Big Bend in Black and White
On my winter/spring 2024 trip to Big Bend I decided to keep one camera dedicated to black and white. Normally for me that would mean toting the 4x5 large format camera and using a box of film. However, with a forecast of clear skies and already having all of my astrophotography gear going, I didn't really have room for a big backpack of large format equipment. So I dedicated my oldest digital camera to a single lens and set it up to shoot black and white jpeg images. The lens I took was the cheapest lens you can buy. A $55 TTArtisan 25mm f/2 manual focus lens. Being a big fan of manual focus, I knew that wouldn't be a problem. I had seen a couple of interesting reviews on this lens and knew it might be a good choice for black and white photos. Then if there were times I thought monochrome might work, I could grab a few photos with that camera. I normally think in color. Big sunset, twilight colors, autumn leaves, etc. Monochrome would be a good
