Cjogo's post "to an early grave" encouraged me to put this out for C & C. Seeking feedback on technical (I posted Camera Raw & my processing) as well as any ways to enhance emotional impact. I found this graveyard from the late 1800's at least 7 miles into woods on a dirt road in North Georgia. The little church (40'x20') evidently still has members although I saw no evidence of human habitation on the road until I stumbled upon this. I am hoping the photo can convey the isolation and hardness of life at this place, in those times. As well as the dedication and enduring love / reverence shown by whomever it was that made this marker. The ink color on the stone in the photo is very close to the actual which was an indigo black. I upped the saturation a little, added a little more blue and increased luminance to separate the message from the rock.
Thanks in advance,
-t
PS I felt I could not include the church itself to tell more of the story because its exterior clearly did not match the time period of this event. It was too "new" looking. That's how I knew it was still being used.