Graveyard photography: Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento, California
Walking through a graveyard may not be the ideal place to shoot photos, but the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is rich with history, unusual grave stones and beautiful flowers. My photo pal, Marlene, and I went there last week and spent some time walking, reading and taking pictures.
It’s not unusual to see photographers out there. I was disappointed that many of the flowers weren’t blooming, but it’s not that time of the year. This just gives me another reason to go back in the spring.
What impressed me was the way they inscribed the tombstones in the 1800s and the type of loss. One family lost two sons at the same age. Having lost a son myself, I could feel their grief more than 100 years later. I found large monuments and small, simple stones.
I’ll go back in the spring and walk the graveyard again. Maybe I’ll go on one of the cemetery tours that take us back into the history of Sacramento. Meanwhile here are my images from this outing.
I thought the poem on this stone was beautiful. I’m wondering if the deceased wrote it, knowing he was dying.
I liked this because of the style of the stone.
This one is older and more ornate.
I was practicing HDR with this masoleume.
I liked the way these trees formed an entrance to the cluster of graves.
This is the headstone where two sons were lost when they were the same age. Tragic.
This small stone just had JTE on it.
The statues on the stones were especially beautiful.
I liked how ornate this stone was. The sculpting on it is beautiful.
Here’s another statue. The sun is hitting it perfectly.
Thi stone is almost cracked into two pieces. I’m wondering if they will fix it.
Another masoleume. You can see right through the doors. It needs some roof repair. Looks like rust to me. Also an HDR shot.
This family’s graves were lined up.
In the summer when these trees are green, it must be beautiful.
Another simple, small stone. No name, no dates. This makes me wonder about its history.
Here’s a stone shaded by beauty.
Again, just a first name and no dates. It looks more modern.
A fountain, place to sit and shade under the orange trees.
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I live nexr to a large cemetery and can relate to your comments. The gardens at Woronora (the one near me) are so photogenic when in bloom. Nice shots ☺
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I live nexr to a large cemetery and can relate to your comments. The gardens at Woronora (the one near me) are so photogenic when in bloom. Nice shots ☺
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Thanks Greg. There are so many stories in a cemetery.
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