matt...

This is an older picture that I took for a friend Matt Koger.  I took several pictures at a old abandoned cemetery that inspired some of his songs.  The pictures were for the CD cover on a second recording.  I don't think he ended up using this one, but when I was looking through some of my old pictures it looked like a great candidate for editing in Aperture 3.  I converted the entire image to black and white.  I then used the brushes to remove the black and white from the guitar and strap.  I also adjusted the contrast and added a slight vignette.

It's lonely out there...

Another picture from nowhere.  That seems to be one of my favorite things to do.  I remember being out in the middle of nowhere, walking through another cemetary with prairie grass and mesquite trees (and let's not forget the occasional headstone).  So I was not exactly in an area where you would expect a phone call.  Absolute quiet; the only noise was the wind.  My cell phone ringtone blares an intro to the David Crowder song "Everybody wants to go to heaven... but nobody wants to die".  It was as if someone jumped out of the grave next to me.  It was Sherri (on the phone, not in the grave), calling to see if I was ok...

The Handshake

An image with such character... You can see it has weathered time and the harsh Texas weather, but not without it's blemishes. It is actually part of a headstone from the Reobeth Cemetary in Fannin County. This image was common on older headstones. It is interesting to see that someone would put this on their headstone. Possible represents their honesty or integrity? But it leaves alot to your imagination...

Remember me?

Another photo taken in the cemetary in Loco, TX in 2007. A temporary grave marker that is missing the name. This is sad! Is this how we want to be remembered (or forgotten)?

Wasting Away...

This was taken in an abandoned cemetary in Loco, TX in 2007. Try to find that one on the map... Ok to visit in the Winter. Probably home to lots of wild reptiles in the Spring/Summer months. Interesting to see the stories of people's lives on the headstones.