Peak Foliage in an Old Cemetery

[JohnL]

I have been driving past this cemetery for a couple years and had it in my mind to do some photo exploring when the foliage hit its peak this year. Here are four of my favorites from the session. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions on these.

Leaves and Cemetery Wall
http://flickr.com/photos/loomstone/2956653418/in/set-72157603404211943/

Wall, Leaves & Headstones
http://flickr.com/photos/loomstone/2938167306/in/set-72157603404211943/

Foliage Drapes the Cemetery Wall
http://flickr.com/photos/loomstone/2938167380/in/set-72157603404211943/

Fallen Leaves Gathered at the Wall
http://flickr.com/photos/loomstone/2937315737/in/set-72157603404211943/

Thanks,
JohnL

 

[grouseking]

I'm a sucker for fall colors, so I like them all,especially the first three.

The first one has great shadows, and color. What color we have this year!

I think the only one that doesn't dazzle me is the final one. It just isn't as bright as the others. But I still like you showing the piles of leaves. It reminds me of when I used to play in the leaves when I was a kid.

Hoping a beautiful fall leads to an even better winter...

grouseking

 

[rocket21]

I like the bright colors in the first three photos. The fourth doesn't compare to the other three in my opinion. Of the first three, I like the second the most, as it seems easier to the eyes in terms of objects in the foreground/background/shadows.

 

[the_swede]

They're all technically nice shots except I have trouble finding the subject. My eye isn't really drawn to anything particular and it sort of just wanders around the photograph.

If I were you, in #2 I would have crouched down in front of the nearest headstone and used that as an off-center subject while preserving the leading lines of the other headstones in the background.

IMO, the last one just needs some color correction. Desaturate the blue channel and shift the highlights towards yellow from blue and shift to red from cyan in the midtones.

 

[Rob S]

Of the first three, I like the second the most, as it seems easier to the eyes in terms of objects in the foreground/background/shadows.

I agree with this. That 2nd shot is awesome!

 

[Grayjay]

I think that for such a traditional subject, more untraditional angles could help, i.e., words on a grave stone, ect. The subject suggests mortality, so maybe a hint of horizon or endless sky. Otherwise, they are great.

 

[forestgnome]

Nice color! There is something about an old cemetary in autumn that is special.

 

[Grayjay]

Being from the Mass. 'burbs, I have always felt there is something very cathartic about the combination of manmade and natural. These shots capture that for me.