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Friday, February 4, 2011

Foto Friday: SOOC (straight out of the camera)

This week's suggested theme over at the Household 6 Diva is a photo you've taken that comes straight out of your camera (which means no editing has been done).  I had a couple of photos this week that actually didn't require much tweaking (yay for figuring out correct exposure!), so I decided to go with this one:


I know it may seem like an unusual choice, but I was really taken with the unique carving of this beautiful headstone. The inscription reads: "The Grave of/ELISABETH MOSS/who died on the 2nd of/December A.D. 1834/aged 70 years." There are a handful of other headstones in this cemetery carved by the same hand--I can't help but wonder what influenced his distinctive style. The headstone is located in Robinson Run Cemetery in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which is about 10 minutes from where I grew up (it's also where my grandmother was buried this Wednesday).

Click below to check out the rest of the photos; have a great weekend everyone!
(GO STEELERS!!!!)

Household6Diva FotoFriday

15 comments:

Eschelle Westwood Mumfection said...

That is pretty amazing !! I once stumbled upon an old coal mining graveyard that was off the side of a highway in a completely overgrown hill. Some really amazing sites there.

Melissa said...

That is a great photo - beautifully captured.

deb duty said...

This is a great photo! I love visiting old cemetaries.

Anonymous said...

I love old graveyards! The Squid is on funeral detail and we go with him all over the area. My favorite is an old greek cemetary. It was so beautiful. This picture is amazing!

Unknown said...

Not odd at all. I love cemeteries! A lot!! :)

Anonymous said...

Hi L - thanks for visiting my blog and commenting. Aren't cemeteries somewhat peaceful, and they make for very interesting photos. Nice shot!

Mrs. H said...

Always a story to be told at cemeteries. Way to capture one. Great SOCC.

Bird's Eye View Photography said...

I love cemeteries-- they have some very beautiful things to photograph- this is certainly one of them!

Veronica Lee said...

Awesome capture, L.! There's something about cemetries that's quite compelling.

Happy Saturday!

Anonymous said...

Very unique and interesting!

Gina Kleinworth said...

What a great SOOC shot. There are tons of old graveyards here around us that are full of those old & very interesting headstones. Always captures my interest.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kim said...

I think old headstones are fascinating. I am glad to see someone else intrigued by them.

Rosie Nixon Fluerty said...

That's brillant - I'm glad I've met someone who loves to walk around old cemetaries. Me and my hubby do it all of the time and wonder what the person was like behind the name.

Thanks for visiting my blog on Friday - as you can see I am late in getting to reply.

Rosie

Anonymous said...

I love this SOOC. Looks great.

kitten said...

beautiful shot, it almost looks unreal.

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