Ross Bay Cemetary Bird

This is a detail from a really interesting headstone at Ross Bay. The workmanship on this sculpture is pretty impressive, it felt like the bird could take off at any second.

A Sure Sign of Spring

Ah, Spring!
Probably my favourite time of year, everything's in bloom - the world looks refreshed and renewed. Even here in Victoria where we don't get much in the way of winter, the arrival of spring is heralded by millions (if you don't believe me check out the Victoria Flower Count) of flowers.
One of the earliest to bloom is snowdrops and a personal fave of mine.
I found these nestled among the tombstones at Ross Bay Cemetery yesterday and they made me feel like that time is just about here again.

Ross Bay Cemetery Photo Shot

I saw this documentary called "Behind the Camera" about photographers and what they're thinking when they take photos. It's quite interesting and informative. One of the profiles was a photographer who shoots angels on headstones and he was going on about the workmanship of these angels, the decay, the damage, etc. and how interesting it was. So, I thought "That would be interesting to shoot", so I convinced my buddy Ken to go with me to Ross Bay Cemetery - no we didn't go at night. This is my favourite angel in that I took pics of - she's only about 10" tall.
I'll post some more pics from this shoot over the next few days, there was some interesting material...