Cemetery

Poor Cecile

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography
She was given a nice headstone complete with a bas-relief image that hints that Cecile was probably a young girl rather than a woman. But you are not going to learn anything else about Cecile from this stone. She has a headstone. But who was she? Did she have a last name? If she was a young girl, how old was she? When did she die? Who knows? She is but an enigma and has been for many years. Poor Cecile indeed.
I like to wander through cemeteries and look at old gravestones. I have seen stones of all types. Simple ones. Fancy ones. Crude, handmade ones with mis-spellings. But I have never seen another headstone as terse and with less information than Cecile’s.

A Place To Wait

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

Whether you are waiting for your spouse, a friend, or even just waiting for Godot, there must be better places to do it than this mold-covered bench which sits at the entrance to an old, unused, cemetery. The cemetery’s last burial was over 80 years ago in 1942. Interestingly, the bench is somewhat recent, built when someone set upon a never-finished project to place a white wooden cross on each of the old graves.

No Artificial Flowers

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

Hello to all, it’s good to be back on Monochromia as a main contributor. After taking some time to attend to other obligations which reduced my ability to spend as much time as I wanted enjoying photography, I’m getting out more often again. For those who haven’t seen my work, much of it is from northern Minnesota and the shore of Lake Superior. However, I do travel outside my home in Duluth and always have my cameras at the ready.

This image is from a night when I was attempting to photograph the northern lights. I found this dark location by a cemetery which became my focus while waiting for the sky to cooperate.

Fujifilm GFX 100s, Fuji GF 30mm 3.5.

Little Harold Sanders

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

“Good bye Mama! Good bye Papa!
Jesus is calling and I must go.
Come to me as soon as you  can
For we do love each other so.”
– inscription on base of statue
It was a very hot (100+º F) day, and I was driving around with the air conditioning blasting, looking for some photo possibilities. I came upon a cemetery I had not visited before and drove in. It was rather desultory and not very interesting. But on my way to the gate, I came upon young Sanders. I lowered the passenger window and grabbed this image without even leaving my air-conditioned car (lazy, but comfortable).

Providing A Boost Up

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

 

It is an old family cemetery that dates back to the mid-1800s with its last burial in 1942. Years ago someone tried to mark the graves with white crosses, a gallant effort, but ultimately in vain. Today the forlorn old crosses sit haphazard among overgrown bushes, weeds and gloomy Spanish moss.

And while this old graveyard has a woeful and melancholy feel, it has its light-hearted touches. This ladder leaning against the tree, so handy to a number of graves, seems to be ready to help these souls start their climbs to their own personal Elysian Fields. Who doesn’t need a boost up; one last bit of help?