Cemetery Photo Swap II-Newbie Friendly

So no black and whites?

Have you looked at cemeteries lately?

Yes, black and white photos are fine. I forgot to mention that.

thank you, thank you, thank you! i have been waiting for this one! <3

looking forward to this one. cemeteries are some of the greatest places to get great photos.

I have a surprise headstone for my partner.

This is going to be fun :D

i am not really interested in this sort of thing, but i live 5 min from salem, mass and there is a cemetery called the burying point from the year 1637 containing the graves of a Mayflower pilgrim and witchcraft trial judge John Hathorne. i am going to salem saturday. i could take a pic and post it somewhere for you. just tell me where.

oh here is the link from the cemetery above: http://www.gravematter.com/cem-ma-salem.asp

I live in Poland, where the cemetaries are amazing (and old)! I will join so I can share.

Sounds great. BTW, I was photographing in a cemetery in Queens, New York this year and was most firmly told by a tough looking employee that such was not allowed! Anyone ever encounter such a thing? Luckily I had already taken many.

Thanks mandylifeboats for putting up the link to the cemetery photos from Salem, MA.

I was there this past summer. I didn't visit any cemeteries though.

In 2002, or thereabouts, my daughter and I were heading for Salem from Topsfield and got lost and ended up seeing an old very small cemetery in, I think, Peabody. Is that the town next to Salem? I guess my daughter has the pictures somewhere, but she's in L.A. I'll have to get them from her one day.

:-)

I have this strange hobby too, just love cemeteries! This will be a great swap.

Check out these sites: www.gravestonegirls.com and www.gravestonestudies.org. I attended a lecture put on by the Grave Stone Girls last month - fascinating!!!

I wish I still lived in Ohio for this.. some really nice, super old cemeteries there. The one in our down dates back to the late 1800's though. not too bad. I think I will try to find a mix of new and old headstones to share :)

do they have to be 4x6 or can they be a larger size ? also can i enclose info about the picture?

I would certainly like info on mine. The last cemetary swap, I received photos without any explanation about them at all!

hi...im new here. do i need to contact the coordinator to let her know i want to join?

For those who live in places that don't follow inches, the conversion from 4 X 6 is 10.16 cm X 15.24 cm :)

a definate cemetery junkie- can't wait to send and get my pics!!

Hopefully this can be my first swap, this is right up my alley!

Yes, photos can be larger than 4x6 and yes, please put some info about the photo.

Thank you all for your great comments and sharing info. I appreciate it! Have a great holiday season and PM me with any questions. Thanks again!

Hi! :o) I am French and new to the site. I want to participate, but have no ratings yet. My profile is not completed because English is difficult for me. I'll write slowly. But if you want to know me better, you can look at my blog (it's written in French, but there are lots of photos!). I hope to join!

Just finished taking our pics today, can't wait to find out who my partners are!

Can we send more than 3?

Going out tomorrow to take my pics. :)

disappointed, just checked my files and seems I've lost my west point cemetary photo, would have love to share them. I have some great cemetaries by me and ton's of pictures. Can't wait to share and receive mine. Unfortunately, West Point does not allow you to just go to the Cemetary anymore, I'll get some during special Olympics in May if this is done again.

Woohoo! Swappin' time! I'll have to get some nice pics before all the snow melts.

To nelliebugsdotcom: and anyone else interested. Yes, you can certainly send more than three. I already sent mine and I sent 5. I did that for the last one as well and that was fine. I did try to keep it so I only had to use one first class stamp.

Mailed mine out today to @stiffneck78 & @Ariel17

Weird hobby nothin, I live in a cemetery. No, really, I live in the caretakers cottage at Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago. I suppose it's kind of cheating for me then since all I have to do is wander around in my front yard, but there are so many beautiful headstones that I could send 100 pictures to each of my partners and still not have even tipped the iceberg....

I didn't give any info on the pictures I sent out -- sorry. I will do that next time. :) My partner sent me a cute little booklet it was really nice. Waiting patiently for my second set! Did everyone get some cool pictures?

@Morte I'd love to set up a private swap if you're interested - just send me a message!

I had a WONDERFUL time taking these photos! Being in the cemetaries was so peaceful. I felt a reverence just being there. MANY thanks for this swap and I hope we'll have more of these swaps.

This swap has been so much fun for me !! I took some great photos and even found a gangster in my local cemetary ! Frank Nash is in the Mausoleum in the city that I live in !! I would love to do some private swaps if anyone is interested. My emai address is boogie@grnco.net or you can PM me.

Hey, look who forgot to send his pictures :/

I'll mail them out ASAP

Ditto. I can't even believe I forgot to do this! I'll get them out tomorrow!

u_u I feel like crap for forgetting to do this, I will be sending mine out tomorrow.

aww I would have loved to do this! :) its not a weird or strange hobby! it is beautiful ♥ please email me if you decide to do another like this? baring in mind i am a newbie and my photos are pretty, newbie too lol! :) ♥ xx