..:: XVI Century Graveyard ::..

[Mersad]

This from the Ottoman Period in Europe. The graveyard is located on the hills of Domanovici (Southern Europe). Some of the graves date back to 1590.

 

[Antarctican]

How amazing that the grave markers are in such good condition! That 'rounded top' type I have never seen before (yet it appears several times in that picture). Interesting stuff. Did you get any closeups?

 

[invisible]

I really like the tones, the degree of detail and the sharpness of the bottom two thirds of this photograph. The intense light on top is a bit distracting to me, though.

 

[Mersad]

How amazing that the grave markers are in such good condition! That 'rounded top' type I have never seen before (yet it appears several times in that picture). Interesting stuff. Did you get any closeups?

I did get some close-ups but not really good ones. The dates are not eligible on all of them. I was told by some people who live there.

I really like the tones, the degree of detail and the sharpness of the bottom two thirds of this photograph. The intense light on top is a bit distracting to me, though.

Thanks. I know about the light. But in this case i wanted it so much to be bright. I don't really put a lot of symbolism in my photos, but here the light represents eternity, heaven ect.

 

[abraxas]

Nice shot.

 

[Mersad]

Nice shot.

Thank you abraxas!

 

[Mersad]

bump

 

[Eldrich]

I really like the color. the reds look like flowers scattered on the graves, very pretty.

Great choice of subject, I love graveyards. They are just fascinating places. I recently went to what was claimed as the 'oldest building standing in its original place in the united states' which was a church in Hershey PA ( I can't recall the name of the church at the moment). It had a graveyard which had many from the wars with the native americans, the minutemen. They're just really interesting places. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Eldrich]

Oh, I also don't particularly care for the intensity of the sky in the photo. If you were going for a particular effect, then that is your choice, but it takes my focus away from the graves, which are a much more interesting focal point.

 

[Mersad]

Thanks Eldrich for your comment! I think the sky works well, and other wise the shadows would be out of place. But it's all subjective.:thumbup:

 

[pugnacious33]

Nice. I love the way you shot into the light to highlight the color in the trees yet exposed the foreground perfectly.

 

[Mersad]

Nice. I love the way you shot into the light to highlight the color in the trees yet exposed the foreground perfectly.

Thanks. Yeah, that was hard.