Respect the dead...

[bighitboy]

snapped this as i walked down the street. the flowers grabbed me! Do you consider this dis- respectful? i havnt cropped it, i dont know where to cut the grass, it adds flavor

[PuckJunkey]

No, I don't think it is in this context. I mean, if it were some well-known person in the community and you made the image to profit from it, that might be construed as unethical by some people... but not here.

I would say compose the image without the chain next time, or use a wider angle and get more of it into the picture.

[bighitboy]

i do have 1 i took with out the chain it doesnt look near as good though the roses seem so grey, like death itself

[swampy]

Looks nice, ofcourse the chain is definitly in the way... but.. looks pretty nice as picture.

And yes only if you have commercial gain of the picture it would be unethical.

[CB Photo]

snapped this as i walked down the street. the flowers grabbed me! Do you consider this dis- respectful? i havnt cropped it, i dont know where to cut the grass, it adds flavor

I see no problem with people taking pictures of graves.

This shot may be a little flat, understood it is difficult to make winter grass look green...???...it may be better in B&W.

I like the chain

[Spike]

Not at all disrespectful.

As far as where to crop, I feel the righthand side of the photo adds nothing. I'd crop this into a portrait format, filling the frame with your subject (flowers and grave). I like the chain in the foreground.

Spike

snapped this as i walked down the street. the flowers grabbed me! Do you consider this dis- respectful? i havnt cropped it, i dont know where to cut the grass, it adds flavor

[bighitboy]

I loved the chain, adds that extra punch for it. the other pic with out it isnt near as close. it makes the picture