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Contrasting light in grayscale.

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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Flowered Sun

July 27, 2018 by Greg Molyneux

100mm black and white macro photo of echinacea.

Looking close and slow upon a flower is a practice in patience with which all should partake. Particularly true to heal closed hearts and open stagnant minds. It is both window to the soul and outlet to the universe and it unveils the underpinnings of nature’s truth. Take this nascent echinacea blossom. Still early in […]

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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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Withering

February 11, 2018 by Greg Molyneux

Withered Japanese maple leaf macro black and white photograph.

Winter rains descend unceasing. Blanketing the land in fog and gray. Dampness seeps into every corner. An unquenched avarice tasked to steal warmth wherever it may lay. There is no quarter. The wheel of time erodes the land upon its grindstone. Unconcerned with the changes wrought churning out universal meal. Always turning. Destroying. Creating. Transforming. […]

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Little Lion

December 10, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Black and white Maine Coon portrait photo.

As it is with most felines, my cat loves to bask in the warm sun. She waits patient at my sliding backdoor for my daily opening of the shades. This morning the sky broke clear and blue, and the sun’s power was further fueled by a fresh snowpack. The light was strong. Aware of the […]

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Roommates

August 27, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Black and white photo of a Maine Coon cat.

I present my new partner in crime. Daisy “Chain” Cat. She’s a Maine Coon cat loaded down with fluff and stuff enveloping a pronounced air of dignity. When she’s not traipsing to and fro from food bowl to litter box she’s setting up shop on a comfy bit of furniture near you. Daisy is my […]

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Once Love

June 11, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Rose blossom photo in low key black and white.

He once received a single red rose. On a break from the bustle at an ivy league coffee shop he sought refuge on a rooftop perch. It was his perch. Behind the cafe, cloistered in a brownstone alley he sat overlooking the parking lot he knew so well. Elevated, and hidden from the world set […]

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Adornment

June 9, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Black and white hemlock pine cone macro photo in square format.

You know the grind. You feel it. It weighs heavy as you mire through life’s ebbs and flows. You cherish the highs and bury the lows. It’s in the space between you grind for purpose. Two steps forward. Two steps back. Captured in inescapable reality, caught in the throes of a fated cosmic dance. You […]

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Overrun

February 4, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Strong contrast black and white photo of sand dune enveloping sand fence.

Heh—”Lovely Rita” just cued up as I began writing up this post. Things are looking up on what has otherwise been a rather pedestrian Saturday in the cellar cold that is February. So pedestrian, in fact, my right shoe found itself planted in some fresh dog poo as I was making sunset photos, but I […]

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Streetlight Delight

January 31, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Low key black and white photo of heavy snow lit by streetlight.

A boy’s fascination runs deep. For as long as I can remember streetlight worship of steady snowfall has been a most welcomed seasonal companion. Growing up obsessed with snow I would eagerly strike days from the calendar in anticipation of winter weather. Winter was magic, and snow the tangible proof. Countless hours I’ve spent whiling […]

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Photos from the archives

Pink and purple sunset photo over salt marsh.
100mm black and white macro photo of echinacea.
Pastel winter sunset over dormant salt marsh.
Square format low key cross processed photograph of a quick fire hydrangea crown.
Low key black and white macro photograph of a hibiscus flower framed in vertical orientation.

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