We visited the Sacramento Historical City Cemetery with a sense of loss. Not for people who have died and are buried there; for the flowers and archways the City wants to take out. The goal they say is to bring the cemetery back to what it would have been in the 1800s. What, they didn’t have flowers then?

We come to shoot here at least twice a year. We come for the history and the beauty of the gardens. We came this time because the flowers were blooming and there was no breeze. Well, just a slight intermittent breeze, but great for macro work. I haven’t been able to use my macro lens all winter. Fortunately, my walk around lens does a great job on close up shots, and I’ve been making do with it.

But this Tuesday was macro madness indeed! And, I came upon some head stones and statues I hadn’t shot before. You could keep going back and come home with images from a different perspective.

We also met the head volunteer who is fighting the City, trying to keep the gardens as is. I hope she wins. This is going to be a 2-part post because I have so much to show you. I hope my next post about this amazing cemetery isn’t to say that the flowers are gone, because that would be a great loss.

 

Got up close inside this flower.
I carried 2 cameras so I could take wide angle shots.
I wanted to show you how beautiful the plants make the cemetery.
I wonder what this will be when it opens?
Bee’s were also enjoying the flowers.
They were buzzing from one flower to another.
And there were many types of bees.
Pretty flowers.
Another flower; another bee.
The flowers add to the peacefulness.
There are plenty of trees in the cemetery.
A bench by a mausoleum.
More of the grounds.
It is so beautiful here, but it wouldn’t be the same without the flowers.
The light was shining perfectly on this statue.

10 thoughts on “Macro Madness: Sacramento Historical City Cemetery”

  5. Beautiful flowers! And beautiful cementery too, not as sad and colourless like the ones I ‘ve seen in Spain or Ireland… Hope they don’t take away the flowers.
    Did you use a macro lens for these photos?

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