Saturday, December 02, 2000

Frederickburg, Virginia's Masonic Cemetery gets a nice write up as one of the finer cemeteries in the state for history and beauty. The cemetery dates from 1784 with several burials from the 18th century.
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Friday, December 01, 2000

World Aids Day
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Thursday, November 30, 2000

Congrats to Phil Greenspun's photo.net on being named one of the top Photography web sites by U.S. News.
8:30 PM ::link::

View the world a little differently through the "Illusionary Realism" of Magda Francot. Her paintings explore the limits of her imagination and may push the boundaries of yours.
12:48 PM ::link::

What's the difference between the different infrared films? This thorough comparison of B/W infrared films should answer many of your questions. With several examples shot under differing conditions, this should help you choose the film that will give the effect that you're after. My own preference is for the stronger effect given by Kodak's HIE. I'll tolerate the somewhat excessive graininess and high contrast to get the unique glow that lack of an anti-halation layer gives this film.
10:00 AM ::link::

Article on overcoming the technical problems encountered when digitally combining color and infrared images. It sounds to me as if a great deal of trouble could have been saved by simply switching lenses between the two camera bodies. The results, shown in a linked gallery page, are fascinating enough to get me thinking about prowling the camera and pawn shops for another older manual camera body.
9:41 AM ::link::

More information overload if you are in the market for a digital camera with this review of 3 megapixel cameras.
8:57 AM ::link::

Wednesday, November 29, 2000

Nice things to come home to. :)

Packages from Amazon.com are a sure sign that the holiday season is near. One filled with presents for nieces, nephews and other family members and another from the great Weblogger Gift Exchange. Now, do I be as patient as Ariel or rip into it in a frenzy like Maggie? I compromised by reading the shipping label but will do my best to allow the beautiful gift wrap to remain undisturbed... for maybe a week or so. ;)

Thank you, Harlan and thank you, Bry for setting the whole thing up.
8:30 PM ::link::

A gravestone ornament is returned after 43 years of being used as a doorstop. Virginia City, Nevada's Comstock cemeteries are seeing a number of items return after the thieves get a guilty conscience. Let's hope this is the start of a trend.
12:25 PM ::link::

Can your rating on Am I Hot or Not make a difference in your paycheck? There may be an "ugly penalty" of up to 15 per cent according to this survey.
11:49 AM ::link::

One gift that you should give this year won't cost you a penny but may be the most important gift of all.
10:31 AM ::link::

Not a Kodak moment... This quarter saw Eastman Kodak Co.'s U.S. market share slip, with rival Fuji picking up the slack.
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Katie Karrick, the "Cemetery Lady", has organized the Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society to preserve historic graves threatened by abandonment, weathering and commercial development. Their biggest task will be increasing public education and awareness. Good luck to you and your group, Katie. :-)
9:50 AM ::link::

Yet another proponent of making the film to digital switch. It's tempting to add a digital camera to the Christmas wish list, especially if I can find one without an IR blocking filter. Infrared images without the hassles of infrared film...yeah. :) The lack of space, money and time for setting up a darkroom has been nagging me lately. Would going digital be the answer? Or is mastery of the technology of film still an important stepping stone on the road to creating images?
9:28 AM ::link::

Is the man who uncovered gross mismanagement and fraud at a Florida cemetery taking things too far?
9:11 AM ::link::

Thanks and hugs, Kaycee.:)
I hope that your Christmas card tree fills your room with holiday cheer.
8:54 AM ::link::

George Lucas predicts the end of film photography. I can see his points about reduced costs and rapidly improving technical capabilities. I'd also go along with the notion that the world is a forever changing place. After all, how many people are still producing images on glass plates with wet emulsion? The change to digital won't be an immediate one but will take place more rapidly than we may think.
8:39 AM ::link::

Tuesday, November 28, 2000

Sandra Russell Clark produced some great infrared images of New Orleans cemeteries.
2:45 PM ::link::

This is certainly something different in cemetery photography. Not much use for admiring the artwork of the tombstones but Kite Aerial Photography may be a help in showing the layout of a large open cmetery.
2:08 PM ::link::

The Association for Gravestone Studies will be holding their 24th Annual Conference in Newton, MA from June 21st through the 24th, 2001.
1:26 PM ::link::

Like the infrared look but not sure that you want to go through all the attendant hassles?

You can learn how to use Photoshop to get a black and white IR simulation from a color original.

You'll get an approximation of the look but nothing beats the real deal. Be brave, go for it! If I can muddle through it, anyone can.
12:32 PM ::link::

25 Photographic Truths - start your day with a smile. ;-)
9:35 AM ::link::

Monday, November 27, 2000

Limerick for a Taphophile

There once was a lady, a taphophile,
and 'round cemeteries she'd hang awhile
Where others had RIP'd
among gravestone and crypt,
she would study and ponder and smile.

The dead folks, they didn't deter her,
nay rather, it seemed that they spurred her,
Erasing their mystery
Preserving their history
This passion continues to lure her.

Written by Glenn Clover for Morbida Tombstone.
used with permission
5:24 PM ::link::

If you are intrigued by the infrared look and want to try your hand at it, the Spearmint Guide to Infrared will be a big help in understanding this unusual film. If you do give it a go, let me know how the shots turned out.
3:45 PM ::link::

Enjoy the infrared Graveyard Galleries of Jeffrey Holbrook. This is the widest selection of infrared cemetery images that I have seen yet. The film gives such a dreamlike and otherworldly appearance to a cemetery. It's like the two were made for each other. I'm looking forward to my next adventure with it.
3:13 PM ::link::

The Friends of Mount Hope have been working for 20 years to restore this spectacular Victorian cemetery. Projects have included simple maintenance, such as painting of the poles lining the drives, and more ambitious undertakings (pardon the pun) including restoration of the 1874 High Victorian Gothic gatehouse.
1:32 PM ::link::

This article discusses the history of the art to be found in Forest Hills cemetery in Roxbury, MA. It's a thorough exploration of the history of the cemetery itself, as well as an overview of the various periods which affected the styles of funeral art in the 19th century.
1:09 PM ::link::

Cemetery as Art/Architecture - The designs of Carlo Scarpa at the Brion Cemetery in San Vito, Italy.
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Sunday, November 26, 2000

Photo.net is churning 'em out this weekend. New article on Exterior Architectural Photography that has some tips on composition and perspective that may be of interest to many cemetery photographers.
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Roadside memorials are gathered in a collection of photographs by Bill Sampson.
2:20 PM ::link::

St. Michael's Cemetery in Springfield, MA will be adding a new mausoleum and chapel next year. As much as I understand the economics and space limitations of modern cemeteries, it saddens me to see a move to these larger structures and a departure from individual markers. There is something special in a gravestone that can reflect the aspects of the life it memorializes, some passing on of the unique wonder that was that person.
2:01 PM ::link::

There's a new short article on Street Photography at Phil Greenspun's photo.net. The article offers some technical suggestions for tackling this type of subject but little in the way of what makes it come alive.

More interesting to me was a link from that article to the works of Walker Evans, a master of the candid shot.

Leaving aside the mysteries and the inequities of human talent, brains, taste, and reputations, the matter of art in photography may come down to this: it is the capture and projection of the delights of seeing; it is the defining of observation full and felt.

Walker Evans, 1969

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