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August 16, 2009

Frankenstein gravestone with sepia background

OK, this is one of my pictures. On some of the History Channel documentaries, they have used spot color on either black and white photos or sepia photos to create an "historic" effect. The spot "color" is either black and white or sepia depending on the photo. It's an interesting effect when used within the context of old photographs.

I tried this with one of my pictures of the famous Frankenstein gravestone at Jewish Graceland Cemetery. The photo was originally taken in color. I first converted it to black and white and saved it (after saving a copy). I then added a duplicate layer and then converted it to sepia. I then used the eraser tool to "restore" the gravestone to black and white.

I use Paint.NET which is an excellent freeware program.

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August 7, 2009

Dillinger Family Marker, Crown Point Cemetery

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While doing some research on Flickr last week, I found this interesting photo of the Dillinger family headstone. The headstone is located in Crown Point Cemetery in Indianapolis and is, of course, the location of John Dillinger's final resting place. Dillinger himself has a more modest marker; this is the family marker.

I thought the photographer did a great job of rendering this black and white HDR photo. To me, it makes the photo appear old and surreal at the same time.

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August 5, 2009

John and Patcey Cornelius

A kind soul at findagrave.com recently sent me photos he took of the tombstones of my fourth great grandparents -- John and Patcey Cornelius. They are buried at the Cornelius Family Cemetery in Christian County, Kentucky. Of special interest to me is John's birthdate. He was born on May 20, 1776 . . . 219 years before the birth of my son -- and his fifth great grandson! -- Kevin Cornelius.

The inscription on John's headstone reads the following: