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Subject : Re: [Anaglyphs] Old Annapolis Church Cemetery
From : "joan-ramon ivern i pinazo jrivern(-at-)gmail.com [anaglyphs]"
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Date : Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:10:33 +0200


 

Very nice composition Brian.

JR

2014-10-24 12:32 GMT+02:00 Brian Wallace Starg82343(-at-)hotmail.com [anaglyphs] <anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com>:
 

Each October, I (and usually a few others), try to come up with some kind of Halloween themed image making use of imagination and some software effects.  This is my attempt for this year...

I found myself after sundown walking around this old church on State Circle in Historic Annapolis, when I suddenly became aware of these above ground tombs.  Funny I hadn't noticed them previously even during daylight. 

The street lamps seemed to cast an eerie hue upon the Autumn leaves resting on the ground. The shadows seemed no less strange as I observed them cradling the uneven contours of the church grounds. 

The property was surrounded by a dark wrought iron fence... you know the kind, with vertical points like miniature spears that run along the top railing.  The entire fence seemed a bit rusty and in need of more black paint. 

It was too dark for a hand-held shot of the tombs, so I tried fitting my camera between the top wrought iron spikes and the horizontal ledge holding the welded iron points near the top.  Ahhh, I was able to secure a steady angle towards the dark and foreboding subject and took a shot, then moved to an adjacent wrung to complete the cha cha.  The brighter lights from the main street in the distance provided a nice secondary light source brightly illuminating the leaves of the nearby trees on that side of the building. 

Earlier in the evening I had stopped and gone inside the church by use of a side door to find a small gathering sitting in the pews as someone played piano. 

Before entering the church, I thought it wise to remove my Orioles cap I had been wearing and was pleased with my thinking ahead as I spotted a greeter gazing trepidatiously yet somewhat anxiously in my direction as I casually but intentionally closed the gap between us.  She was strategically located at a point between the side door I entered and the main entrance at a right angle to her. 

It was a cool Autumn day and I had prepared by wearing a quilted vest with lots of pockets I specifically picked out thinking it would be a splendid garment for photography outings. Over top of that (partially because of possible drizzle) was my lightweight black Oriole wind-breaker. 

Because of the long walkabout, I was not feeling any coldness and in fact had opened the front to try and regulate my body temperature as best I could without having to remove one of them completely. 

I always feel self-conscious taking off my hat around people when I know my hair is messed up because of sweating.  After approaching the church host, my first words were, "I guess I shouldn't have used the side door?" to which she replied, "Either door is fine".  I then revealed my true reason for being there by asking, "Is there a rest room around here?", hoping she would still not think that was the only reason I came in.  She quickly nodded, gestured, and instructed, "Right around the corner there", to which I smiled and proceeded in that direction.  When I came back around I could see she was hosting a small new group of folks and I exited by way of the main doors.  I actually would have liked to have stayed, got off my feet and listened to the pleasant piano being played but I wanted to search for more photo-ops before the sun was no longer available.

Cha cha, Nikon D600, PS-CS6, ACR, SPM, IrfanView, (composite image from a 2009 Renaissance Festival Lady photo)

Cheers,
Brian

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