{"id":10695,"date":"2019-02-28T05:10:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T11:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/?p=10695"},"modified":"2019-03-01T12:39:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:39:41","slug":"february-2019-black-white-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/february-2019-black-white-february\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2019 &#8211; &#8220;Black &#038; White February&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3029\" title=\"empty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/empty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3029\" title=\"empty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/empty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3029\" title=\"empty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/empty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3029\" title=\"empty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/empty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3029\" title=\"empty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/empty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/barren-coast\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Barren Coast\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AT8373h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/ice-like-dirty-glass\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Ice Like Dirty Glass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY3397h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/the-slowest-burial\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"The Slowest Burial\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY3379h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/dancers-in-a-fog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Dancers in a Fog\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY3477h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/lakeside-doorway\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Lakeside Doorway\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY3511h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/held-by-roots\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Held by Roots\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY3526h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/waves-in-the-sand-gravel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Waves in the Sand &amp; 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Wet Turns\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4166h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/concrete-frame\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Concrete Frame\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4169h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/ghosts-or-dancers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Ghosts or Dancers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4816h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/the-miniature-pond\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"The Miniature Pond\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4822h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/lines-veins\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Lines &amp; Veins\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4849h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/strands-in-the-sunlight\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Strands in the Sunlight\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4867h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/organic-waves\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Organic Waves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4882h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/rungs-on-a-ladder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Rungs on a Ladder\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4890h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/the-new-growth\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"The New Growth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY4897h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/walkways-roadways-railways\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Walkways, Roadways, &amp; Railways\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AT9344h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/reflective-curves\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Reflective Curves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AT9422h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/angles-stripes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Angles &amp; Stripes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AX3701h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/glass-blocks-concrete-walls\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"Glass Blocks, Concrete Walls\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AX8602h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/2019\/02\/the-bend-in-the-road\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" title=\"The Bend in the Road\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fourpointedstar.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/squares\/AY5003h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For the past 8 years, I\u2019ve used themes for each week of my images: a location, an event, or simply an idea. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But early in December, as I was reviewing my images from Warren Dunes, I decided to challenge myself with posting an entire month\u2019s worth of themed images.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Around the same time, I was marveling at the simplicity of great black and white images: they can\u2019t rely on colors to give life and interest to the image, leaving the photographer with only texture and composition. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I decided that I would post 28 black and white images in the month of February, and that I would also challenge myself to shooting and editing with black and white images in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black &#038; 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