30mm

lens-artist: diagonal lines

Patti invited lens-artists to explore diagonal lines in their creative work. The lines within an image guide the eye through the frame, carefully taking the viewer through the photograph. They also help to create depth, a sense of tension, and dynamism.