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The Tombstone Under the Cherry Blossoms

The Tombstone Under the Cherry Blossoms

Yesterday, I shared the first image from these incredible cherry trees at the Harris Street Cemetery. Today, I’ll share the last image taken on Sunday as I headed back to my car.

I had come across this particle tombstone before and found the inscription fascinating. As the sun had climbed up in the sky, I was able to get some great light coming off the face of the tombstone. I chose a wide open aperture to push the beautiful colors of the cherry blossoms into a bit of a blur in the background.

In case you cannot make out the inscription, […]

By Eyal|April 23, 2013|Cemetery|0 Comments

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Eternal Flame at Waterside Cemetery

Eternal Flame at Waterside Cemetery

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This is a photo I took last year while exploring Waterside Cemetery on Memorial Day. I posted two other images from that day last year but revisited the archive and found this image of the eternal flame. I hadn’t shot flames in daylight before and found that it took a lot of trial and error to get the flame ‘just right’. If you look at this image in large […]

By Eyal|May 28, 2012|Cemetery|0 Comments

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Mother under the Maple Tree

Mother under the Maple Tree

This is the perfect ending to Halloween week on Wednesdays in Marblehead. I was biking around town in search of foliage when I spotted this maple outside the cemetery on the corner of Elm and Creesy Streets. I couldn’t find the right angle to shoot it from outside the cemetery so I ventured inside. Once there, I found a few gravestones that would make for […]

By Eyal|October 31, 2011|Cemetery|1 Comment

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A Purple Sky over Old Burial Hill

A Purple Sky over Old Burial Hill

June 20th turned out to be an incredible productive day. It started on Beacon Street shooting the ‘Marblehead or the Real World‘ sign and then progressed to a sunset shot of Gerry Island. On my way home, I somehow found myself at the base of Old Burial Hill and figured I would wander up as the light faded in the sky. I found this […]