Gracie's Guardian Angel

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted February 7, 2012342 views5 comments

Little Gracie Watson was born in 1883, the only child of her parents. Her father was manager of the Pulaski House, one of Savannah's leading hotels, where the beautiful and charming little girl was a favorite with the guests. Two days before Easter, in April 1889, Gracie died of pneumonia at the age of six. About.com

Gracie is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery, along with Johnny Mercer; the original home of the Bird Girl of "Midnight In The Garden of Good And Evil"

The photo was taken several years ago. It was reprocessed in LR3 and Silver Effects Pro 2. Any comments and/or critiques are welcomed.

Image Quality: Lossless Compressed RAW (14-bit)
Camera Info: Nikon D300, HH, standing
Lens: Tamron 90mm f/2.8D
Focus Mode: AF-S
AF-Area Mode: Dynamic, 51 points (3D-tracking)
Aperture: f/10
Shutter Speed: 1/30s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering: Matrix
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400
Full frame
PP in LR3, SEP2, CS5 (selective lightening and sharpening)

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Kent Staubus on February 8, 2012 at 12:05 AM

Great shot, and your processing really makes it work too. You made great use of the light as well! I really don't see anything I would change about it.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 8, 2012 at 3:29 PM

You have created a very interesting atmosphere in this image. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 9, 2012 at 6:29 PM

Hey Phil,
Your processing took this to the eirie level.....which works for me! Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 10, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Love the range of tones and the hauntingly beautiful feel to your image. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 15, 2012 at 10:13 PM

I like this a lot, the B&W really works well here. Reminds me of Anne Rice.

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