Shadow Shot Sunday

It was such a beautiful morning Monday that I was able to snap some shadow shots while doing this story about a flagpole (see top photo) local veterans had installed in the Olde Derby Uptown Burial Ground in Derby, Ct. to honor veterans from centuries ago.

The veterans' groups place American flags on the graves of veterans throughout the area every Memorial Day weekend, but the problem is many of these centuries-old gravestones are illegible, and so it is unclear whether the person was a veteran or not.

The flagpole was placed there to honor all veterans interred at the site.

If you click on the link you'll see the headline on my story on the Web site is missing a letter - it should say "all" not "ll." I didn't do it!

This beautiful historic cemetery, situated on a sloping hill near the Naugatuck River, is said to be the oldest public cemetery in the United States.

See many more Shadow Shots at our awesome Aussie friend Tracy's blog, Hey Harriet.

Getting in the Halloween spirit

I ain't afraid of no ORBS


Not much.






Cemetery tour, anyone?

Creative photograph

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.