It feels a bit strange to look at winter photos in Summer, doesn't it? Nevertheless, I have been thinking to post this photo for a while now. It was taken at Spring Grove, a very beautiful historic cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio, in February of 2006. Justin invited me and his old friend Jerry (who has recently published his first gorgeous photography book - Nature Rediscovered) to go on a photo safari. I don't remember whether we planned to take pictures if it snowed, or if it just happened that way. I remember that it was quite freezing.
We visited the Spring Grove Cemetery a couple of times after that. Like a cultivated park or garden, it is truly beautiful in every season. And while it seemed very unusual to me at first to see people leisurely strolling or even jogging at a cemetery, I understand why they felt inclined to do it at Spring Grove.
I took this photo with my little automatic camera - just a snap shot, really. But I've always loved it.
Because it's beautiful. Just the right angle. Most would simply click and shoot from the front. I love the little bit of sun peeping through.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Glenda! I think you are right - it is the angle, plus the weather, and the addition of trees which gives another layer to the photo. It's the spirit of the moment.
DeleteI love it too. Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Elsie!
DeleteBeautiful! I like to see winter pictures on a hot summer day -
ReplyDeleteAnd I like cemeteries, often walk there...
When I invited my Mom for a walk at Spring Grove, she refused to go - it's unusual for Russians in general to go walking at cemeteries. There might be exceptions with some old cemeteries in Moscow or St Petersburg where a lot of famous people were buried - writers, musicians... I've only been to a couple of such cemeteries many years ago.
DeleteLovely shot! I can see why it stuck in your mind. The snow is just the icing on the cake! XO JJ
ReplyDeleteFor a few years, I took pictures like mad - there are thousands of them on our archives. But some of them like milestones, stuck in my mind as you say. :)
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