Statue Of Weeping Woman, Lafayette Cemetery, New Orleans, in Monotones
This statue is in the Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans, barefoot, weeping, and holding an urn. The weeping woman is a common funerary symbol, and it represents...
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This statue is in the Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans, barefoot, weeping, and holding an urn. The weeping woman is a common funerary symbol, and it represents maternal love, grief, sorrow. Her bare feet represent humility and the inevitability of death. The urn, which has represented the ashes of the deceased since ancient times is a symbol of the death of the earthly body and its return to dust.
I positioned myself so that I could catch the sun peeking over a crypt across the path and reduced my aperture to f22 to capture the rays. The color on her robe and head is a result of the sun rays, and not because of any color I added to the photo. I was awestruck when I saw my picture on the computer because I had no idea it would result in this, with the bokeh and color. It definitely did not look like this to my human eye--but my camera and lens captured it. My edits were denoise, detail, some dodge and burn.
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I positioned myself so that I could catch the sun peeking over a crypt across the path and reduced my aperture to f22 to capture the rays. The color on her robe and head is a result of the sun rays, and not because of any color I added to the photo. I was awestruck when I saw my picture on the computer because I had no idea it would result in this, with the bokeh and color. It definitely did not look like this to my human eye--but my camera and lens captured it. My edits were denoise, detail, some dodge and burn.
Copyright Notice: All images on this web site are protected by the U.S. and international copyright laws, all rights reserved. The images may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated or used in any way, without written permission of Kay Brewer, Artist, and Kay Brewer Photographs, a licensed business. Any unauthorized usage will be prosecuted to the full extent of U.S. Copyright Law.
Also available for print without watermark and signature at:
KayBrewerPhotographs.com
PhotographsByKayBrewer.com
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MaryMulholland
March 17, 2017
Love this edit, the sepia really brings out the texture, gorgeous lighting Kay. :)
AnneDphotography
March 17, 2017
i bloody love this shot ... one of your best and the sepia suites it well ... i am glad you took it into sketch and used the perfect edit as well ... you will do really well with this shot ... amazing !
Kazza60
March 19, 2017
think I like this one better that the B&W .. the sepia tones are lovely and enhances the softness of the fold in the robe ... a lovely image Kay ..
Forrest_Imagery
March 24, 2017
I like this very much ! Having been to several of the old cemeteries in NOLA, you definitely captured their feel.
Of the three images this is my favorite, with its varying accents sepia tone.
It might be interesting if the rest of the ground around her were B&W, like the highlights to the left of her. Either way, impressive work.
Of the three images this is my favorite, with its varying accents sepia tone.
It might be interesting if the rest of the ground around her were B&W, like the highlights to the left of her. Either way, impressive work.
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