Face of a Mourning Angel

R. Jason Smith

Face of a Mourning Angel

2010 Calendar Photo:
Status Come to Life

In memory of MY angel, my baby sister – Kyelcie Dawn Yates (1991 – 2000), who passed on to a better place just before turning 9 years old – but for each year I live, her memory lives on.

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In Memory of my sister, Kyelcie Dawn Yates , 100% of all proceeds from the sale of this piece, and all of my art on RedBubble, will be donated to my charity of choice – The Dream Factory.
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I frequent cemeteries in order to capture the beauty of the statues that can often be found within. One day, while walking thru Saint Michael Cemetery (Louisville, KY), I caught a glimpse of a marble angel, draped across a casket forever mourning the loss of the one eternally resting underneath. I was struck with it’s beauty and spent over an hour photographing it, as it made me think of my sister. Laying on the cold ground, I took this shot from underneath the angel’s arm…

A version of this photo, along with 13 other original black and white prints, is included in my 2010 Louisville Zazzle Calendar!
(click the calendar below for details)

WINNER of the
Angels & Spirit Guides challenge

This original photograph (no editing) is a close-up, from a different angle, of Mourning Angel


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Captured with my FujiFilm FinePix S5100 digital camera.

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Face of a Mourning Angel by R. Jason Smith
Face of a Mourning Angel by R. Jason Smith
  • photogenic

    photogenic

    that’s the best angle, to show it’s mourning. well done.

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thanks for the comment, photogenic – sorry my reply came so late…

  • kristana

    kristana

    is this the one in New Orleans?

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Nope… a small, hidden graveyard in a neighborhood of Louisville, KY…

  • kristana

    kristana

    it’s very similar to a statue in New Orleans, very nice angle :)

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thanks, Kristana… I’ve always wanted to go and photograph the old grave yards in New Orleans… maybe one day…

  • kristana

    kristana

    they are still pretty much intact, although a lot of the old oaks are missing

  • Jill Sprague

    Jill Sprague

    Awesome shot. How would this look in B & W with high contrast?

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thanks for the comment, Jill… I’ll give that a shot and let you know…

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    It is an honor to be featured… Thank you!

  • bubblehex08

    bubblehex08

    Pure beauty! And I can feel your love in the photo.

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thank you for your kind words.

  • StarKatz
  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thank you… It is an honor!

  • kimie

    kimie

    Congratulations on our very first challenge winner in A&SG. Well done and well deserved x

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thank you. This one means a lot to me, obviously…

  • bosmoore

    bosmoore

    congratulations, beautiful thoughts and image.

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thank you, bosmoore…

  • Nancy  Vice

    Nancy Vice

    congratulations! and also it is a very nice shot with a well considered angle :)

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thank you…

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

    Please remember to add this awesome capture into the challenge of the Simply White Artwork group

  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thanks for the tip, Sandra… I’ll do that now…

  • SandraRos
  • R. Jason Smith replied

    Thank you, Sandra!

  • linsads

    linsads 14 days ago

    very interesting piece congrats on your feature :o))

  • R. Jason Smith replied 12 days ago

    Thank you…

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