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Midday Among the Stones
Midday sun and a cemetery. Not the textbook combination certainly, but I went anyway. Not because the light was ideal, but because that’s when I was there. Walking through a cemetery in the middle of the day, the light is blunt and unromantic. Nothing is softened; it isn't cinematic. Every crack, every patch of lichen, every letter carved is exposed. It's honest. It's real. Midday doesn’t hide anything. It shows age plainly. Memory after the last visit. Color against winter
3rd Eye Blue
5 days ago
Cold Weather Advisory
Between the desert and what comes next, there was snow. Record breaking winter storms were predicted this weekend and snowfall kept us comfortably inside for two days. But today, we were finally allowed some much needed outdoor breath. Movement No hesitation And escape for myself. Not alone out here. Beneath the snow, something is still moving. Stay safe and warm.
3rd Eye Blue
Jan 25
Soft Light, Hard Edges
I have always been drawn to cemeteries. The quiet and peace, the reverence. The forgotten. I believe that we should remember. It doesn't matter if these places are aged, or that the families of the residents are long gone now too. They deserve to be remembered. A name carried forward in quiet ways. Some find cemeteries disturbing or morbid, but I find them serene and beautiful, full of angles, stone, and memory. Perhaps it is an unpopular opinion, but I feel that cemeteries s
3rd Eye Blue
Dec 3, 2025
Cold & Still: A Photographer’s Polar Walk Through Reflection Pointe Cemetery
When Fauxtographer and I had to reschedule our last Saturday outing, I instead planned to visit a few local cemeteries. I speak from experience when I say you should listen to local weather forecasts. It was cold . Reflection Pointe is a relatively small cemetery with just 282 graves, so it normally wouldn't take very long to visit adequately regardless, but it was... cold . Let me add that I am not particularly sensitive to the cold, therefore, you should know that when I sa
3rd Eye Blue
Jan 7, 2025
Between Two Centuries: A Photographic Exploration of St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Welcome back, lens lovers! I mentioned in my previous post that there were two cemeteries I have previously visited that I would share here. This post is about Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in Geary County, Manhattan, Kansas. I visited this cemetery on the insistence of RBF who had been here previously and told me how beautiful it was. It may be a prompt for my project; the spot where the idea was planted. Saint Joseph’s Cemetery was around a two-hour drive, and well worth it.
3rd Eye Blue
Dec 17, 2024
Between Today and Tomorrow: The Unfolding of Hillcrest Cemetery
It’s great to see you again, fellow shutterbugs! Tell me, what’s a photographer if not someone who’s taken a few imperfect shots along the way? What if I told you that (obviously) not every shot will be perfect (and perhaps even well below par), but it’s still alright to share those? What? You’ve never heard that before? Well, on this site we (I mean me) embrace lackluster photos as passionately as we embrace beautiful photos. Like everything else, photography takes p
3rd Eye Blue
Dec 16, 2024
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