Spooky Time in my neighborhood

Spooky Time in my neighborhood · 10:42 AM

Taken this morning, and I am getting into the mood for the holiday. Happy Halloween to all.

JamesD · 10-29-2007, 10:54 AM

Good stuff, Joel. Happy Hallowe'en.

joelw135 · 10-29-2007, 11:51 AM

Originally posted by JamesD

Good stuff, Joel. Happy Hallowe'en.

Thank you James, I should make a series of all the old graveyards that are hidden all over this area. Some of the graves in this cometary date to the early 1700s. I wanted to take photos of those real old ones but the ground was just too soft.

Joel

JamesD · 10-29-2007, 12:07 PM

Sound like a great project. I'm sort of stymied right now for some projects but I'll leave the cemetaries to you. However, I'd be interested in taking a look.

All the best.

joelw135 · 10-29-2007, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by JamesD

Sound like a great project. I'm sort of stymied right now for some projects but I'll leave the cemetaries to you. However, I'd be interested in taking a look.

All the best.

I don't mind taking the photographs, but I can't see me doing the stone rubbing's that I see people doing. Tomorrow I might take a ride a few miles down the road to Rockingham which is George Washington's headquarters and see if I can get some more shots in. Maybe do them in Sepia.

roentarre · 10-29-2007, 03:39 PM

The whole concept is good using the tombstone to bring out the theme. B&W conversion did well for the mood.

However, the tombstones suffered a little low contrast comparing to the rest of the photo and the carvings on the stone are not that clear to see. Otherwise, it would be an even better image. I could be wrong but just my 2 cents

joelw135 · 10-30-2007, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by roentarre

The whole concept is good using the tombstone to bring out the theme. B&W conversion did well for the mood.

However, the tombstones suffered a little low contrast comparing to the rest of the photo and the carvings on the stone are not that clear to see. Otherwise, it would be an even better image. I could be wrong but just my 2 cents

The writing was enhanced because it was very hard to see as the stones are very well weathered. I used Local Contrast enhancement to bring up the contrast, but that is about as good as I was able to get it. I have another photo below that the stones were so worn you can barely see the writing with the naked eye.

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10-29-2007, 10:54 AM	#2
JamesD Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 536	Good stuff, Joel. Happy Hallowe'en.

10-29-2007, 11:51 AM	#3
joelw135 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kendall Park, NJ Photos: Gallery Posts: 143 Original Poster	Originally posted by JamesD Good stuff, Joel. Happy Hallowe'en. Thank you James, I should make a series of all the old graveyards that are hidden all over this area. Some of the graves in this cometary date to the early 1700s. I wanted to take photos of those real old ones but the ground was just too soft. Joel

10-29-2007, 12:07 PM	#4
JamesD Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 536	Sound like a great project. I'm sort of stymied right now for some projects but I'll leave the cemetaries to you. However, I'd be interested in taking a look. All the best.

10-29-2007, 12:13 PM	#5
joelw135 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kendall Park, NJ Photos: Gallery Posts: 143 Original Poster	Originally posted by JamesD Sound like a great project. I'm sort of stymied right now for some projects but I'll leave the cemetaries to you. However, I'd be interested in taking a look. All the best. I don't mind taking the photographs, but I can't see me doing the stone rubbing's that I see people doing. Tomorrow I might take a ride a few miles down the road to Rockingham which is George Washington's headquarters and see if I can get some more shots in. Maybe do them in Sepia.

10-29-2007, 03:39 PM	#6
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	The whole concept is good using the tombstone to bring out the theme. B&W conversion did well for the mood. However, the tombstones suffered a little low contrast comparing to the rest of the photo and the carvings on the stone are not that clear to see. Otherwise, it would be an even better image. I could be wrong but just my 2 cents

10-30-2007, 11:28 AM	#7
joelw135 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kendall Park, NJ Photos: Gallery Posts: 143 Original Poster	Originally posted by roentarre The whole concept is good using the tombstone to bring out the theme. B&W conversion did well for the mood. However, the tombstones suffered a little low contrast comparing to the rest of the photo and the carvings on the stone are not that clear to see. Otherwise, it would be an even better image. I could be wrong but just my 2 cents The writing was enhanced because it was very hard to see as the stones are very well weathered. I used Local Contrast enhancement to bring up the contrast, but that is about as good as I was able to get it. I have another photo below that the stones were so worn you can barely see the writing with the naked eye.

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