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6/9/07 - Stone in the Mist

You wouldn't believe how long I spent composing this shot. Spent most of the time working on a horizontal that showed more of the cemetery. Took several like that before deciding that the subject was this tombstone - so emphasize it! Shoot a vertical!
Freeman Patterson cited a statistic during his workshop - the average photographer shoots 85% of his/her images in the horizontal/landscape mode. Based on PAD count I do about 30% vertical. The L-brackets I bought three years ago account for the higher percentage on my part. Prior to that I was probably closer to 10%.
Do you think all of the tombstones I've shot in the past year or so mean anything? http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/image/55946790 and http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/image/80142682 and http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/image/78459767 for several

Nikon D70
1/60s f/11.0 at 17.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Bill Paige11-Jun-2007 13:12
Really nice shot...
Guest 11-Jun-2007 09:44
great mood, awesone image.
Mindy McNaugher11-Jun-2007 01:33
Phenomenal image!!! Your time was well spent! Perfect! Vote!