Lens: 14-42mm, Focal Length: 42 mm, f stop 5.6, 1/80 sec., ISO 100
Enhanced and converted to B&W in Bridge. Added grain filter in Photoshop.
Enhanced and converted to B&W in Bridge. Added grain filter in Photoshop.
The PhotoHunt theme for this week, I suppose in honor of Memorial Day Weekend in the United States.
A few days ago I posted a photo of a little gas station/motel in Echo Utah here. Just a few hundred feet away is the tiny cemetery for the town. This gravestone caught my eye because in front of it was a wicker basket that had obviously not had any flowers put in it for many a year, but was still half full of very dry caked dirt. It was the grave site of a child who had died. I wish you all very happy thoughts of your loved ones who have passed on as we celebrate Memorial Day.
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26 comments:
Very nice photo - I love the added effects! They are just right.
May be the mum moved away. My son too lied in a grave unvisited for 16 years when I went abroad.
i love your monochrome treatment of this grave. it's beautiful!
It is certainly an eyecatching gravestone. I like your treatment. Have a great weekend
Nice shot.
Happy PH, mine is posted here.
Have a great weekend.
Happy Memorial Day. it's a wonderful way to publicly remember our loved ones.
I agree with Ann. Maybe the family moved away. /Sigh
I love the treatment you did to this photo!
That's a very nice memorial. It's always so sad to see the gravesite of a child.
You are very clever with your effects. That grain filter surely works!
Interesting effect, though a little too much for me. I would love to see the original of this in standard b&w.
Still nice.
http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2010/05/tn-memorial.html
You take the most interesting photographs!
Mine is finally up, com visit. :)
http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/eden/
That's a very touching shot. I hope you have a great rest of your weekend.
Kind of puts me in mind of a rock cairn.
I love the old cemeteries. They are a little sad since they are often not well maintained but they do make for nice photos.
Nice shot for the theme. I love the basket next to the headstone.
the added effect somehow makes the grave look more sad. Nice capture and treatment of the photo. have a nice weekend!
What a touching photo, Scott. No words necessary, only remembrance and respect for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our benefit.
I really like what you did with the photo. Makes it even more poignant with the empty basket.
Thanks for visiting mine and hope you're having a nice Memorial Day weekend.
(a bit late with comments - internet problems; arggghhh!)
I like what you did with it; supports the 'memorial' theme well; reminds me of a photo from an old newspaper clipping from long ago!
Beautiful photograph! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I haven't had time to look at anyone's entries until tonight! I love yours!
you are quite talented that is so lovely --The temple doors are side doors at the Wash Dc temple
I can see why it would attract your attention. It's sort of melancholy and you've really captured that in the way you have edited the picture.
Very moving. I like the way you handled the subject.
Hi Scott --
A sad photo but I like the wish with which you ended your post.
Great effects, looks beautiful! Hope you enjoyed your weekend :-)
What a great shot! The effect you applied adds to the surreal nature and makes the photo even more effective. I really like this one!
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