the world through a photographer’s eyes…
New project?
So one of the Flickr groups is focused around war memorials and remembrance… so it got me to thinking about my cemetery walk yesterday and all the headstones for veterans that are there. Wondering if it’d be worth my while to go and individually shoot them all for posterity sake. I guess if it helps one person identify or find someone, it’d be worth it. Wouldn’t it?
Maybe I’ll call around and see if the local veterans society/groups have anything already in place.
Tags: cemetery, grave, headstone, tombstone, veterans, war dead, world war i, world war ii
St. Joachim Catholic Cemetery
Visited the St. Joachim Catholic Cemetery in town during lunch… it may sound odd but I really enjoyed this photo walk. I only hit about half the cemetery but I really like the TTV stuff for this.
I know some people think visiting cemeteries for the purpose of a photo shoot is crass and wrong. I don’t. The way I see it, and taking into account some of the tombstones I saw, I’m paying more attention and respect than has been paid since who knows when. I also find it keeps me grounded, makes me think, question my mortality and what I’ve done and where I’m going…
Tags: cemetery, duaflex, duaflex i, graveyard, kodak, st. joachim catholic cemetery, through the viewfinder, tombstone, ttv
Lunchtime walk downtown…
Took a walk downtown today at lunch… here’s some of the shots, I took 159 so I’ll be uploading a few a day so as to prevent overload. Some are HDR, and the rest are pretty much out of the camera with some minor adjustments. Check em out by clicking the links below!
1. Downtown Office Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (HDR), 2. Chancery Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (HDR), 3. Chancery Hall, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (HDR), 4. Canada Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (HDR), 5. Inside the hole…, 6. Back door, 7. Wall painting, 8. The Lodge Hotel (Brighton Block), 9. Sign brace, 10. Breakfast, Lunch & Sandwiches… to go!, 11. Jasper House Hotel/Empress Hotel/Hub Hotel (HDR), 12. Parking Meter (HDR), 13. Abandoned Mechanic’s Garage (HDR), 14. Locked and peeling (HDR), 15. Ross Plumbing & Heating Co.
Edmonton Municipal & St. Joachim’s Cemeteries…
Headed out at lunch yesterday to the Edmonton Municipal Cemetery to snap a few shots… didn’t realize it was actually a couple of cemeteries, and that we had a WWI War Memorial there… turned out well though, took about 75 shots and ended up posting 22. Couple samples below, you can view the entire set on flickr.
Recent Flickr uploads
