This one was taken in Edale graveyard, and while this is a reasonably old gravestone (1845), some of them dated back to the 18th Century. These were weathered, and difficult to read, but they stand testament to the age of this village and its many generations of inhabitants.
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comment byAdriana at 08:09 PM (GMT) on 1 June, 2005
WEll defintely not a common subject but the importa thing here is be prepared to the step we all will give some day. Its amazing to see how a stone can remeber us a whole life and how long it endures.
A morbid and interesting image. I have many graveyards around where I live that are wonderfully old and are full of headstones such as this. A nice change of pace from your previous work.
comment by EADGBE at 09:00 PM (GMT) on 1 June, 2005
What does the dead bird on the stone symbolize? Life is fleeting, death eternal?
enfin une photo classique rien d'exceptionnel je me disais que david j nightingale etait un extraterrestre ! mais non il sait aussi faire des photos ordinaires ! ! ! merci !
Interesting perspective on this. At first I thought it would be better if the words were easier to read, but after I look at it for a while, I think I like a little mystery in this -- just enough information to peak my interest.
comment byBrooks at 01:16 AM (GMT) on 2 June, 2005
Not enough detail in the grass? OK, I'll refrain. Anyway, great image David. I just can't believe you squashed that poor bird to get it. :-)
comment byRachel at 02:03 AM (GMT) on 2 June, 2005
This is my favorite photo ever. Just wondering--do you mind if I hotlink?
Ioannis/Fellow Eskimo: yep, perhaps it would have been better to have shot this under a more gentle light.
Rachel: hotlinking is disabled on chromasia. Email me if you'd like to use a version of this shot on your site.
Patchanka: even my dedication doesn't extend to dragging decomposing birds around graveyards ;-)
comment bySteveO at 10:58 AM (GMT) on 2 June, 2005
Nice colours in the stone, the contrast with the grass is nice. Not sure about the dead bird though, mind you it would probably be a bit boring without it.
very vibrant colours, powerfull image. even if it is morbid.
comment byJordan at 02:13 PM (GMT) on 2 June, 2005
I like your framing and the subtle vignetting to reign in the bottom edge. Very nice.
Bummer for the bird. Did you clean off the grave site after? I guess that's the old-tymie etiquette. If it were my grave, I don't think I would care. I'd be dead.
This one was taken in Edale graveyard, and while this is a reasonably old gravestone (1845), some of them dated back to the 18th Century. These were weathered, and difficult to read, but they stand testament to the age of this village and its many generations of inhabitants.
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WEll defintely not a common subject but the importa thing here is be prepared to the step we all will give some day. Its amazing to see how a stone can remeber us a whole life and how long it endures.
A morbid and interesting image. I have many graveyards around where I live that are wonderfully old and are full of headstones such as this. A nice change of pace from your previous work.
What does the dead bird on the stone symbolize? Life is fleeting, death eternal?
Yikes, that dead bird adds a lot to the picture. 1800s eh, damn that is a test of time.
Wonder how that bird got so smushed?
Yes, but how did you get the bird to lay so FLAT??
Raffi: I think the bird had been there for some time, entropy did the rest.
I think this picture suffers a bit with exposure. The stone is "too white", while the grass is OK. Hope this helps...
How odd the bird is! and I agree with loannis about the exposure. I think detail is actually lost in the grass.
enfin une photo classique rien d'exceptionnel je me disais que david j nightingale etait un extraterrestre ! mais non il sait aussi faire des photos ordinaires ! ! ! merci !
Interesting perspective on this. At first I thought it would be better if the words were easier to read, but after I look at it for a while, I think I like a little mystery in this -- just enough information to peak my interest.
Not enough detail in the grass? OK, I'll refrain. Anyway, great image David. I just can't believe you squashed that poor bird to get it. :-)
This is my favorite photo ever. Just wondering--do you mind if I hotlink?
Great!
Death and dead.
Morbid...? I don't think so... A touch of melancholia, perhaps, and a hint of the tragi-comic... Or maybe I have a morbid sense of humour...
Nice picture...
Great picture - a double death, did you arrange it or was it really like this? Greetings, Patchanka
Nice subject for a morning coffee :)
That's a cool picture, the dead bird makes the image here
Ioannis/Fellow Eskimo: yep, perhaps it would have been better to have shot this under a more gentle light.
Rachel: hotlinking is disabled on chromasia. Email me if you'd like to use a version of this shot on your site.
Patchanka: even my dedication doesn't extend to dragging decomposing birds around graveyards ;-)
Nice colours in the stone, the contrast with the grass is nice. Not sure about the dead bird though, mind you it would probably be a bit boring without it.
very vibrant colours, powerfull image. even if it is morbid.
I like your framing and the subtle vignetting to reign in the bottom edge. Very nice.
Bummer for the bird. Did you clean off the grave site after? I guess that's the old-tymie etiquette. If it were my grave, I don't think I would care. I'd be dead.
Thanks everyone.
a good one, but ....
I love this photo and especially how vibrant the green of the grass is. and I like the subject matter. it's a nice change.