Topsy

Posted by Richard Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 2 December 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual.

I stumbled upon a lost gravestone in what I think was a pet cemetery, deep in a forest. The forest has surrounded this place in the last 70 years. I took this photograph some years back, but although I have searched the woods, I have never re-discovered the cemetery again.

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Comments (18)

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Interesting use of contrast!

2 Dec 2008 8:45am

k@ from Paris, France

A pic that forces to stop and THINK - love that... Have a nice day***

2 Dec 2008 8:56am

Florence from Paris, France

Nice contrasts on a scale of grey... great textures on the gravestone...

2 Dec 2008 11:44am

@Florence: It was shot using Kodak T-Max 35mm B&W film. Film still has a much better tonal range than digital in my opinion.

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

Interesting shot. Good contrast.

2 Dec 2008 11:45am

Cheryl from Texas, United States

I love old cemetary's. I wonder what happened to it??

2 Dec 2008 1:37pm

Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan

Quite mysterious...!

2 Dec 2008 1:38pm

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

LovelY B&W shot here Richard

2 Dec 2008 2:15pm

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

well now...mb you don't want to find it. Remember the Stepehen King book!

2 Dec 2008 3:18pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Oooo that has all the making of a novel, really, and already you have the cover...lol

2 Dec 2008 5:34pm

Rags from Plano, United States

Maybe the forest swallowed it up. Death is never a good thing.

2 Dec 2008 5:37pm

gbe from kansas city, United States

i really like this. the light on the leaves is wonderful.

2 Dec 2008 10:12pm

Bookfool from Vicksburg, United States

Oh, now, see . . . I would have just assumed someone had a really great nickname. A pet makes more sense. Lorraine is right -- there's a great story in that headstone. I agree with you about the tonal qualities of film vs. digital.

2 Dec 2008 10:37pm