Dead person’s storage facility

November 2, 2008 ☺Tryst Downtown

nobody@vox.com(Jaleesa) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:52:38 -0800

Went downtown to do 20 shots for the final project today. I wanted to go back to Oakland after visiting the first time, but it wasn't as enchanting the second time and there were a lot of people there today. Oakland is a landmark, not just a cemetery, so it made sense that it was pretty full today. I was taking my first few shots, and these people walked past me. I thought it was yet another dog because I heard all of these keychains and I turned to see if it was, in fact, a dog and owner but it was people. One man was all, "She's taking pictures!!" in a gaspshockgasp voice like I was pissing on the graves or something, and another man was like, "Well, they said they can take pictures of the statues blah blah blah," I don't remember the rest because I started re-framing my shot. The Shocked Man was eyeing me for whatever reason, the only reason I could really think is me being a black girl with an afro and this being a group of white people and a certain devisive event happening in two days tearing people apart. He looked as if he'd never seen a Black person before. I was a bit amused, but kinda wary of shooting for the rest of the day if people were going to be that conscious about it. One of the great things about being in a graveyard is silence, yeah?

11/2/2008: Oakland and Centennial OP

Well, I got my shots and decided to go to Centennial. I thought I wanted to get more pictures there in case I changed my mind on the type of study I want to do and end up wanting just parks, but I got there and wasn't really pulled one way or another so I decided to walk all the way through the park. I'd never been to the far reaches of the park before, just always stayed near the fountains but I've learned where the GA Aquarium and the World of Coke is today from venturing further. And that there's a bunch of greenspace beyond the fountains. Maybe that's good to know. I did eventually come back around and take a few shots, but ended up only liking one and it's in the collection I'm adding to this post.

On the way to Centennial, I had to go past Philipps Arena and there was a Thrashers game there tonight so it was pretty crowded. On the streets, there were these two people standing near the crowd, and this man was preaching about Revelation really really loudly. Everyone was walking past and just ignoring them, but it was really interesting to me. I've never passed that type of stuff on the street. Always heard about it, but never passed it before. I walked right in front of him and caught the word 'Babylon' really loudly as I went by. I often wonder what these people will do if there is no apocolypse.

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Oakland: Day 1

nobody@vox.com(Jaleesa) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:58:34 -0700

Here are the best shots out of the day from my visit to Oakland Cemetery this afternoon. Any critique is welcome, since this is for a class assignment [composition] and I need help choosing which shots to print. We have to print four. Any other comments are welcome as well. Click on the link to view all of the photos, and thanks to anyone who responds!

10/28/2008 :: Oakland Cemetery

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Last of the cloudy graves

nobody@vox.com(DaveT) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:21:40 -0700

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More cloudy cemeteries

nobody@vox.com(DaveT) — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:45:10 -0700

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I've been neglecting my groups

nobody@vox.com(DaveT) — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:42:37 -0700

So here are some photos that will fit into 'Cloud Porn' and 'Dead Persons Storage Facility.'

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Cemetery

nobody@vox.com(Alex) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:06:25 -0800

The mosaleum was pretty cool. Strangely enough, in the back, there was spouting water. I guess it was from the melted snow.

Falling Water

Melted Snow

There was also a creepy moment as I saw that I had walked right over a rather sunken-in grave.

Outline

There was also a very cool (and huge!) grave for the leader of the Anti-Saloon League:

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louisiana photos: bancker cemetery

nobody@vox.com(june) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:10:22 -0800

This is the cemetery my grandfather is buried in. I went there Christmas Day with my aunt, who's also an amateur photographer.

angel, bancker cemetery

angel face

child angel

The grave this is on is always covered in statues, toys, plants, and candles. It's a teenage boy who died in a car accident and his family's never recovered. Sometimes they spend the entire day at his grave, sitting in lawnchairs.

No headstone yet, and the grass has just barely started to grow back in.

bancker cemetery

This is that boy's grave. See all the stuff on it?

Hey Jesus... Happy Birthday.

buddha

It's Jesus' friend Buddha! My aunt and I actually found this statue behind the grave, as if hidden. Maybe the family didn't want to offend the Catholics. This guy served in Vietnam, I wonder if he became interested in Buddhism there.

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Happy New Year, to all of our fellow group members.

nobody@vox.com(DaveT) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:41:40 -0800

There have been some great contributions, and very few who have strayed ‘off topic.’

I'm looking forward to enjoying all of your great posts in 08.

Dave T.

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Black and White Cemetary

nobody@vox.com(aries67) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:27:52 -0800

We waited for a night with a full moon and got there on sunset. But we didn't know that moonrise is at different times each day! The moon didn't come out until we were on our way home!

It's a small local cemetary dating back maybe 50 or so years.

I love the really old stuff which works so well with gritty black and white.

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Ello Vox!

nobody@vox.com(Pix) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:21:07 -0800

Pix

Ello Vox!

This has been on my 2-do list for quite a bucket now. Seems I have less and less time for myself since mum stopped doing my laundry and the business took off (hey, not complaining there though) but I aim to change that, at least a smidgen.

Some of you probably already know me from youtube, facebook, livejournal, or myspace, or maybe you've seen some of my Photography here and about ~ or maybe not ~ but I decided it was time I had a real blog and I heard from everyone that the go to place to blog was Vox ~ so here I am! I pretty much look like the computer-generated "pixelation" you see, but I'll get a real photo up soon. I spend so much time taking pics of others, I sometimes forget to update my own face file.

As for blogging, I'll try my utmost to come up with something other than my usual jet lag, falling tripod, or funny venue stories to entertain, but I'm really here to have a place to meet some new friends, network and story with other people as interested in photography as I am, and well, just have a place to write for a change.

So, that's my introduction ~ and I did it without pics this time. Look forward to meeting you professional bloggers I've heard so much about.

Ado!

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