Bridges Cemetary

[Wil_Bloodworth]

I drive by this cemetary each and every day and have always wanted to take some photos. I had the time and decided to pull over and take a few shots... and freeze to death in the process. I had to jump the fence because it is chained shut. Also, I only had my "walking around" 18-200mm lens with me so I couldn't get as creative as I wanted.

These were all processed in Lightroom and PS2. I used Imagenomic's RealGrain and AlienSkin B&W film filters. These are primarily the ones I used:
* Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros
* Ilford Delta 400 - Increased Dark/Light Grain Balance to +9
* Kodak Tri-X 400TX
* Ilford Delta 100



















Enjoy!

- Wil

[dbphotos]

All very nice but I really like the 3rd one. It captures my attention. Thanks for sharing.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Nice job, looks like a little history treasure you've got there. The last few are fairly sad (3 month old and 2 year old).

Agree on #3, nice grab on that one.

_/oe

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Yes, it was quite sad and engaging. I was difficult to concentrate on the photography and composition because the head stones cause feelings that is distracting. There were a lot of born/died the same day head stones.

For example, I were two of these head stones about three feet apart. This couple had twins and they both died on the same day! That threw me off so much that I simply ended up with this boring shot:



Oh, and it was soooo cold that my hands were numb and I almost couldn't get back over the fence. I got stuck on the top for a minute and then had to just suck it up and jump.

- Wil

[engstrom]

Wil, excellent work. A lot of emotion in those pictures, but it's your composition and processing that brings out those emotion. Very well done.

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Thank you John!

- Wil

[sandralemin]

Love going to cemetaries. This are really good very moody.
sandra

[Texasdave]

Very nice work. You really bring out the feelings of an old cemetary !

[Wil_Bloodworth]

What are your thoughts on the PP in this image:



- Wil

[shutterhappy]

Really cool.

[Texasdave]

Wil;
I like the sepia on the last. It makes it look really old but the others look fine to me without the sepia. I think it all amounts to what look your going for. the composition is great.

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Thanks Dave... and everyone else too!

- Wil