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Uploaded: June 11, 2012 03:50:01

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This keyhole-shaped entry and its beautiful iron gates, adorning a mausoleum, caught my eye during a recent cemetery visit.
I used a single texture layer, applied more than once with different Blend Modes and Opacities, and cloned in 2 missing iron scrolls.

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 47.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 11, 2012

What a beautiful image Chris. So much detail and great design. #1468423

Joy Rector June 11, 2012

beautiful, well done #10175847

Jack Gaskin June 11, 2012

Very Interesting Image the B&W certainly adds to its appeal. Like the Title
Great work all around

Jack #10175911

Terry A. Stoa June 11, 2012

Great find and capture, Chris. It looks great as B&W as Jack says - what an elegant resting place. #10175933

Daniella Puente June 11, 2012

Beautiful detail and GREAT BW tone! #10176167

Carol Quina level-classic June 11, 2012

Very cool shot! While I initially saw this as a B&W, it does look a but Blue to me. #10176192

Michele Peterson level-classic June 11, 2012

I love the blue tones to it, works so well with this image! Interesting entry, lots of details and neat designs! #10176220

Terry A. Stoa June 11, 2012

Blue it is... sorry to mislead anyone with my "B&W" comment. Great image - looks great with the blue tones. #10176279

Chris Budny level-deluxe June 12, 2012

Thanks so much folks! It was such a beautiful cemetery---I plan to go back in cooler weather, and spend more time.
No problem on the B/W--I think Jack called it B/W first, and I was concerned my edited blue tones weren't showing up! #10177378

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