dave lackey
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There are some things that defy logic. Post-mortem photos. Gruesome accident photos. Cemeteries. Get the "picture"?:bang:
What is it with some photographers' fascination with cemeteries? I can think of nothing beautiful about them or even "natural" as in landscapes. And, yes, I even attended a photo workshop in our own Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta with the obligatory gravesites of Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, etc. Whoopdedoo...
What is it with some photographers' fascination with cemeteries? I can think of nothing beautiful about them or even "natural" as in landscapes. And, yes, I even attended a photo workshop in our own Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta with the obligatory gravesites of Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, etc. Whoopdedoo...
user237428934
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Most people don't understand why someone does street photography. I don't understand why someone takes photos of animals. You don't understand photos of cemeteries..... And now?
elmer3.5
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries
Hi, as soon as i arrive in a city i look for a beautiful cemetery to go for.
Usually i spend more time on one than in other place. Once in paris i spend three days at the louvre and 4 at Pere Lachaise!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25288428@N00/sets/72157623481781947/
Cemeteries are alive...
Bye
Cemeteries
Hi, as soon as i arrive in a city i look for a beautiful cemetery to go for.
Usually i spend more time on one than in other place. Once in paris i spend three days at the louvre and 4 at Pere Lachaise!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25288428@N00/sets/72157623481781947/
Cemeteries are alive...
Bye
My Dad's View.
In our Neighborhood,
A 19th century family graveyard.
And George Mason's cemetery at Gunston Hall.
They remind of us of our own mortality, that we should make best use of our time here, and give reverence to those that came before us.
In our Neighborhood,
A 19th century family graveyard.
And George Mason's cemetery at Gunston Hall.
They remind of us of our own mortality, that we should make best use of our time here, and give reverence to those that came before us.
mwooten
light user
Dave, this is completely off the point, but just across Memorial Drive from the Oakland Cemetery is a really good seafood joint-- Six Feet Under. I hope your workshop took you there.
--michael
--michael
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Ah...but perhaps you have only seen American cemeteries? In European and Latin America Capitals some cemeteries are like cities within cities providing you with a fascinating footprint of history, including political changes, fantastic architecture, the unusual and the bizarre.
user237428934
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You are right. After visiting pere lachaise in paris I don't think anyone would call it uninteresting or boring.
If anyone comes to the Washington DC area, Arlington Cemetery is a must-visit. Right off of the Subway. It covers most of our History.
user237428934
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From the photos I know it's flat and uniform. So from a photographic point of view this one is really boring.
FrankS
Registered User
Before working on electronics, one should ensure that any static electrical charges be removed by "grounding" oneself. For me, visiting a cemetery is very similar. It takes away the static of everyday life and "grounds" me by reminding me of the "big picture" and what is and what is not really important in life.
tightsqueez
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Blind
Blind
Flat and boring huh?
From what pictures? Try doing more than a one second search. The cemetery overlooks the whole city and is full of beautiful old gracing trees.
Go to Section 60 on any given day and let me know how boring it was.
Blind
Flat and boring huh?
From what pictures? Try doing more than a one second search. The cemetery overlooks the whole city and is full of beautiful old gracing trees.
Go to Section 60 on any given day and let me know how boring it was.
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Nikon Bob
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I will certainly agree that Pere Lachaise is anything but boring. I would add that the Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg falls into the interesting category too. I think the fascination with cemeteries revolves around how people deal with death and memorialize it.
Bob
gb hill
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Different strokes for different folks I guess!There are some things that defy logic. Post-mortem photos. Gruesome accident photos. Cemeteries. Get the "picture"?:bang:
What is it with some photographers' fascination with cemeteries? I can think of nothing beautiful about them or even "natural" as in landscapes. And, yes, I even attended a photo workshop in our own Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta with the obligatory gravesites of Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, etc. Whoopdedoo...
I myself find them facinating! I always wanted to visit Jim Morrison's grave site. I think at one time people would paint, scrawl, or what ever all over his tombstone! Don't know if they still do! Jerry Garcia would also be another interesting one to visit! Greatful Dead ya know!
tbarker13
shooter of stuff
Cemeteries are just another part of life. With that in mind, I don't know they wouldn't be worthy of photography - like pretty much everything else.
I don't shoot a lot in cemeteries, mainly because I'm never all that happy with shots I get from them. But a couple I do like:
Portmahomack, Scotland
I don't shoot a lot in cemeteries, mainly because I'm never all that happy with shots I get from them. But a couple I do like:
Portmahomack, Scotland
dogberryjr
[Pithy phrase]
Well, boring is subjective, so I'll leave you to your opinion on that aspect, but I assure you ANC is anything but flat.
You've never been there, and simply do not know Arlington Cemetery. You are wrong to assume it is just boring. Your loss. Guess I'll have to scan some negatives from there.
It was built just outside of Robert E Lee's home.
http://www.nps.gov/arho/index.htm
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ussmaine.htm
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tombofun.htm
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b.espahbod
Optophile
Cemeteries are philosophic. its about looking straight to death!
CATS, DOGS, MOTHER-IN-LAW,... are in the same category
CATS, DOGS, MOTHER-IN-LAW,... are in the same category
tightsqueez
Well-known
Cemeteries are okay places. Very interesting.
But why do people photograph cats.
Pets take on a personality of their own, as if they were "little people," especially many features they take on from their owners. For some - a pet becomes family.
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user237428934
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You are absolutely right and I have to apologize. I shouldn't have written: "it IS boring" because it's only my personal taste.
JohnTF
Veteran
Lakeview in Cleveland is a few hundred acres which were also designed to be a park, and you can always pick up a little change on Rockefeller's headstone. ;-)
Don't look for Eliot Ness, his ashes were scattered.
Wade Chapel's interior is a Tiffany design.
Pere Lachaise has its humorous side, IMO, Chopin's stone is engraved Fred Chopin, do not know if they ran out of stone for the name? Sarah Barnhard's grave always seems to have a rose on it. Morrison, a party, he has more women now than when alive, and I wonder how many were born after he died.
Mexican cemeteries have some beautiful seasonal decorations.
And I liked the cemetery near Arromanche, where Germans, and English are near where they died.
History and imagery, I think two good reasons.
Regards, John
Don't look for Eliot Ness, his ashes were scattered.
Wade Chapel's interior is a Tiffany design.
Pere Lachaise has its humorous side, IMO, Chopin's stone is engraved Fred Chopin, do not know if they ran out of stone for the name? Sarah Barnhard's grave always seems to have a rose on it. Morrison, a party, he has more women now than when alive, and I wonder how many were born after he died.
Mexican cemeteries have some beautiful seasonal decorations.
And I liked the cemetery near Arromanche, where Germans, and English are near where they died.
History and imagery, I think two good reasons.
Regards, John
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