Monochrome Photography

Todd Stoll ©
April 22nd, 2026
Realme Q3 Pro 5G

#Photography
#ManualFocus
#ManualExposure

On our last visit Ridgefield NWR, the few Yellow Headed Blackbirds stayed away... the area Winged Blackbirds were much more friendly...

#birds #birdwatching #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #ECK #photography #Fotografie #bird #pnw #Portland #RidgefieldWA @friendsofrnwr.bsky.social
#blackbirds

Expired film ~ Possibly 5 years ago. Shell Ridge Open Space ~ Walnut Creek, Calif. #film #photography

Monochromatic photo of a dove on a metal roof; the negative space around the bird is taken up by the repetition of parallel bars making up the roofs texture

Bird or something

3/4 photo of RJ posting softly with his hands on his thighs and facing to the right in a lush wooded area covered only in bright purple iris petals

3/4 photo of RJ posting softly with his elbows out and hands on his sides while in a lush wooded area covered only in bright purple iris petals

Spring is here again. Reproductive glands. 🌸

Cherry blossoms and the bronze new leaves of an ornamental cherry coming out of dormancy, backlit against the noonday sun

#eastcoastkin #photography

A moody, vertical photograph of a small sparrow perched on a wire grid fence. A thick wooden beam sits above it, set against a vast, deep teal sky. The lighting is dramatic and low-key, emphasizing the bird's isolation and the texture of the weathered wood and metal.

Just a lil guy. Chilling.

Im gonna start focusing on some other styles of color grading moving forward. I have found some incredible stuff that works for me but I want to get out of my comfort zone a bit.

Plus I always have my trusty B&W to fall back on.

#birb #bird #photography #animal #nature

Pink dogwood blooms as viewed from below in the afternoon sun

#photography #dogwood #flowers #eastcoastkin

Looking up through the wooden beams of a pergola into a blooming wisteria vine

These are a couple of shots I took back in 2014 of water main pipes waiting to be installed. I used two different cameras at two different focal lengths, wide and telephoto. I've returned to them several times, mostly because I just like them. (1)

#BlueskyArtShow #openings #photography #classicmono

One thing I actively want is to get a great photo of a hummingbird and this one came up to the fence at the lion enclosure seemingly just to taunt me

#OranheSun, #Stunday submission: a vibrant Kalamchoe.
#photography, #flowers, #gardens, #EastCoastKin

A Sinclair dinosaur statue, a 5' tall green sauropod that is their mascot and logo, on a bed of gravel and sparse landscaping, looking into a mishmash of suburban cityscape against blue stormy skies

Dinosaur Safari #photograph

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Clouds > 53

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#Cloud #sky #photography #Snapshot #clouds

98/365📸

#photography #birdwatching #UnJourUnePhoto

#photography

A bull elk digging through the snow in search of food at the National Elk Refuge. Six more elk are in the background, doing the same.

Bull Elk at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. January, 2020.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 800
🏷️ #Wildlife #Elk #Photography #NationalWildlifeRefuges

A handwritten sign saying "back in 5 minutes", face down in some gravel along a concrete curb, but the rain has made made the paper relatively transparent and the message is legible in reverse

Back in 5 #photography #foundobjects

The back of a float in a parade: a chicken coop with a barn like design, cream wood and black trim, is in front of a galvanized stock tank filled with plants like rhododendron and azaleas. It looks like a barn from far away, but the scale is revealed by the straps holding down the tank and the power lines behind it

Big coop or tiny barn? #parade #photography

A very expressionist picture of two tumultuous storm clouds angling towards one another

#photography

Black and white picture of a bathroom mirror tilted at an angle. An illuminated wall sconce is visible partially on the left, just out of frame. In the mirror’s reflection you can see the back of someone just visible out of the edge of the reflection and a little bit of booty.

It’s apparently a #monomonday. We’ll be a little cheeky tonight. 🤫

A plank of wood suspended in the growth of a dormant tree, held almost perfectly level and plane towards the camera with many trunks and branches behind it and a few are in front

#photography #founditems

A vibrant, oversized floral arrangement rests unexpectedly atop a glass Muni transit shelter on a city street in San Francisco during golden hour. The strong, warm backlighting casts deep, dramatic shadows across the pavement. In the foreground, a silhouetted figure stands beside a blue Union Square waste bin, looking at a mobile device, with historic urban architecture and distant street traffic softly fading into the background.

Love this photo but not sure if it's a fit for the archive. While I'll deliberate here is a photo of what looks like a wildly expensive (for a stop) flower arrangement on top of muni. I'm here for it 🌸🌺🌼.

#StreetPhotography #SanFrancisco #UrbanPhotography #GoldenHour #Cityscape #flowers #photosky

A standing dead Ash tree, dark and covered in vines, next to a stark white Sycamore tree (or Plane tree) against a clear sky in black and white

Plane and Ash #Photography #Film #Pentax

Equinox moon over an evening pasture burn #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #moon #fire #equinox

Fuzzy Willow catkins against a grey marbled overcast sky

QUEER SEX IS LIBERTATION

QUEER SEX IS LIBERATION

#streetphotography
#urbanphotography
#urbanlandscape
#photography
#streetart
#strangemagic

California poppies against a wooden post

#photography #California #poppies

That is a wholly unsurprising action on his part, and I'm sure an unapology double down is imminent