A couple of days ago, I grabbed my camera and tripod and went to Rosehill Cemetery & Mausoleum to take a stab at HDR photography. I thought the different types of stone markers would make great subject matter for HDR imaging. Plus, it was an overcast day and I thought it might add a dramatic mood to the images, too.

These images are comprised of 5 different exposures -2,-1, 0, +1, and +2. My camera (Nikon D700 w/24-70mm 2.8 lens), while mounted to a tripod, was put into bracket mode, set to 5 exposures (one stop apart as previously described), and the shutter release set to CH (continuous high).

HDRsoft’s Photomatix was used to compile the images and tone mapping was selected to create the final HDR image.

One of two angels that flank the the graves of John A. Lynch and family, located in Calvary Catholic Cemetery – Evanston, IL.

Peering into a family mausoleum located in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago.