Project 365 d-144

     Sometimes in life things are not what they seem to be. This image is a good example of that. One might imagine that any minute hands are going to began breaking through the Earth hoping to pull hungry monsters from their graves. It's a good thing since there was a softball game going on just down the hill and my youngest would never let me hear the end of it if starving monsters chased her away from her turn at bat.

     Seriously, I am hyper sensitive to the mood of my photographs either because I see that a certain feel is there, or can be created with some work. When I wandered away from my daughter's game in search of a daily image; I saw the moon hanging just above the horizon and looking down upon this cemetery. Right away I knew I wanted a silhouette which would create a somber mood. As usual, I tried many different exposures to be sure that I would find something to my liking once the selection process started. Like many other days; I'm never quite sure what I will get until I get to my lab.

     Back at my super secret basement photo lab; I turned off the lights and began to look for a winner. This image just worked for me. It was already underexposed and was full of lovely, dark shadows that just helped tell the story. Of course I juiced it up a little with my super secret processing to make it complete. Now that I think about it, how would this image look if I had asked somebody to stand up there in a distorted stance between those headstones with an outstretched hand? I cannot see myself asking a stranger to do it, so maybe my wife will volunteer the next time the moon comes around. Wait, maybe I should go up there and have her photograph? Sounds like it could be made to look really scary. Good idea for another day when I'm no longer photographing for this project. I'm only on day 144 out of 365 and that's what's really scary.

Happy Shooting.