Silence Lane

hauntingly beautiful!

Excellent mate!

man Im getting worried about you trawling these grave yards. Beautiful image here. Sharp as a pin. Did you do anything here? The sky looks like it has been dropped in later? Good use of ambient light ?

Everything original, including crop, Mick.
Only adjustments are exposure/contrast and straightened the black-looking cross.

Yes, I worry about me too ;)

Yep, this is going straight into my favorites too.

This is a great shot. I thought about you today as I passed a cemetary. You like these places don’t you! :) Well, you have pulled off another great shot so keep them coming. They are fantastic yet as mick stated. If you need help, we are here for you! ;)

Absolutely stunning image Mark

this is fantastic!

I absolutely love your black and white! The lighting is so fantastic in this scene! I have to say it is one of my favorites

Terrific piece, Mark. Well composed, and very cinematic.

I have no words that can do this image justice Mark.

Excellent my friend!

I agree with Rhana, there are no words that could possibly explain the journey here…I’m moved deeply.
The setting not normally thought of as beauty, but beauty is what I find….looking here…

Stunning Capture Mark…

Ditto Rhana and Lisa… To moved to say something.. except, I have tears in my heart and eyes.
Fav

Forgot to ask. Is it the fallen angel on the upper left corner ?

What an amazing photo. Silence is just the response this evokes. Great B&W image.

ooooooooo….........I can feel the hairs rise on the back of my neck already! Wonderful shot!

Thanks, all.
I happen to love this shot also, for the same reasons as many of you have mentioned. Hope that doesn’t sound vain – we are allowed to love our own shots sometimes, right?

Dear Marie – I will keep you wondering about that one. Some things are better when they are mysteries, no? ;)

Fabulous light, Mark, you’ve nailed this one!!

what a great place, yo did something fantastic,the compo. and the lihgt are amazing.You are a genius

Beautiful work.

I too love graveyards. I like the dramatic feeling of this, the contrast of the sky against the “gravescape” and the shadow of tree branches across the grave stones. Good work

nice pic real moody like it

Love the feel of this, nice shot!

great photo! real eerie.

I love the feel of this mark…Excellent bnw too..great job my friend

W O W ! ! !

Oh my god…don’t have the words..this is PERFECT ..in every aspect. I’m in awe.

OOohhh, moody, dramatic, and love the composition – great work Mark!

wow….what more can I say….this is perfect!
amazing work Mark!! :)

Excellent shot love it

I love the lighting, the shades and the eerie feel.. it’s exquisite.

Thank you all, from Mel down :)

Wow beautiful shot Mark. The composition is great also the contrast.

Taylor

Cemeteries are fascinating places!
and you have captured this one with skill and
an eye for beauty. I don’t think anything at all
about someone ‘haunting’ a graveyard for
good shots, plus some of the words on the
tombstones provide much fodder for novels.

Subject matter a big favourite of mine. Perfect balance with pure blacks and whites yet so much detail preserved in the mid-tones. What format did you use?

Thanks all :)

Bruce – shot on digital :)
I was lucky with the lighting.

This is an incredible shot, i love the shadow’s!!!

nice picture and i love the use of black and white it really adds a new element to your photo great shot!!

Love it!! Stunning b/w!

Brilliant work!
Gives you ‘that’ feel.

corrr, I LOVE cemetaries!!!

Nice shot. Love the atmosphere.

Wow, stunning…Love it!

Wow… so little adjustment, I really admire that, I get so over all the pieces that are 100 generations away from the original, not that it really matters to create that way, but it is refreshing to see a piece thats concieved and lives as it was born…this is just a truly magnificent composition, the tones, the light, love the tree framing the whole piece, a bit Tim Burton…where is this graveyard? I love them, especially the country ones…

Thanks, all :)

Jewd – looks like a mystical forgotten location – but is, in fact, in St Kilda :)

mhmmmm – great light in this – awesome contrast

Great title for an awesome black and white.

that’s really awesome
great shot!
:)

Awesome, truly stunning!

Very beautiful image, the tones are fantastic,
The sky full of depth.
Great work

hell mark! or let me rather say,good heavens mark!
what great mood for a dreary scene.
great work man!

An amazing shot – the detail throughout is astounding. The lighting is so peaceful on the stones, even the shadows seems quite soft, but the bark of the tree looks so rough, solid and final.

perfect!

NOTHING YOU HAVEN’T HEARD BUT ITS AN AMAZING SHOT.

excellent, love the Atmosphere in this

eerie & lovely!!!!! sheri

Killer work with the zone system. Luv how the tree frames in the shot.

Wonderful shadows and tonal range. A beguiling and mysterious work indeed. Looks like a movie set from a 1940s spine-tingler – but with better definition!

Beautiful work Mark! The light & shadows are fantastic!!!

Superb…

The shadows and casting Light from the sun lead you form one stone to the other, truly an outstanding shot., I doth tip my cap to you sir.

fantastic

This is very Beautiful!

Very Serene, was it taken in IR, it has that ‘otherworldly’ that IR gives out.

Thanks, Oliver – this is one of my favourite shots.
No – it is not IR – just longish exposure and processed to B&W.

I love it!!! There is something special about graveyards, I thought I was just a freak. lol.

wow I love it!!!!!!!

great image!

this is a wonderful shot Mark, the lighting is perfect and you have done a great job by using the tree for framing

Brilliant.

This is wonderful and timeless Mark…..Looks just like a Still from an old Black and white movie full to the brim with romance…plus my Libran sence of balance appreciates the perfect shot alignment as well!

surreal image; hauntingly beautiful light

i love the visual silence . . .
hauntingly surreal and sacred.

E N C H A N T I N G

Great lighting and contrast. B&W was definitely the right choice.

Beautiful shot.

Iman

great shot.

i love these types of shots…very dark and mysterious

Excellent image …beautifully captured!!

cool shot. nice lighting.

stunning shot!

I was fascinated with cemeteries when I was younger, so many stories and so much history in one place. I luv this pic, it’s reminiscent of the scenes from original 1930’s Dracula movies with Bela Lugosi.

Love it. Stunning work. One for my favs x

Wow Mark. This is excellent. The lighting, contrast and clarity are superb. A magnificent B&W mate.

Very nicely done . . . almost surreal.

dark and spooky…love it!

hey there mark love ya stuff cemeterys are definately a different place to shoot love it.

stunning photograph mark….and the presene you speak of…certainly there and haunting in its beauty! I have just read something Shawn wrote (inspired by this) – all I can say is What talented brothers i have – gosh I am so so proud of you both!!!
love your sis’
Suzanne xxx

Mark I think it has all been said probably more than once and I agree with what everyone has said. I LOVE this photo!

oh i know exactly what you mean about cemetaries… I love this photo its a fanatstic shot really
kudos

You have created an atmosphere here that is almost cozy and welcoming; there is a happy peace.

Great image, excellent tone giving the shot a peaceful feel

Brooding bold and powerful image!

Wow!!! Great work !!!

I would so love to roam down that path and ponder those graves…. the shadow’s falling and the eerie sky, very romantically gothic. What you have written about cemetery’s here could have been written by my own hand…

This is beautiful , i love cemetaries , there my place for some quiet time and reflection , where i go to get back to me when life is a tad hectic .
This is just georgeous …
Bright Blessings :0)

This is so powerful. The light is superb. The BW works a treat on this image.

Incredible image

hey really cool picture. very cinematic with loads of intrigue. great work.

Excellent work Mark. Well done.

How beautiful is this ! i haven’t seen such a beautiful ,so gentle photograph in a while, if ever.you have great sense for very posh and gentle beauty.

beautiful capture!!! nice tones and textures.

What a great photo!... a perfect capture of silence; the quiet of a cenetery

Wow, asa fellow cemetry lover i can honestly say nice one son. Very atmospheric