today we went to california adventure with my brother since he's never been there. i decided i would test out my camera, mostly taking b&w photos and using the filters i just bought. what's great about digital cameras is the ability to change from color to b&w and go back and forth on the same "roll" (memory card). it's really wonderful! you could always take all pictures in color and photoshop them later to b&w but i find that i never bother to do that so that's the reason i went out experimenting. i realized a couple of things. firstly, i'm not so jazzed about the filters i bought. or at least this was not the type of situation where they would come in handy. second, images that really call to me in color are crap in b&w--what looks boring to your eyes in color makes a fantastic b&w photo. and last but not least, i like how by taking photos in b&w, it appears that i spent the day at an amusement park a long time ago in the past. i didn't take any funky angles or blurred backgrounds, mostly just focusing on what looks good in b&w since it's been about 15 years since i've taken b&w photos. here's some shots i took:

nature or man-made?

boring in color, gorgeous in b&w

rider's perspective

viewer's perspective

i can't recall the color of the sky

the old days of flight

the old days of cinema

b&w sunset

color sunset

before the launch

a pit stop out west

giant chinese takeaway

hollywood tower hotel

seasick, yet still docked

fly me to the moon, take me there soon

sunset with red filter