peaceful hands

[villenadecorte]

Kelly- I'm just messing with ya!

No no no no no! It's just a thread someone posted here once where people put different backgrounds behind a scene, and some of them were really funny. When Chunk wondered about putting a tornado in the background, it reminded me.

[villenadecorte]

Gary and PT... thank you both for your input.
Been wanting to do a cemetary series.. there are some really great old ones out here and ... not to be too creepy... they are all ones where I have relatives buried so I wouldnt feel to weird about going in and shooting a cemetary. My mother's been on my case about going to visit the cemetaries where my father's parents are buried (as I never met them), and such, and constantly going to visit my greatgrandmother... where the hands were shot.
Here are a couple more from that day..

[jar_e]

Rebekah,

The kid on the tombstone is very moving and powerful. Subject matter is very strong, and seems like a shot I'd see in National Geographic or a news report.

Very touching,

Jared

[villenadecorte]

Jared thanks. Not to ruin the "magic" of the shot.. but thats one of my clan I have three boys.
My greatgram passed when I was 7... and I wish they could have known her. She was awesome... so I make them come along with me when I visit, and I tell them stories about her. (thats the stone we're on in that shot).

[jar_e]

Jared thanks. Not to ruin the "magic" of the shot.. but thats one of my clan I have three boys.
My greatgram passed when I was 7... and I wish they could have known her. She was awesome... so I make them come along with me when I visit, and I tell them stories about her. (thats the stone we're on in that shot).

Adds to it IMO. Having the great-grandson standing on his great-grandma's tombstone, very moving.

[gahspidy]

Villena, I too think the great grandson on the great grandma tombstone shot is a great one. Great shot ( I could use a thesaurus, heh Chunk)?

[Chunk]

Villena, I too think the great grandson on the great grandma tombstone shot is a great one. Great shot ( I could use a thesaurus, heh Chunk)?

I thought your choice of words was just....er.....fine.


( was the Thesaurus one of the meat eating dinosours?)

[Tuna]

Rebekah, I agree that your initial shot is nice and full of greater potential. I also agree that the shot of the young man is a very nicely captured moment.

Tuna

[villenadecorte]

Rebekah, I agree that your initial shot is nice and full of greater potential. I also agree that the shot of the young man is a very nicely captured moment.

Tuna

Tuna,
Thanks for looking and your comments... always great (theres that word again) to hear from you!

Rebekah

[villenadecorte]

Gary and DZ-
Thanks guys for looking and commenting- always good to have your feedback!

-Rebekah

[paulnj]

Rebekah,

Sorry but I find an image of ANYONE on a grave stone/ plaque to be disrespectful to the grave owner. GREAT IMAGE none the less.

I am in no way saying your son doesn't have the right to stand there though, or that your son or you are disrespecting your great grandmother.

OH BTW.... HAPPY MOMMY's DAY ;)

[villenadecorte]

Rebekah,

Sorry but I find an image of ANYONE on a grave stone/ plaque to be disrespectful to the grave owner. GREAT IMAGE none the less.

I am in no way saying your son doesn't have the right to stand there though, or that your son or you are disrespecting your great grandmother.

OH BTW.... HAPPY MOMMY's DAY ;)

Paul- I couldnt agree with you more, that's why I dont let the kids stand on anyone elses grave/marker.
This however being my great-grandmothers grave, I feel brings a little closeness to them.
Its a place I'd go and sit to think about my Gram many times after she passed. And, sitting atop her grave and thinking out loud to her stone or whatnot usually always made me feel pretty good, like I had some sort of moment with my gram.