A beautiful, lonely resting place

[Michael13]

Just outside of a western Nevada ghost town lies a tiny cemetery. On the slope of a hill, adjacent to an open pit mine is the final resting place of Michael and Annie O'Keefe. Their tombstone reads ... Michael O'Keefe-Native Co. Cork Ireland-Died April 1902 aged 39 yrs.- Annie O'Keefe-Native of Candelaria, Nev.-Died Jan. 1884-Aged 8 Mos. 11 days.

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks like a peaceful place providing the mine isn't still active. Either Michael was a young father or Annie is his little sister given the dates. Nevada has a lot of ghost towns due to short lived viability of mineral resources.

 

[JimFox]

It's always a bit touching to find these, to see the dates of their births and deaths, and wonder what happened, how their life was. I know I don't mean to think about it, but it's just natural it seems.

Nice job on capturing this. The clouds behind really radiate out nicely.

 

[Michael13]

Thanks guys! I am drawn to cemeteries, especially in remote locations. The stories on the tombstones is all we got now.

 

[Peter Michal]

The cross in the photo is very well "placed" and the colors around it are beautiful. Very nice, Michael.

 

[Michael13]

The cross in the photo is very well "placed" and the colors around it are beautiful. Very nice, Michael.

Thank Peter, I did have to set my tripod height a bit lower to separate the edges of the cross from the hills in the background. Sometimes just a little different placement makes a big difference.

 

[dan swiger]

Just outside of a western Nevada ghost town lies a tiny cemetery. On the slope of a hill, adjacent to an open pit mine is the final resting place of Michael and Annie O'Keefe. Their tombstone reads ... Michael O'Keefe-Native Co. Cork Ireland-Died April 1902 aged 39 yrs.- Annie O'Keefe-Native of Candelaria, Nev.-Died Jan. 1884-Aged 8 Mos. 11 days.

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A wonderful composition with a story and a message

 

[Beth]

i like how you photographed this with a low perspective and wide angle.