I've tried to research black and white developing as much as possible before starting in on it, ranging from the writings of Ansel Adams to modern notes from other folks. It turns out that there's a fairly small number of absolute, un-arguable facts, so I decided to just post my personal opinions.

A California Bay Tree in Rancho San Antonio, the third largest in the world.

A tree in Rancho San Antonio

A tree with brilliantly white leaves

A series of repeating girders in the Penn Station subway station underground.

Near Times Square and the Virgin Megastore in New York City at night.

I had Katherine over the other day because I wanted to take some portraits of her now that I know how to take portraits (See, she was one of my first portrait victims as well)

Melinda in her Peacoat

Melinda in black and white

Melinda by the creek, in infrared

An example of how clothing does not save a picture from being trashy.

Desert and mountains in infrared.

Outside of a theater in New York City

Tire tracks on the snow accumulation on the streets of New York City

Fisherman's Wharf, photographed using Infrared light