Hallowed Ground

Great, great grandparents, Charles & Diana Winfield, Fritwell, Oxford, England

Your tombstone stands among the rest; neglected and alone.

The name and date were chiselled out on polished marbled stone.

It reaches out to all who care; it is too late to mourn.

You did not know that I exist; you died before I was born.

Yet each of us are cells of you in flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.
Dear ancestor, the place you filled so many years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left who would have loved you so.
I wonder as you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you.
Author Unknown

Apparition

When going through my camera manual I spotted 'Multiple Exposure' so I tried to use it in this photo. I thought black and white might help the look. If you look carefully you'll see the "apparition" (me facing away) standing in the shot.

Carl's First

Metallic Decay

Through Branches

View from the Grave

Black Petals

Crystal's challenge

Sam's first challenge

I decided to go with a black and white theme. I felt it created a different mood and atmosphere. These were taken at a graveyard just out of Paeroa heading towards the Karangahake Gorge.

Nigel's 1st Challenge

Back-lit Crosses

Back-lit Crosses 2

Angel Face

Compressed Headstones

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