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On Dark Matters of Contrast

April 24, 2020 by Greg Molyneux

100mm macro photo of daffodil stems in abstract low key black and white processing.

When I look upon this photo my mind sees the flowing movement of long grasses underwater. Submerged and swaying with the rush of the tide. It’s a balanced fluid motion, a soft rocking back and forth carrying us away to far off places. Relaxing spaces full of soft beds, kind hearts, and unbridled hope.

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Whispers in the Dark

April 7, 2020 by Greg Molyneux

The exceptional thing about living through history is having, if only in a small way, the rare chance to shape it. By staying home, observing social distancing protocols, calling a friend, keeping a journal, checking on a neighbor, telling someone you love them, taking a walk, or making a photograph. Small acts when executed across communities and continents affect real change in response to an entirely new environment.

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Top Down

June 17, 2019 by Greg Molyneux

100mm macro photo made top down on an early honeysuckle flower blossom.

Macro worlds will suck you in. Once lensed properly the eye sets upon the small things so easily ignored. In such small spaces countless details reveal themselves to the well attuned. Here we encounter such a journey as we venture into the macro world of honeysuckle.

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Wisteria in Black and White

May 15, 2018 by Greg Molyneux

Low key abstract photo study of wisteria blossoms in black and white.

Those who have been following along for a while may note I don’t go in for straightforward photo titles. A literal labeler I am not. Yet here I am breaking my own rules with a boring name. Sometimes it is what it is; I beg you allow me this exception. This photograph has several notable […]

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Circular Motion

August 31, 2016 by Greg Molyneux

Low key square format black and white photo of a circular form sculpture.

Circular motion will be something of a recurring theme as we spiral toward the 2016 Labor Day Weekend along U.S. the eastern seaboard. Recently named Tropical Storm Hermine is spooling up in the Gulf of Mexico as she creeps slowly toward the Florida Panhandle. While it’s hardly locked down there’s growing consensus that after initial […]

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In The Abstract

August 28, 2016 by Greg Molyneux

Square format black and white photo of hydrangea leaves in low key abstract noir.

Real talk— This—black and white photography brought to life in shallow depth of field, presented in a brooding low key light on abstract terms—is my favorite type of photography. Yes, the sweeping landscapes are great, and I am far better technician than I am a creative right-braining on the more artistic side of the room; but there’s just something […]

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Daedalus Bid You Take Heed

August 4, 2015 by Greg Molyneux

Low key abstract black and white macro photograph of a purple coneflower

This is abstract. Is this abstract? I think this is abstract. A quick googling of abstract art returns the following— art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures. Once I decided to roll with low key black and white processing, all my mind […]

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Here be Dragons

May 3, 2015 by Greg Molyneux

Black and white abstract macro photograph of a Japanese Maple that looks like a flying dragon

I’m a Game of Thrones fan. I’m a macro fan. I’m a black and white fan. So for my money here goes the trifecta. I know many folks appreciate my wide angle landscapes—the sweeping shots of the dramatic sunsets that readily pop-up along the Jersey shore. Those are great, and I love getting out there […]

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Snow noir

February 9, 2014 by Greg Molyneux

A black and white abstract photograph of a street light with falling snow. Shot with plentiful bokeh in a film noir style. Taken by Manahawkin, NJ, photographer Greg Molyneux.

Nighttime snow will forever mean one thing: incessant checking of the streetlights for evidence—and intensity—of falling snow. Snow lovers know what I’m talking about. This winter has been somewhat vexing. There’s been plenty of snow but not enough opportunity for my camera and me to exploit it. With tonight’s passing clipper, I was not to […]

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Photos from the archives

14mm sunset photo at Cedar Run Dock Road's lush green salt marsh. Left to right panning introduces motion blur to the photograph rendering a dreamy, painterly effect to the image.
An HDR photograph taken at sunset from the east end of Cedar Run Dock Road. Rolling waves from Barnegat Bay move onshore leaving heavy foam upon the small shell-laden beachfront.
Vertical orientation sunset photograph of dramatic skies and rich pastels over Barnegat Bay.
Sunset photograph of dramatic clouds painted in fiery pastels left behind after storms rolled through Long Beach Island.
Blue hour HDR photo of a derelict Rand's Marina and cedar poles.

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