Tag Archives: Monochrome

Cemetery, Charleston, Film Filter, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System

Buried 1860 / Bonfils Photography 1860

October 26, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

In the style of Felix Bonfils, (1831–1885).

I photographed this simple headstone, surrounded by hand made brick, the other day. There was not much information except for the date 1860. There was little to the image but I liked the scene for that reason. An unknown person buried here in 1860 just makes for an interesting image and story (to me).

I wanted to finish the photo in an old style. The date 1860 is how I described a film filter I have saved in DxO Filmpack a while back. That was the connection for this photograph…and long story 😂😂.

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One of the early photographers, Felix Bonfils, began commercial photography in 1860 at the Levant in Lebanon for the French Army. Later opening Maison Bonfils photography studio in Ottoman Syria, now Lebanon.

Bonfils became the name and style in photo history known for the thousands of detailed albumen prints, stereoscopic views, and architecture and landscape photographs across Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Turkey. Below is one of the styles described as a Bonfils photo. I use this film simulation often when I want old looking photographs.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 100-400 II, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack.

The combination of the OM-1 (1) and OM 100-400 II is not something I would usually use for this image however I ran a Firmware Update on both and wanted to test the results. All worked fine, in spite of me (another long story)

Charleston, Close-up, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System, What I Saw

Gone By… Moon Flowers

October 26, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Even as they fade away I find the nightly Moon Flowers beautiful. Each one is a little different.

I think of all the flowers we have had these are by far the most photogenic.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Godox Ti32 flash, Lightroom, DxO Color Efex, DxO Silver Efex.

Black And White Photography, Charleston, Close-up, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System

Night Time Moon Flower

October 25, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Late evening actually.

Its gotten cooler at night so this years flowers are coming to an end. Been a great season though, and the vines still have plenty of buds so they are not quite ready to quit.

Alligator, Black And White Photography, Marsh, Monochrome, OM System, What I Saw, Wildlife

A Local, Alligator

October 23, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Nothing dramatic here, but a typical scene out in a marsh.

I was standing on a dike road in the ACE Basin searching for birds when I shot this. The water is high, and not going down any time soon. Birds can’t easily feed in a big marsh with high water. Actually tonight we should be getting our highest tide of the year.

The Alligators save the day. Fun to photograph and plenty to find.

Best viewed large.

Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, Lightroom, DxO Silver Efex.

Black And White Photography, Close-up, Film Filter, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System, ON1

Fall Is Here

October 23, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

This one of those things that always reminds me of fall. A Milkweed seed pod, bursting with little ‘parachutes’.

I don’t think this is the variation native to South Carolina. We had some native Milkweed behind our house, it didn’t look like this. Of course the Monarch Butterfly’s made short work of our plants.

This plant was photographed on the Middleton Plantation property. There are huge formal gardens there, I don’t think having only native plants is part of their plan.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-200, ON1, DxO Filmpack

Black And White Photography, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System

Sandle Binder Middleton Plantation

October 20, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 4 Comments

I don’t know how long this statue has been at the old plantation, however in 1865 it was buried to prevent it from being damaged when the Federal troops burned the main buildings.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-200, ON1, DxO Silver Efex.

Cemetery, Historical, Landscape, OM System, What I Saw

Found On A Walk, Marsh, Once The Ebenezer Baptist Church

October 18, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Along a ridge, looking over miles of open marshes, are old headstones, some grave sites.

I’ve taken a few images from here before. As time goes by the stones slowly fall to the ground and brush. A few have been cleaned by the state wildlife rangers.

How they came to be here is confusing too. The Ebenezer Baptist Church was once down here. Now the ‘why here’ is a mystery. A few people farmed the woods here, maybe 100 years ago. Before that it was part of the old Mary’s Island Plantation property. But still nothing really here. Certainly not enough to have it’s own church.

And yet.

Found On A Walk, Marsh, Once The Ebenezer Baptist Church

About 5 miles up the dirt road, and maybe another half mile on asphalt is the ‘new’ Ebenezer Baptist Church.

However, turns out it’s really not that new. The original Church was picked up and moved from back here in the marsh/swamps and placed on the state road. A while back the walls were covered in brick to support the old building. I also saw a new metal roof added maybe 8 years ago. I think I would like to see the inside of this Church.

I read all this on the internet, so it must be true.

Birds, Black And White Photography, Egret, Marsh, OM System, What I Saw, Wildlife

Snowy Egret Tree – B&W

October 16, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 6 Comments

For a while I would see a scene like this and know I couldn’t get good exposure. What I did was skip the shot. Now I look for them, a perfect time for a B&W silhouette.

Snowy Egret Tree - B&W — Snowy Egret Tree – B&W

Specs; OM-1 mk2, Leica 100-400, Lightroom, DxO Silver Efex.