Poor Georges. Is he trying to get out of there, or is he just pulling the cover down to get some peace and quiet?
I snapped this in February 2004 in Paris while strolling through what Wikipedia calls the most-visited cemetery in the world, Pere-Lachaise.
Many famous people are buried there, including Frederic Chopin, Eugene Delacroix, Isadora Duncan, Marcel Marceau, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, and Jim Morrison.
We visited Morrison's gravesite, which had a security guard stationed at it, but I found Georges' tombstone much more interesting!
What do you think?
This is my entry into Roger's Creative Photography contest #4. Visit Roger at Idaho Photo and join the fun! There are so many beautiful entries to look at and enjoy.
17 comments:
Cool entry Patti and very unique looking statue, thank you for your submission!
You're welcome, Roger!
That is a unique statue! I just adore statues. :)
What an amazing statue! Instantly I thought of Oscar the Groiuch from Sesame Street! But this guy looks far more well-mannered!
Very interesting tombstone!!! I think he's trying to get in and away :P
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I reckon he's saying "get those F$%^ing cameras away from my place! Can't the dead have a not of privacy?!"
Very creative image :-)
cheers
dale
great capture. good luck in the contest.
Yes interesting statue and great shot! Thanks for the comment.
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Isn't this place a BLAST ? I haven't been here in ages. I'm not spooked by cemeteries too start because I'm a hobby genealogists. And a lot of times, you find great info on old graves.
That is just one incredible grave !
See you ;)
Now that is one very interesting looking tombstone! Someone had a great sense of humor!
Even when I looked at the photo full size I couldn't see what Georges was holding in his right hand? Do you know?
It's quite a unique tombstone.
Wow, I'd LOVE to be able to say I snapped ANYTHING in Paris! :D
Great shot, fun statue, great memories I bet. TFS!!!!
Be blessed!
I love cemeteries and I love statues!
Have always wanted to visit Jim.
This shot is wonderful. I enjoy when you can stare at a photo for a long time and just wonder - this shot does that.
great work patti
Now that is unique....
good luck ...
OMGosh, I love this. It is history, spiritual and funny. Great work.
Hi, Patti! Glad you liked my photo. Here's what I told Rhonda! :D
Hi! :) You asked how I did my photo for Roger's contest. :) It's pretty easy; you select the item you want to stay colored, then hit SELECT>INVERSE. Then, hit ENHANCE>REMOVE COLOR. It SHOULD take the color out of the surrounding area. :D Then, hit SELECT>INVERSE again, to go back and adjust levels or whatever you want on your COLORED part. :)
I've actually done it with a rose as I was writing it out, so I'll be putting it on my photo blog in a bit. It's fun to do!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. :D Have a wonderful day!!!!
This is awesome! I'm thinking he wants some peace!
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