Abney Park Cemetery, second attempt

[Peter Roberts]

Some while ago I made a point of visiting all of London's 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries. A few results of those visits both appeared here and 35mmc.
The one that eluded me photographically was Abney Park in North-east London. Great swathes of it were inaccessible because of renovation and sympathetic clearance work. As those tasks have now been completed I tried again a couple of weeks ago and was able to take advantage of the ever changing play of shade and light. I hope this selection of images gives a flavour of the place.
























Minolta SRT101b / Rokkors 28mm f3.5, 35mm f2.8, 55mm f1.7 / Tri X / ID.11 1+1

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Great location, quite fascinating. And well captured @Peter Roberts. The deep blacks are so... deep and black.
Love the stone with two bracing hands in particular.

 

[Peter Roberts]

Thanks, Gianluca.
Ah yes, the blacks. I exposed for the highlights and let the shadows take care of themselves. Tri X is such a beautifully contrasty film stock that it rendered them as you so aptly said: deep and black. Just how I like them in fact with no need to use a yellow filter or post tweak.
There's a whole iconography pertaining to Victorian era gravestones which is itself fascinating The clasping hands motif is commonly seen on stones marking the graves of loved ones. It symbolises reunion in the afterlife.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Thanks, Gianluca.
Ah yes, the blacks. I exposed for the highlights and let the shadows take care of themselves. Tri X is such a beautifully contrasty film stock that it rendered them as you so aptly said: deep and black. Just how I like them in fact with no need to use a yellow filter or post tweak.
There's a whole iconography pertaining to Victorian era gravestones which is itself fascinating The clasping hands motif is commonly seen on stones marking the graves of loved ones. It symbolises reunion in the afterlife.

Really interesting. I see you've done your homework.