Another place that I like to take photographs is in cemeteries. Why cemeteries? Because you can usually find all sorts of stories in a cemetery. The headstones say something about the people who are buried there. And, for me, I often find myself left wanting to know more: How did life go for these people? And: (How and) why was their particular stone (and the particular wording on their stone) chosen? What did they think most important to say about themselves in death?
Another reason that I like to photograph cemeteries is the really nice statuary that you can sometimes find. In our local cemetery, we have a jewel -- life-sized statues depicting of the crucifixion of Jesus. (Buried next to these statues are two former pastors of a local Roman Catholic congregation.) The figures in the scene are the Virgin Mary, who stands looking at her Son, while Jesus' disciple John stands with his hand to his face. Mary Magdalene kneels at Jesus' feet, looking at the ground in her grief. (I would be curious to know if there is an original elsewhere on which these statues are based.)
(11/15/13, Sony NEX-7)
(11/15/13, Sony DSC-F707 with infrared filter)
The statues don't have to be life-sized, however, to get some interesting photos. The statue below was about "knee high", as tall as an average gravestone (from ground to top):
(11/20/13, Sony NEX-7)
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