Tombstone Sunset

Scott Ruhs

Tombstone Sunset

This photo of a silhouetted cross against a beautiful sunset was taken in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada right across the street from my house. My then girlfriend, now wife pointed out the cross, so I got down to ground level and took the shot. I was using a Canon PowerShot A640 camera at the time.
This was the very first image that I added to RedBubble and it has been one of my most popular image for views, comments, and favoritings to date.


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Tombstone Sunset by Scott Ruhs
  • Pete Chennell

    Pete Chennell

    love this composition..sad but striking

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    That’s a great sky!

  • Scott Ruhs

    Scott Ruhs

    Pete and Lisa
    Thank you for your kind words. This was taken right across the street from my house. The cross was behind the recently built fast food restaurant. It was rumoured that someone working on the construction site had died during the construction of the restaurant and the cross was put there to mark it. I have no idea whether this was actually true, but it is an interesting story.

    Peace, Love, and Good Happiness Stuff

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    oh this is my favourite :)

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    beautifully composed and exceptionally well done!

  • Scott Ruhs

    Scott Ruhs

    Melissa and Antoine – Thanks for the compliments.

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge

    Congratulations to your girlfriend for spotting the shot and you for achieving this great result :))

  • Miss Misery

    Miss Misery

    great colours great pic

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Very nice composition. Love the color.

  • Tommy Seibold

    Tommy Seibold

    thats an awesome sunset…and the cross is really cool here too this is pretty amazing

  • Deon de Waal

    Deon de Waal

    THis is a really good shot. Love the composition and you have captured the silhoettte very well.
    Would love to see this in the Sunrise, Sunset group.

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    great image

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Excellent shot!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Very beautiful!

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    The sky is beautiful, it really adds to the cross.

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    wow very well capture i love it

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    it is fantastic

  • drjones

    drjones

    wow that is an amazin shot! very powerful

  • Bahoke

    Bahoke

    Beautiful work I love the sky in the background

  • Jaytee

    Jaytee

    what a fantasic image and the layers gel together so well, very very cool.

  • Joe  Mortelliti

    Joe Mortelliti

    simple elements and strong image,works well

  • Heather Loster

    Heather Loster

    great shot, love the sky.

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    beautiful shot here…......love the contrast with the black cross and the sky

    thanks for visiting me too
    xkc

  • John De Bord Photography IPA

    John De Bord P...

    I just really like this shot, full of emotion and atmosphere….nice work!

  • theonlyjill

    theonlyjill

    very powerful!

  • Nick Johnson

    Nick Johnson

    This is really cool. Great silhouette. Spectacular color!

  • micmac

    micmac

    Beautiful sunset and super cross silhouette.

  • midzing

    midzing

    stunning, well done

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Looks great, that sky is wonderful backdrop to your silhouetted cross

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you

    nice work…great capture…

  • paula whatley

    paula whatley

    I love this photo. The sunset is perfect and sets off the cross perfectly.

  • JoLennox

    JoLennox

    This shot is amazing! Your Girlfriend did a good job pointing it out!

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    wow.. lovely composition with the cross… and great colour bandings!

  • Heather King

    Heather King

    beautiful composition

  • Dimf

    Dimf

    Fabulous work, love the sunset colours

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Terribly beautiful….
    such good quality too. Not a bit of noise in the BG, etc.
    Really impressive work. :)

  • Deb76

    Deb76

    Wonerful image!!! the colors are amazing

  • Tammy Soulliere

    Tammy Soulliere

    Very pretty! Great Capture!

  • Jamaboop

    Jamaboop

    So very beautiful, and powerful!! What a composition you have here!! Awesome work!!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Exquisite image! The composition is perfect, as are the beautiful colors, silhouettes, and use of light!

  • kfphotography

    kfphotography

    really effective image, well done

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    fantastic shot great composition. Color is outstanding

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Great work!

  • bamagirl38

    bamagirl38

    This is a gorgeous capture!

  • SharonAHenson

    SharonAHenson

    You should be happy with this shot it is beautiful !!!!

  • Leeo

    Leeo

    Wonderful sunset & silhouette!

  • Dean Warwick

    Dean Warwick

    You have a right to be happy, excellent capture.

  • Bonnie T.  Barry

    Bonnie T. Barry

    What an impressive sky! And there’s something about that leaning cross that sends out a message to me personally; the victory’s won and the instrument of torture has lost its grip on the risen One. This is an inspired work of art.

  • Terry Best

    Terry Best

    I really like this. Great capture.
    The sky is amazing.
    Your framing of the shot couldn’t have been better.

  • Kurt  Tutschek

    Kurt Tutschek

    great sky, excellent composition.

  • Charles Dobbs Photography

    Charles Dobbs ...

    Spectacular color!

  • sosij

    sosij

    Wicked capture mate this would be great as a record sleave or a book sleave,almost like a water colour

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    Stunning!!!!!!!!! Awesome composition :-)

  • davidmilne

    davidmilne

    Excellent pic,strong sihouette,fab sky!

  • IngerMargrete

    IngerMargrete

    Really great work!!

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000

    Oh, I like this one.

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    Impressive! Great sky!

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Happy! ecstatic surely Sruhs. Gorgeous shot. I have a similar shot which I called ‘After Glow’ as a tribute to a wonderful lady by the name of Emily Slight. Sadly Emily passed away on the 3rd of September this year. That image is in my AW portfolio @ www.artwanted.com/robinbrown
    Your image is marvelous, very well done.

  • wolfllink

    wolfllink

    This is fantastic. Love the colors and silouhette. Excellent Excellent Excellent!

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Nice capture here Scott, great colors!

  • Tina monroe

    Tina monroe

    beautiful work! I love it!

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre

    Excellent capture, I love the colours in the sky and the cross makes a wonderful silhouette. Nice work.

  • stevenlove

    stevenlove

    If the lone cross was an accident it was a good one. Sometimes accidental elements in a composition can be the best ones.

  • nikki024

    nikki024

    awesome awesome awesome

  • Alexander Ash

    Alexander Ash

    what a beautiful shot. really beautiful

  • gypsyin37

    gypsyin37

    Beautiful shot! Great tone!! Nice work.

  • silveraya

    silveraya

    Great striking image, exceptional sky and silhouette

  • Steve Bulford

    Steve Bulford

    This is great!!!

  • SnapHappy

    SnapHappy

    fantastic capture, makes for a beautiful image!

  • KevinH

    KevinH

    wow this is beautiful ! i love the lines of colour in the sky…

  • Kenneth Fugate

    Kenneth Fugate

    Wow this is an awesome shot

  • phil1950

    phil1950

    Brilliant layers of nature’s dynamic colours

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Beautiful and symbolic

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa...

    Fabulous image! Excellent composition and beautiful colors.

  • Mark Gardner

    Mark Gardner

    stunning image, adore everything about it !!!!

  • Rusmwood

    Rusmwood

    Awesome sunset

  • Gareth Chalklen

    Gareth Chalklen

    Nice. I like it

  • lareejc

    lareejc

    wow! I really like this one. Sadly beautiful!

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean

    Very striking and very sad too

  • Lori McCreery

    Lori McCreery

    I really love the colors on this, although it is a little haunting to me. Very nice!

  • checkma8

    checkma8

    cool image nice work

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    wonderful image- sad story if true

  • SkyFox

    SkyFox

    This is absolutely awe-inspiring….

  • Cactus42

    Cactus42

    Fantastic photograph ! You are an great artiste ! :)

  • ktowers

    ktowers

    beautiful sky & shot..!

  • GailD

    GailD

    Yep. I like it. Great silhouette sky. Can’t beat it.

  • m. nelson

    m. nelson

    very powerful shot…well done

  • Faizan Qureshi

    Faizan QureshiAll Rounder

    That’s a beautiful sky!!

  • Caroline Bland

    Caroline Bland

    Such a strong image. Brought back memories too – we stopped in Windsor NS a few years ago & loved it

  • apjenkins

    apjenkins

    Great silhoette of cross against this beautiful back drop nice work

  • cfam

    cfam

    Wow! Takes my breath away!

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    stunning sunset,great colors

  • ElitePhotoArt

    ElitePhotoArt

    A great image and an appropriate title.

  • LegalAlien

    LegalAlien

    nice!

  • Tony Ryan

    Tony Ryan

    Very moody and sobering image. Great colours in the sky.

  • hennie

    hennie

    very eerie image but brilliant

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007

    Gorgeous differing colours across the sky and an excellent choice of foreground interest

  • Quigi

    Quigi

    very beautiful…like the implications and subtle tones.

  • Chris  Munday

    Chris Munday

    awesome shot! love the color of the sky absolutely awesome!

  • ApeArt

    ApeArt

    cool shot

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Excellent capture!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    thank you for you comments and dropping by, this photo draws the eye right in, fantastic color and composition. excellent work.

  • icypop

    icypop

    That’s absolutely beautiful. Lovely colours in the sky, and the silhouette works perfectly.

  • eramophla

    eramophla

    This is very moving. I can understand how it has captured everyone’s imagination.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great….........

  • midzing

    midzing

    fantastic,,,, love this, well done

  • Miranda11

    Miranda11

    Fantastic!

  • africanbush

    africanbush

    great shot well done

  • Rod  Adams

    Rod Adams

    Great capture!

  • Belinda "BillyLee" NYE

    Belinda "Billy...

    I’ve seen this somewhere else on redbubble in black and white. I much prefer this image, it actually feels like you were actaully there, standing right there, actually taking the shot. Well done I piece of original work.

  • t1nyskert

    t1nyskert

    wow…just look at that sky…..brilliant image

  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks

    Stunning capture!

  • Blackroaches

    Blackroaches

    This is an amazing piece of work, my friend!
    Technically excellent, beautiful in the aesthetic sense, and subjectively very interesting.
    I can watch this so many times, Congratulations!
    A modern master.
    You are well done you got it….......!!

  • cbrook

    cbrook

    Truly beautiful capture …

  • Forest Friends  Photography

    Forest Friends...

    Beautiful! I love the sunset too!
    Try adding it to the Spiritual & christianity groups, they’ll love it!

  • cags

    cags

    what a powerful and spiritual image Scott. Well spotted by your girlfriend and well captured by you…awesome

  • nanarhodes

    nanarhodes

    Oh wow beautiful….it sends the message so wonderfully…..good job

  • CanDuCreations

    CanDuCreations

    Outstanding work

  • David Elliott

    David Elliott

    fantastic shot, classic

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Fabulaous shot. Really atmospheric …

  • zandria

    zandria

    A beautiful and moving image.

  • linaji

    linaji

    absolutly amazing!

  • amarica

    amarica

    Gorgeous work, excellent title

  • Cathy Middleton

    Cathy Middleton

    Strong, simple, powerful, creative. You have done well here, a fantastic shot.

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    awesome

  • butchart

    butchart

    this image just exudes soul…....... so very very cool…........b

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Great captur in did. Congratulations.

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Beautifully done

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great composition

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    wonderful capture and composition, well captured and a fantastic sky well done Scott congrats

  • pamspaints

    pamspaints

    love it great color I wonder what part of Windsor it’s from

  • Scott Ruhs replied

    Wentworth Road near the exit to highway 101

  • pamspaints

    pamspaints

    I know that road well

  • Les Magee

    Les Magee

    fantastic!

  • Shane Shaw

    Shane Shaw

    Great colors!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Very beautiful work.

  • Frank Legault

    Frank Legault

    Nicely done!!!

  • ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa

    ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa

    LOVE THIS

  • peterhoenderdos

    peterhoenderdos

    Nice shot

  • Michelle Hogan

    Michelle Hogan

    Awesome colours…

  • Jase812

    Jase812

    Brilliant !

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Gorgeous colors and silhouette!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    beautiful capture,well done

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    brilliant

  • SublimeImage

    SublimeImage

    Awesome!

  • Boban

    Boban

    Great shot ...................... B.

  • kozmix

    kozmix

    Amazing photo, great composition and framing.

  • Dean Warwick

    Dean Warwick

    Awsome shot and comp.

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Beautiful work!

  • bamagirl38

    bamagirl38

    This is truly fantastic !!!!!!!!

  • Schock100

    Schock100

    Beautiful

  • R. Jason Smith

    R. Jason Smith

    very moving…

  • Tim Everding

    Tim Everding

    Fantastic photo!

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Wonderful capture of silhouette against stunning sunset!

  • linaji

    linaji

    brilliant work!!

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Oh I must comment again, hehe…EXCELLENT CAPTURE!!!

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Superb silhouette and colours.

  • ellamental

    ellamental

    love this movie too!!!!!!!!!

  • georgeisme

    georgeisme

    awsome shot! im doing a crucifixion project at the moment. beautiful!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning images

  • 999ii

    999ii

    There was a tombstone on the other side of Wentworth Rd? ... not the most observant kid was I.

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