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Three Crosses at Twilight

© Mark Freeman

Three Crosses at Twilight

Uploaded: December 04, 2005

Description

On the way home from a friends house, the old tree is the only thing on this lonely hill. I created the blue twilight effect in photoshop and then added three tall crosses for effect. My sister mentioned it has now a religous feel to the photo? I guess we all see things differenty.



Comments

Rob Bishop December 04, 2005

Excellent work on this "dark" feeling image, Mark. I really like it, but I don't see "religious". #353935

Pat Gamwell December 04, 2005

Beautiful, Mark! It looks very "religious" to me. The three crosses are representative of the crosses used when Jesus and the two thieves were crucified. Would be a fantastic Easter entry. #2150146

Mark Freeman December 04, 2005

I don't see "religious" either, but I guess my sister was thinking of three Crucifixes on a hill. :) I may have made the crosses a bit too tall. #2150161

Mark Freeman December 04, 2005

This is interesting! Some see religion, others do not. I guess we all see photographs in a different way. The deeper meaning of a photograph is all up to the individual. #2150164

Janine Russell level-deluxe December 04, 2005

Mark, beautiful colors, silhouettes, effects and lighting; I also see this as a religious image with the three crosses; I agree with Pat's comments. #2152562

Clay Anderson December 15, 2005

Mark, a very nice image...but I'm fascinated by your reaction, and curious of your intention: if you weren't going for "religious", what would cause you to put three crosses on a hill? i.e., what would crosses like that represent, if not something Christian? At the least, it seems to suggest three graves, or at the most, it's evocative of the crucifixion scene of Christ. In any case, I actually find it difficult to understand how this image could be viewed as *non*religious. In fact, my only minor complaint about the image would be that its composition is so common (at least in Christian circles), it borders on cliche. (See: http://images.google.com/images?q=three+crosses)
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Mark Freeman December 15, 2005

My intention was three graves on a hill. I made them too tall and thats where the religous reaction started.
And I have one question for you, you went out of your way to search google to "run down" my photo, are you always so mean with your photo comments here at betterphoto? Constructive criticism not criticism is always the polite way. #2189847

Clay Anderson December 16, 2005

Mark -- oh goodness, I'm sorry you interpreted my comments that way. I wasn't intending to run down your photo; as I mentioned, I really like the image. I was only making the point that this is a very common religious composition, and I knew a quick Google image search would provide support for that.

As for my criticism, I do think it is actually constructive, and I'm very sorry that you thought I was being mean. I'm part of a photography club, and we offer similar criticism to each other regularly; I always find it helpful, as it pushes me in new directions. I suppose the anonymity and ambiguity of online comments prevent them from always conveying the proper tone, though. I do apologize. #2192060

Mark Freeman December 17, 2005

No problem at all. Apology excepted.. I agree, text does not convey the true tone or meaning on some occasions.
I may have over reacted when I first read your comment, to be honest it was the link you placed in the comments from google that made me annoyed.

oh well... no harm done.

:) #2195222

Greg McCroskery level-classic December 18, 2005

Mark,

First of all, I like what you've done here. This is a creatively done image -- nice composition and nice effect with the blue tone. However, I can't see how anyone could look at this image and not see the religious significance. Even if your original intention was to show three graves, the very reason we use crosses as grave markers is because of Jesus. Certainly, three crosses speaks to most people of Calvary. To deny the religious connection of this image by some here is like seeing a photo of a nuclear mushroom cloud and saying is has no connection to an atomic bomb. Being a Christian, I see this image as a reminder of love rather than just religion. Thanks for sharing your image!

God Bless,
Greg #2196423


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