Saturday, February 4, 2012

Day 35. February 4.




Day Thirty Five. February 4. "Oakwood Cemetery". I had breakfast with a friend of mine named Dale Flatt. We ate at a Denny's that was just a few short blocks from the oldest city owned cemetery in Austin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakwood_Cemetery_(Austin) This morning I was sharing a table with Dale because of his connection to this and all the other cemeteries in and around Austin. Dale is the founder of "Save Austin's Cemeteries" http://www.sachome.org/contact/contact.html . This group's purpose is to save, research and document all of the cemeteries in the Austin area. Dale has been suggesting to me, that I come take some pictures of the many interesting older graveyards. So I finally accepted the challenge. I posted four pictures today. No single picture captured what I was feeling. I was trying to find a way to photograph something as fleeting and ephemeral as a feeling, a mood. Should I shoot wide? Tight? Low? High? I was overwhelmed this morning. Shots seemed everywhere; then, as I framed the shot in the view finder, they would disappear in to the gray morning light. I was Captain Ahab with a camera instead of a harpoon and this cemetery may become my white whale. I have to figure out how to shoot it. Canon Rebel XTI. Lenses used Canon 18-55mm, 28-135mm, 75-300mm.

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