The 14th Black and White Spider Awards 2019, an International Award Honoring Black and White Photography is open for entries.

Early Entry: March 1, 2019, Extended Early Entry: April 26, 2019 Closing Date: May 31, 2019

I hope, all of you, who love black and white photography, especially using large format black and white sheet film, will enter this International Contest. I just uploaded 15 of my images this afternoon.

Laszlo led his three-part Landscape Photography Workshop Part 2 at Jesse H. Jones Nature Park, Humble, Texas from 8 AM to 12 PM on April 13, 2019. During Part 1 at the Houston Center for Photography (HCP), Laszlo discussed with the participants: Landscape Photography -, camera -, lens -, tripod basics and f-stop/shutter speed relationship to bokeh, depth of field and motion blur. During Part 2, field trip to the Cypress swamp and River overlook of Jesse H. Jones Park, we talked about visualization, composition, isolation and the participants learned to use a simple viewer as part of the image-making process. The weather was cloudy and we got some showers, but luckily, the predicted storm shifted to North-West from our location. We had a good time photographing from the boardwalk the Cypress trees with their massive protruding roots, so-called knees, which support the trees to use oxygen from the air. The wet tree trunk skirts, the knees, and all of the vegetation were amazingly colorful in the rain and after that. Part 3, discussion and critique meeting will be at HCP on April 18, from 6 PM to 9 PM. We had a great time together, and I am sure all of us made good images. Enjoy a few of mine.

Thanks to my lovely wife Lexi, who took few snapshots from the participants in action:

Laszlo led his “Through the Lens” photo hike for plants at Brazos Bend State Park, TX on April 6, 2019. Because of the Brazos Bend 50 mile marathon and probably the stormy weather prediction, only two of us looked for flowering shrubs and wildflowers. We found nice scenic areas with wildflowers close to Elm Lake. The weather was cloudy, but many times the Sun came out and dropped good lights on the landscape. We enjoyed and photographed the sunset at the East side of Elm Lake, then walked back to the Parking almost in dark. We had a great time in the park. Enjoy a few of my photographs taken yesterday afternoon.

As a continuation of my testing, upgrading, and customizing of our lovely A-liner camper trailer “Titan”, we visited Cedar Hill State Park, TX from March 28-31, 2019. The weather was overcast, a bit drizzling, early morning temperature dropped to +41 oF (+5 oC), but the heat insulation, the electric heat pump, and the propane heater protected us and made it inside very cozy. I did a lot of customization, built and assembled several drawers, shelves, and re-wired a few areas. I need to fix few more things, but almost everything is working and for us, this tiny house, is very comfortable.

I took few pictures in the Park. Enjoy those.