Here are a couple of images I took at Saint Mary’s Cemetery on County Line Road, Kane County, Illinois on March 27, 2010. This cemetery is just south of Highway 38, west of Elburn. Both of these photographs are HDR (High Dynamic Range) images formed by compositing three exposures – one correctly exposed, and one two stops under and one two stops over exposed. As can be seen, one can achieve radically different results using this technique. Both images were taken within minutes and feet of each other. The tombstone (William Condon, Company C Illinois 52nd Regiment – Civil War) has really nice colors and doesn’t look all that different than a single properly exposed photo, except for greater shadow detail and more vibrant colors. The Crucifix didn’t have a lot of color to start with, and it looks great in black and white – the white statue (Jesus) really stands out against the dark and dreary bushes, trees and sky. HDR adds greater shadow detail (as always) to this image but also gives the trees in the background a weird, eerie and unworldly appearance. Anyway, this is my Easter contribution to the Rustic Roads Photography blog!!
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Pvt. William Condon; Kane County, Illinois
INRI - St. Mary's Cemetery, Kane County, Illinois HDR