Grave Stone

[ScottMAcD]

This is a wee experiment with a grave stone I took at Dunkeld Cathedral,Perthshire.

I desaturated and messed with shadows etc in rawshooter, then in photoshop I added noise and then Draganised it. C&C always welcome.

http://i.pbase.com/o4/27/612327/1/63857342.U2SmJzM5.Gravestone.jpg

[Calzinger]

I like the conversion, especially with the dark tone which I guess was set by the shadow changes you made.

[henry_b]

creepy! :shock: ..

[KYBOB]

Nice b/w, good tonal value throughout. I am wondering what it looked like before your conversion. You do need to take out that white spot in the background on the right side, however.

[98photo]

Very Creepy!! I like the symbols on the stone, never seen anything like it.

[ScottMAcD]

Nice b/w, good tonal value throughout. I am wondering what it looked like before your conversion. You do need to take out that white spot in the background on the right side, however.

Thx I dont know how I missed that spot :)

[ScottMAcD]

Thx for the comments guy's, It's the first time I had ever seen a skull and crossbone on a grave tone and there were several there.

[PhilHannah]

Thx for the comments guy's, It's the first time I had ever seen a skull and crossbone on a grave tone and there were several there.

Hi Scott

Have a wander through Greyfriars Burial ground in Perth and you will see many stones with the skull and crossbones, a common symbol in the 16th-17th and 18th Cents..

Also look out for the hour glass, Scythe , and the words

'Memento Mori'

I was at Dunkeld Cathedral today, doing a wedding. next time you are there if you can get into the vestry there is the magnificent tomb of the knight known as 'Wolf of Badenoch', Alexander Stewart, son of King Robert II

[ctymom]

Very cool shot. I've never seen a headstone like that before. Interesting.

[ScottMAcD]

Hi Scott

Have a wander through Greyfriars Burial ground in Perth and you will see many stones with the skull and crossbones, a common symbol in the 16th-17th and 18th Cents..

Also look out for the hour glass, Scythe , and the words

'Memento Mori'

I was at Dunkeld Cathedral today, doing a wedding. next time you are there if you can get into the vestry there is the magnificent tomb of the knight known as 'Wolf of Badenoch', Alexander Stewart, son of King Robert II

Thanks for the info Phil, I'm up that way fairly often so I'll try and get into the vestry next time :D

[PhilHannah]

The style of stone was popular, it shows a coffin, bones (Death) an hourglass, (telling the viewer that their time will run out!) and the winged face at the top is thought to be the soul taking flight.