15. Cemetery - September 22-27, 2013
Deron-
This photo is of the National Medal of Honor Memorial at the Riverside National Cemetery.
From the Civil War to the Boxer Rebellion to the World Wars, Afghanistan, Korea, the Philippines and all conflicts, the surrounding walls are inscribed with the names of every person who has been bestowed this honor.
This photo is of the National Medal of Honor Memorial at the Riverside National Cemetery.
From the Civil War to the Boxer Rebellion to the World Wars, Afghanistan, Korea, the Philippines and all conflicts, the surrounding walls are inscribed with the names of every person who has been bestowed this honor.
Kevin-
I admit that I'm not much into the the actual cemetery thing. But I knew that I had to be in the Detroit area this weekend. Unlike the Twin Cities, Detroit has lots of dead retail space. And retail is in my blood. So I carried my camera along and kept my eyes open as I was driving around. I stopped at several sites. But I thought this location best illustrated the kind of shape that the Detroit retail environment is still often in (dead, deceased, fully in the retail cemetery)…
This was shot on a Saturday, when most retailers were busy. But not abandoned spaces like this. This was shot with my Nikkor 24-70mm lens set to 24mm. ISO 200, 1/250th of a second at f/16.
And why do even abandoned retail spaces always have one or two (dead?) cars still parked in their lots?
I admit that I'm not much into the the actual cemetery thing. But I knew that I had to be in the Detroit area this weekend. Unlike the Twin Cities, Detroit has lots of dead retail space. And retail is in my blood. So I carried my camera along and kept my eyes open as I was driving around. I stopped at several sites. But I thought this location best illustrated the kind of shape that the Detroit retail environment is still often in (dead, deceased, fully in the retail cemetery)…
This was shot on a Saturday, when most retailers were busy. But not abandoned spaces like this. This was shot with my Nikkor 24-70mm lens set to 24mm. ISO 200, 1/250th of a second at f/16.
And why do even abandoned retail spaces always have one or two (dead?) cars still parked in their lots?
Paul-
There is a large and very old (though, honestly, you hear very little about new cemeteries) in Lincoln called Wyuka. This is a Native American word for "place of rest." Befitting such a place--though it is now in the middle of an ever expanding city--its towering trees and expansive acreage gives it a feeling of isolation and comforting remoteness from the surrounding traffic and sprawl. The headstones, sculptures and crypts reflect a wide range of affluence, generation expression, religious backgrounds, and attitudes about what a grave is meant to represent...to the deceased and the community. My personal tastes don't run to massive monoliths of stone and chiseled reliefs for this kind of thing, but there's no arguing with the craft and artistry I saw as I walked down the narrow cobblestone road that snakes through the sections of the cemetery.
The picture I have submitted is a comparatively small portion of a larger statuary and pedestal. I was caught by the figure's enigmatic face, and an unexpectedly sad feeling that it would watch the season's fly by with this detached mien until such time that the very same erased its features. I wonder how paradoxical (or upsetting) the deceased would have found it that I was so taken with the statue that I never thought to look at the person's name...
The sordid details:
Photograph shot at 4:14PM, Sept. 24th. 1/100 sec. at f5.6, ISO 200, 14-45mm lens. Selected from a series of bracketed shots. Monopod used. No animals harmed, no graves trod upon (as far as I know).
There is a large and very old (though, honestly, you hear very little about new cemeteries) in Lincoln called Wyuka. This is a Native American word for "place of rest." Befitting such a place--though it is now in the middle of an ever expanding city--its towering trees and expansive acreage gives it a feeling of isolation and comforting remoteness from the surrounding traffic and sprawl. The headstones, sculptures and crypts reflect a wide range of affluence, generation expression, religious backgrounds, and attitudes about what a grave is meant to represent...to the deceased and the community. My personal tastes don't run to massive monoliths of stone and chiseled reliefs for this kind of thing, but there's no arguing with the craft and artistry I saw as I walked down the narrow cobblestone road that snakes through the sections of the cemetery.
The picture I have submitted is a comparatively small portion of a larger statuary and pedestal. I was caught by the figure's enigmatic face, and an unexpectedly sad feeling that it would watch the season's fly by with this detached mien until such time that the very same erased its features. I wonder how paradoxical (or upsetting) the deceased would have found it that I was so taken with the statue that I never thought to look at the person's name...
The sordid details:
Photograph shot at 4:14PM, Sept. 24th. 1/100 sec. at f5.6, ISO 200, 14-45mm lens. Selected from a series of bracketed shots. Monopod used. No animals harmed, no graves trod upon (as far as I know).
Byron-
I knew what cemetery I wanted to shoot photos in, I just didn't know what type of photo to shot. I have attached 2 photos. The "Official" one is the photo of my tombstone (my Dad was in the business and all of us kids received a tombstone one summer). My tombstone has my shadow laying across it. It has kind of a spooky feeling.
I knew what cemetery I wanted to shoot photos in, I just didn't know what type of photo to shot. I have attached 2 photos. The "Official" one is the photo of my tombstone (my Dad was in the business and all of us kids received a tombstone one summer). My tombstone has my shadow laying across it. It has kind of a spooky feeling.