Beneath the Shady Tree
This was taken in Laurel Hill Cemetary in Philadelphia. This cemetary is really a fantastic place to visit. Not only is it big - 17 acres - it has the most spectacular mausoleums and monuments. Even the smaller humble grave markers are beautiful. These were my favorite, because they were nestled under a big shady tree. I used my low-tech pinhole lens and a tripod. The pinhole lens just gathers available light and the result is a soft-focused dreamy like image.
The mausoleum on the left was occupied by the remains of several family members. I hope they really liked each other in life, because they are all kind of cozy in that tomb. Imagine if they didn't get along well and now they have to spend eternity stacked on top of each other like that.
The tombstones on the right belong to a brother and sister. There were others from the same family buried there - most of them very young. It's sobering to think that so many children did not survive to adulthood.
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