Cemeteries - An Open Thread

[justpix]

Hi, as I said, cemeteries are places of art and deep emotions. Grief is expressed in many different forms, all trying to cope with incomprensible losses... ---

High in the mountains, in Wergenstein/Switzerland:

 

[sirch]

It feels a bit strange clicking "like" on that photo given the subject but it is a strong image and makes a change from the usual dark, grainy cemetery photo

 

[rick448]

DSCF2525 by rick phillips, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

It feels a bit strange clicking "like" on that photo given the subject but it is a strong image and makes a change from the usual dark, grainy cemetery photo

Hi, I see your point. - "Like" can also mean "I appreciate" in certain contexts ... ---

 

[Mr Perceptive]

IR converted camera


150609 Hartlepool Old Cemetry sm by David Yeoman, on Flickr

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

St Giles and St Nicholas churchyard, Sidmouth...

 

[popcorn]

First burial here was in 1857, and closed around a century later, with upwards of 10,000 graves.


Tree stone by Chris Gash, on Flickr


Headstones 1 by Chris Gash, on Flickr


Emma's stone by Chris Gash, on Flickr


Headstones 2 by Chris Gash, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, Art Nouveau in Schwelm/Westfalia :

 

[d00d]

Kensal Green Cemetery

 

[Mr Perceptive]

 

[justpix]

Hi, grief and love, expressed by modern means ... --- :

 

[rick448]

Whitby Abbey

DSCF2347-Edit by rick phillips, on Flickr

 

[rick448]

Couple of other shots from Whitby

DSCF2338-2 by rick phillips, on Flickr

DSCF2341-2 by rick phillips, on Flickr

by rick phillips, on Flickr

DSCF2347-Edit-2 by rick phillips, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, Schwelm/Westfalia. My parents are buried there ... --- :

 

[pentaxpete]

Whitby, Yorks with Hasselblad + 180mm f4 CFi Sonnar
From St Mary's Churchyard, Whitby, Yorkshire by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Testing my repaired 1956 Rolleiflex 2.8 E Xenotar
E2 Test 01 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
E2 Test 03 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Grüezi! In Andeer/CH :

 

[Brian G]

Emeline Pankhurst, Suffragette Leader.
West Brompton Cemetery.
West Brompton Cemetery by Brian Gibson, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Grüezi! In Sufers/CH :

 

[justpix]

Hi, an entire cemetery at Avers/Cresta/CH :

 

[vanishedbob]

Undercliffe Cemetery. Bradford. West Yorkshire.

 

[Norkie]

 

[Norkie]

 

[justpix]

Grüezi! Personalized grave-stones in Andeer/CH :

 

[philmarion]

Chichicastenango cemetery - Guatemala by Phil Marion (176 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[Midland Red]

Tom Farndon, St Paul’s Cemetery, Coventry by Cliff Jones, on Flickr

 

[wibbly]

Found a fabulous church and graveyard in Stratford on Avon during the week. Quiet enough to sit and read a paper. Must go back sometime and look at some of the gravestones in more detail

 

[justpix]

Hi, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim/D :

 

[Midland Red]

Another one from Whitby - sorry!


St Mary’s Church, Whitby by Cliff Jones, on Flickr

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Film ,Chelmash Church Graveyard (testing an old camera)

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Not quite a cemetery but it is a Grave ! Lanyon Quoit Cornwall.



and Colour

 

[delb0y]

London Road Cemetery, Coventry



Somewhere in Wales, I think it was called Pant:

 

[Cobra]

Things are done slightly differently in Spain

 

[justpix]

Hi, the British Military Cemetery 1926-1929 in Wiesbaden/D :

 

[philmarion]

Cemetery - Tarim, Yemen by Phil Marion (177 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

Recoleta Cemetary - Buenos Aires by Phil Marion (177 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

cemetary, Oudayas Surf Club house and Atlantic Ocean - Rabat, Morocco by Phil Marion (177 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[philmarion]

Okunoin cemetery of Koyasan by Phil Marion (177 million views - thanks), on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, the mourning hall at the Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden/D :

 

[mstphoto]

These small gravestones mark the resting places of the family dogs at Haddo House, an NTS property in Aberdeenshire.

Pet Cemetery by Mike Stephen, on Flickr

 

[davyjp]

A couple taken yesterday near Downhil Demense.