i LOVE cemetery shots but am always HESITANT to shoot there. maybe you can help allay my fears. do you ask permission to shoot in such a hallowed place? i'm just wondering. your shots are fantastic and i hope you'll post many more.
how does this lens handle the a7r? Mine broke when I rented the A7 and I didn't have a chance to use it on the a7. On my Canon 1ds MII it was phenomenal. I shot it wide open most of the time
I went up to Maine to pick up a large vacuum press and spent a couple of days on Mt Desert. A great place with spectacular scenery; woodland, geology, ocean etc.
Clearwater a7r wrote:
i LOVE cemetery shots but am always HESITANT to shoot there. maybe you can help allay my fears. do you ask permission to shoot in such a hallowed place? i'm just wondering. your shots are fantastic and i hope you'll post many more.
the main cemetery locally is a tourist attraction for the most part. it is more odd to see someone walking about withOUT a camera. that being said, even if it wasn't a tourist spot and it has great character I do not see why not shoot.
Clearwater a7r wrote:
i LOVE cemetery shots but am always HESITANT to shoot there. maybe you can help allay my fears. do you ask permission to shoot in such a hallowed place? i'm just wondering. your shots are fantastic and i hope you'll post many more.
I've never had any issues at any cemetery, just be mindful of when posted signage says they are open/closed for the day (even if great light doesn't happen until after then) and don't do anything disrespectful like move flowers or a wreath just because you think it hurts the shot and you should be fine.
Most of them are technically privately owned land, so you can't act like your on public property, but I've never encounter any that ever has issue with visiting/taking photos of the monuments (at least for personal use, I'm sure there are limits such as if you try do a portrait shoot or something crazy like that)
I've typically had grounds keepers even mention spots that they think are great for photos or unique headstones etc.
Finally, and this goes without saying, yield to anyone there to pay their respects and just go to a different area. Their saying goodbye trumps any photo
Overall though, its pretty common to see people visiting cemeteries and taking photos, there is nice landscaping, tons of history, and some really cool and unique headstones and monuments, especially in older cemeteries. I don't think there is anything frowned up by society as a whole about taking photos is a respectful manner, so I don't think you should feel uncomfortable in the least.
The whole point of those big old monuments and such was to show off how wealthy and important a person was, a "mine is bigger than yours" type of deal. Taking a photo is really paying them a respect in some ways of looking at it.
After all, you don't spend a ton of money on a 15 foot tall marble obelisks because you didn't want people admiring it....
