Big love for The Big Ex

The Big Ex is on this week in Bridgewater, ending on Sunday. Here's the link for the detailed schedule.

In honour of our local agricultural fair, here's one of my favourite shots from last year...now in glorious monochrome!

Teamster and team, in monochrome, of course!

One of my favourite shots from The Big Ex, shot last summer...now in monochrome!

This year's theme for The Big Ex is: "Hookin' up & Kickin' Back". I'm not sure if any of the organizers know what 'the kids' mean when they say hookin' up...I'm sure at the very least it'll give the tweens and teens something to snicker about as they wander through the midway and the dairy cattle barn..

Check out my shots of The Big Ex from years gone by.

This year's agricultural fair runs from July 26 - 31, cheggit.

Mo' monochrome mackerel 2011

Mo' monochrome, mo' problems? Hopefully not. Please let me know if you are sick of my monochrome shots. ^_^

As you might have guessed, this is a shot of some fishers at a local wharf, filling their buckets with mackerel from the Spring/Summer 2011 run . Delicious!

For those that are interested in learning more about mackerel, check out this informative National Marine Fisheries Service article.

Monochrome it is, then

So, I'm realizing I should try converting more of my shots to monochrome, I'm pleased with the results!

This is a shot from last July, taken in West Dublin. The guy in the foreground was none to impressed that I took his picture as I rolled by in my car. Oh well....

School's out?

Ha! Not a chance...the wharf rats (myself included) are still hauling in the mackerel hand over fist.

Turns out my shots from last week are a treasure trove for grayscale/monochrome conversions. I lucked out with the profile of the guy's face on the right, I hope you enjoy it too.

I have cropped and updated the shot from yesterday's post. Thanks to everyone for the feedback, I appreciate it!

Mackerel run 2011 continues

For those of us who have ventured out to the local spots, we have been rewarded with buckets full of mackerel over the last week or two.

Here's a grayscale conversion of a shot from last week, just as one lucky fullah was hauling one in....