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Centrifugal Force

            A late season cold snap has really put the brakes on the unusually mild weather of February and March. One of the upsides however are killer skies that seem to erupt out of nowhere. This morning I witnessed heavy snow falling amid bright sun and backdrop of menacing clouds, all at the same time. Later I found my way to this desolate 19th century cemetery. I love coming here when the weather is turbulent. It's one of those things that I don't question because it just feels instinctively right. Every time I visit I'm struck by the sheer age of the place. It's been several decades since the most recent burial, and the early ones date back to the Civil War. The place is an anachronism in the context of the modern world that surrounds it. It seems to run on centrifugal force, preserved more out of a sense for honoring the past rather than respecting the dead. Doubt there are any living relatives of the people interred here. It's the raw oldness of the place that appeals to me. Nothing has really changed within the fence line over the years. Many stones are shattered, crumbling, or soon to be. Weathered black, and tilting to and fro adds a heater-skelter effect. But what was here then is here now. The atmosphere and sadness harbored here remain. A real conundrum that I experience such high energy in a place depleted of its life force.
   

Taken on: April 5, 2024

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Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro, f/2.2, 1/1887 sec, 2.2mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Aperture:	f/2.2
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1887)
Focal Length:	2.2mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	+0.665 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.6 (Macintosh)
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