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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Pete Chennell
love this composition..sad but striking
Lisa Kenny
That’s a great sky!
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
oh this is my favourite :)
Antoine Dagobert
beautifully composed and exceptionally well done!
Scott Ruhs
Melissa and Antoine – Thanks for the compliments.
Michael Oubridge
Congratulations to your girlfriend for spotting the shot and you for achieving this great result :))
Miss Misery
great colours great pic
H M Bascom
Very nice composition. Love the color.
Tommy Seibold
thats an awesome sunset…and the cross is really cool here too this is pretty amazing
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
great image
Torfinn Johann...
Excellent shot!
Ellen
Very beautiful!
Jamie Lee
The sky is beautiful, it really adds to the cross.
Wanda Lechene
wow very well capture i love it
Anthony Hedger
it is fantastic
drjones
wow that is an amazin shot! very powerful
Bahoke
Beautiful work I love the sky in the background
Jaytee
what a fantasic image and the layers gel together so well, very very cool.
Joe Mortelliti
simple elements and strong image,works well
Heather Loster
great shot, love the sky.
Karen Cougan
beautiful shot here…......love the contrast with the black cross and the sky
thanks for visiting me too
xkc
John De Bord P...
I just really like this shot, full of emotion and atmosphere….nice work!
theonlyjill
very powerful!
Nick Johnson
This is really cool. Great silhouette. Spectacular color!
micmac
Beautiful sunset and super cross silhouette.
midzing
stunning, well done
Mel Brackstone
Looks great, that sky is wonderful backdrop to your silhouetted cross
aphoto4you
nice work…great capture…
paula whatley
I love this photo. The sunset is perfect and sets off the cross perfectly.
JoLennox
This shot is amazing! Your Girlfriend did a good job pointing it out!
Andy Harris
wow.. lovely composition with the cross… and great colour bandings!
Heather King
beautiful composition
Dimf
Fabulous work, love the sunset colours
Birgitta
Terribly beautiful….
such good quality too. Not a bit of noise in the BG, etc.
Really impressive work. :)
Deb76
Wonerful image!!! the colors are amazing
Tammy Soulliere
Very pretty! Great Capture!
Jamaboop
So very beautiful, and powerful!! What a composition you have here!! Awesome work!!
Joyce Dickens,...
Exquisite image! The composition is perfect, as are the beautiful colors, silhouettes, and use of light!
kfphotography
really effective image, well done
Jeff Burns
fantastic shot great composition. Color is outstanding
Helene Kippert
Great work!
bamagirl38
This is a gorgeous capture!
SharonAHenson
You should be happy with this shot it is beautiful !!!!
Leeo
Wonderful sunset & silhouette!
Dean Warwick
You have a right to be happy, excellent capture.
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
I really like this. Great capture.
The sky is amazing.
Your framing of the shot couldn’t have been better.
Kurt Tutschek
great sky, excellent composition.
Charles Dobbs ...
Spectacular color!
sosij
Wicked capture mate this would be great as a record sleave or a book sleave,almost like a water colour
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Stunning!!!!!!!!! Awesome composition :-)
davidmilne
Excellent pic,strong sihouette,fab sky!
IngerMargrete
Really great work!!
Albert1000
Oh, I like this one.
Silvia Ganora
Impressive! Great sky!
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
This is fantastic. Love the colors and silouhette. Excellent Excellent Excellent!
Mark Peterson
Nice capture here Scott, great colors!
Tina monroe
beautiful work! I love it!
Nicholas Averre
Excellent capture, I love the colours in the sky and the cross makes a wonderful silhouette. Nice work.
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
awesome awesome awesome
Alexander Ash
what a beautiful shot. really beautiful
gypsyin37
Beautiful shot! Great tone!! Nice work.
silveraya
Great striking image, exceptional sky and silhouette
Steve Bulford
This is great!!!
SnapHappy
fantastic capture, makes for a beautiful image!
KevinH
wow this is beautiful ! i love the lines of colour in the sky…
Kenneth Fugate
Wow this is an awesome shot
phil1950
Brilliant layers of nature’s dynamic colours
DawsonImages
Beautiful and symbolic
Daniel J. McCa...
Fabulous image! Excellent composition and beautiful colors.
Mark Gardner
stunning image, adore everything about it !!!!
Rusmwood
Awesome sunset
Gareth Chalklen
Nice. I like it
lareejc
wow! I really like this one. Sadly beautiful!
coffeebean
Very striking and very sad too
Lori McCreery
I really love the colors on this, although it is a little haunting to me. Very nice!
checkma8
cool image nice work
cherylc1
wonderful image- sad story if true
SkyFox
This is absolutely awe-inspiring….
Cactus42
Fantastic photograph ! You are an great artiste ! :)
ktowers
beautiful sky & shot..!
GailD
Yep. I like it. Great silhouette sky. Can’t beat it.
m. nelson
very powerful shot…well done
Faizan Qureshi
That’s a beautiful sky!!
Caroline Bland
Such a strong image. Brought back memories too – we stopped in Windsor NS a few years ago & loved it
apjenkins
Great silhoette of cross against this beautiful back drop nice work
cfam
Wow! Takes my breath away!
jerry alcantara
stunning sunset,great colors
ElitePhotoArt
A great image and an appropriate title.
LegalAlien
nice!
Tony Ryan
Very moody and sobering image. Great colours in the sky.
hennie
very eerie image but brilliant
Halcyon007
Gorgeous differing colours across the sky and an excellent choice of foreground interest
Quigi
very beautiful…like the implications and subtle tones.
Chris Munday
awesome shot! love the color of the sky absolutely awesome!
ApeArt
cool shot
kcranmer
Excellent capture!
Kathryn Potempski
thank you for you comments and dropping by, this photo draws the eye right in, fantastic color and composition. excellent work.
icypop
That’s absolutely beautiful. Lovely colours in the sky, and the silhouette works perfectly.
eramophla
This is very moving. I can understand how it has captured everyone’s imagination.
Antanas
great….........
midzing
fantastic,,,, love this, well done
Miranda11
Fantastic!
africanbush
great shot well done
Rod Adams
Great capture!
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
wow…just look at that sky…..brilliant image
Rhonda Fulks
Stunning capture!
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
Truly beautiful capture …
Forest Friends...
Beautiful! I love the sunset too!
Try adding it to the Spiritual & christianity groups, they’ll love it!
cags
what a powerful and spiritual image Scott. Well spotted by your girlfriend and well captured by you…awesome
nanarhodes
Oh wow beautiful….it sends the message so wonderfully…..good job
CanDuCreations
Outstanding work
David Elliott
fantastic shot, classic
Tom Gomez
Fabulaous shot. Really atmospheric …
zandria
A beautiful and moving image.
linaji
absolutly amazing!
amarica
Gorgeous work, excellent title
Cathy Middleton
Strong, simple, powerful, creative. You have done well here, a fantastic shot.
cherylc1
awesome
butchart
this image just exudes soul…....... so very very cool…........b
Carlos Teófilo
Great captur in did. Congratulations.
Jeff Burns
Beautifully done
Antanas
great composition
Kathryn Potempski
wonderful capture and composition, well captured and a fantastic sky well done Scott congrats
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
I know that road well
Les Magee
fantastic!
Shane Shaw
Great colors!
Rosina Lamberti
Very beautiful work.
Frank Legault
Nicely done!!!
ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa
LOVE THIS
peterhoenderdos
Nice shot
Michelle Hogan
Awesome colours…
Jase812
Brilliant !
Jonicool
Gorgeous colors and silhouette!
Rosina Lamberti
beautiful capture,well done
brian pendrey
brilliant
SublimeImage
Awesome!
Boban
Great shot ...................... B.
kozmix
Amazing photo, great composition and framing.
Dean Warwick
Awsome shot and comp.
Mindy McGregor
Beautiful work!
bamagirl38
This is truly fantastic !!!!!!!!
Schock100
Beautiful
R. Jason Smith
very moving…
Tim Everding
Fantastic photo!
Joanne Bradley
Wonderful capture of silhouette against stunning sunset!
linaji
brilliant work!!
KcranmerArt
Oh I must comment again, hehe…EXCELLENT CAPTURE!!!
Steve Chapple
Superb silhouette and colours.
ellamental
love this movie too!!!!!!!!!
georgeisme
awsome shot! im doing a crucifixion project at the moment. beautiful!
Scott d'Almeida
stunning images
999ii
There was a tombstone on the other side of Wentworth Rd? ... not the most observant kid was I.