I know what you mean about wanting a tombstone like one of these. I've always said I want to be cremated rather than buried when I die, but during my one-and-a-half-day trek across the Melatenfriedhof, I occasionally found myself thinking there might be something to be said for being buried, after all.
Of course, there were also some spectacularly ugly graves there, as well as quite a few beautiful graves which were sadly spoiled by the tacky lanterns and flowers descendants had put on them. However, the majority of the graves/stones/tombs/mausoleums were quite pretty, if a little over the top at times.
I have taken shots of tombstones, but not sculptures. I will always have Closer in mind, and will not get past that and shoot it. I iike second one best. The third one is a great photograph, which I hope you revisit when you do layers. I would not mind emailing the pic back and forth to do learning.
I am sure your mother has told you, beware of flirty old men: they are up to no good, but a good greater than young ones :D
Flirtatious old men? Of course I beware of those. I'm well aware they're not to be trusted. What do you take me for, laodaye? :-)
That Joy Division album cover has really made an impression on you, hasn't it? I like it, too, but I don't let my love for it get in the way of getting a good shot when I'm at a graveyard. I find it's perfectly possible to take photos of cemetery sculptures without being reminded of Closer all the time. Particularly since tombs like the one in the cover photo are rare.
I agree that the third photo needs some work. It's a good picture, but I think more could be made of it. I just don't know how. What would you suggest? Any specific things you'd like to change about it? I'll definitely have another go at it when I've figured out how to work with layers. Who knows, we could even use the image as a practice photo on ps_grasshopper at some point...
Oh, I did not mean that the third pic needs some work... it is fine as it is. Some photographs, as some songs, can be effective with different mixes, and that is what I was thinking: it can serve more than just one mood.
Ah yes, that word... good that you used it. *grin* A good laodaye does not take things for granted :D
Well, I do have some thresholds... some internal, and some external. That cover, the Low-life cover, Rodin/Claudele, Weston, Citizen Kane, blue-period picasso, post-punk, etc. have collided to set some threshold that I like and make a starting point. I do not have to shoot Closer's tomb, you are right about that too, with regards to cemeteries, but I do have to find an equivalent to get started. It is a bit of an abstraction v. a replica. When I shoot some pics, these things pop up in my mind, or people do... I have taken many pics with my father in them.
Oh, I do think it needs some work, but I also think I know what you mean. By the time I've mastered layers, I'll be able to create different versions of it -- negative, coloured purple, that sort of thing. Completely different versions.
Let me get this straight -- when you say "threshold", you mean starting-point? It would take something like the Closer tomb to get you to start taking photos of tombs? Funny. I'm exactly the other way around. I might refrain from photographing a Closer-like tomb because I knew I could never take as good a photo of it as the Joy Division one -- because I'd subconsciously compare my version with the famous one and find it wanting. As long as I stick to less elaborate, less famous tombs, though, I should be OK. :-)
What do you mean by, "I have taken many pics with my father in them"? I don't mean to pry, but I'm kind of curious...
Isn't it just? I desperately wanted to take a close-up of her hands, as well, but for some reason, I couldn't find a proper frame for them, nor the right depth of field. Pity...
Wow, five exclamation marks in three lines! I'm blushing now...
Thanks for the compliment, Kelly. You'll allow me to return it, won't you? I really enjoy your journal (and your new community!), as well, and I'm intrigued by the music you post, which I really enjoy checking out. Also, I love that icon of yours. Very pretty.
Oh yeah, people who frequent cemeteries and take pictures of feet must have a few screws loose -- I quite agree. I also agree that an eye must be kept on them -- two eyes, as often as they can be spared. After all, who knows what harm these people might do to society if allowed to continue their wicked ways? Before you know it they'll be taking pictures of real people's feet, and we can't have that happening... :-)
Most of the sculptures at the Melatenfriedhof were classical-style. There were quite a few modern-looking graves, and some startlingly modern, abstract, stainless steel sculptures which looked really out of place amongst all the classical stuff, but the majority was like the pictures above, albeit often less photogenic. I have a few pictures of modern-looking Melaten sculptures somewhere, but I haven't scanned those yet; it may take me a while to get around to it. One of them is quite sweet.
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I want a tombstone like one of these someday...
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I know what you mean about wanting a tombstone like one of these. I've always said I want to be cremated rather than buried when I die, but during my one-and-a-half-day trek across the Melatenfriedhof, I occasionally found myself thinking there might be something to be said for being buried, after all.
Of course, there were also some spectacularly ugly graves there, as well as quite a few beautiful graves which were sadly spoiled by the tacky lanterns and flowers descendants had put on them. However, the majority of the graves/stones/tombs/mausoleums were quite pretty, if a little over the top at times.
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I am sure your mother has told you, beware of flirty old men: they are up to no good, but a good greater than young ones :D
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That Joy Division album cover has really made an impression on you, hasn't it? I like it, too, but I don't let my love for it get in the way of getting a good shot when I'm at a graveyard. I find it's perfectly possible to take photos of cemetery sculptures without being reminded of Closer all the time. Particularly since tombs like the one in the cover photo are rare.
I agree that the third photo needs some work. It's a good picture, but I think more could be made of it. I just don't know how. What would you suggest? Any specific things you'd like to change about it? I'll definitely have another go at it when I've figured out how to work with layers. Who knows, we could even use the image as a practice photo on ps_grasshopper at some point...
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Ah yes, that word... good that you used it. *grin* A good laodaye does not take things for granted :D
Well, I do have some thresholds... some internal, and some external. That cover, the Low-life cover, Rodin/Claudele, Weston, Citizen Kane, blue-period picasso, post-punk, etc. have collided to set some threshold that I like and make a starting point. I do not have to shoot Closer's tomb, you are right about that too, with regards to cemeteries, but I do have to find an equivalent to get started. It is a bit of an abstraction v. a replica. When I shoot some pics, these things pop up in my mind, or people do... I have taken many pics with my father in them.
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Let me get this straight -- when you say "threshold", you mean starting-point? It would take something like the Closer tomb to get you to start taking photos of tombs? Funny. I'm exactly the other way around. I might refrain from photographing a Closer-like tomb because I knew I could never take as good a photo of it as the Joy Division one -- because I'd subconsciously compare my version with the famous one and find it wanting. As long as I stick to less elaborate, less famous tombs, though, I should be OK. :-)
What do you mean by, "I have taken many pics with my father in them"? I don't mean to pry, but I'm kind of curious...
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Thanks for the compliment, Kelly. You'll allow me to return it, won't you? I really enjoy your journal (and your new community!), as well, and I'm intrigued by the music you post, which I really enjoy checking out. Also, I love that icon of yours. Very pretty.
I'm thinking about what to post to bestshot...
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hmm, somebody should beware: what kind of person frequents cementeries & takes pictures of feet?
^_^ wonderful. i'm wondering whether all the sculptures where classical-style?
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Most of the sculptures at the Melatenfriedhof were classical-style. There were quite a few modern-looking graves, and some startlingly modern, abstract, stainless steel sculptures which looked really out of place amongst all the classical stuff, but the majority was like the pictures above, albeit often less photogenic. I have a few pictures of modern-looking Melaten sculptures somewhere, but I haven't scanned those yet; it may take me a while to get around to it. One of them is quite sweet.
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