Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by ursula:
Good colours in this pict, especially on the rose stems.

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by magnetic9999:
if u have the ability to control it, use a smaller aperture for more depth of focus. and use a tripod. makes for much sharper pro looking pics :)

Our Lady of Lourdes
by sleekr

Comment by karmat:
Interesting composition and subject choice. I like that details are visible throughout, but it seems like the focus is just a hair off, and there are some overexposed spots on the flower (?) in front.

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by dix_paul:
nice colours, I think it would be better without the fourth (most diagonal) stem

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by fdpiech:
I'd love to see the DOF just cove the stems and the roses be a bit MORE out of focus. Great concept.

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by JC_Homola:
I've read the book, I think this could have been a bit better if the DOF had been either more shallow or deeper, one or the other.
Good idea. and nice colours.

War: Man's Infinite Capacity for Self-Destruction
by sleekr

Comment by GeneralE:
When I first read the additional info and saw "Brisbane" I thought, "don't you mean Colma?" Then I noted your actual location in the antipodes (I've waited a long tome to use that in a sentence!).

There is a US National military cemetery in Colma, California which is right next to Brisbane, California. In addition, a search of the Yellow Pages for "cemetery" in Colma will return 29 entries -- hence its informal moniker of "City Of The Dead."

War: Man's Infinite Capacity for Self-Destruction
by sleekr

Comment by sleekr:
Thanks for all your comments. I took various shots from different POV's, and this one was the best for the 'Infinite' theme, in that it appears there are an almost infinite amount of graves.

In point of fact, the graves you can see here are about all of the graves in the 'war area'. I couldnt go lower, in that it would show the hedge at the edge, spoiling the effect. I also wanted to get the best 'pattern' out of the stones, and whilst they are all lined up in each row, they are not evenly spaced, so this was the best shot to show a 'pattern'.

I rather liked the blank space to the right - breaks up the shot, so that it's not just a mess of stones.

Message edited by author 2003-11-11 21:54:59.

War: Man's Infinite Capacity for Self-Destruction
by sleekr

Comment by Rastas:

Originally posted by pcody: Your title confuses me. Death happens to everyone, sooner or later, in war and in peace. So what are you really trying to say?

Personally I thought the title was thought provoking. The war graves are clearly the result of mans ability to wholesale slaughter in war.

When I saw it, I gasped... loved the concept. Perhaps a lower POV to fill the frame with the message???

Our Lady of Lourdes
by sleekr

Comment by jaimeegrl:
Looks like you may have used your flash and it washed out some detail. If your camera allows, next time try playing with your shutter speed. I think if she is uplit from the bottom, this could have added some depth and demension to the photograph.