Cracked Cross
A fallen grave marker in Ross Bay Cemetery. Probably pushed over by vandals, it is now mortared into place on top of the slab covering the grave, the lower half of the marker still in place at one end.
You can find out more about Ross Bay Cemetery in these earlier posts.
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Canon G15, 6.1 mm (=28mm full frame), ISO80, f1.8, 1/400th +/- E.V. 2.0.
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burnt embers 
Hi Ephem, my first thought when I saw the fallen cross form was that of a figure. Strangely, I find a very strong reference to a fertility doll in the shape. I suppose that is sort of ironic considering it’s a grave marker, but that’s what i see…
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That is an interesting observation, and not strange I don’t think.. In my mind I always turn the left side of this picture to the top, but I see exactly what you mean if you turn it the other way.
We have one of those dolls given to us by a friend who was working in Africa. It seems to have worked since we have kids!
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Well, I like the colour one. (I’m all aloooone, there’s no-one here besiiide meeee…)
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I like the details in the concrete in colour (especially zoomed in close), but I find the greens a bit distracting.
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I was going to explain why I like the b&w version better, but then I read Oneowner’s comment, so all that is left to say is that I agree with him!
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Thanks Melinda, that makes three of us.
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It is just impossible to think that all three of us could be wrong, isn’t it?!
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Well, not you too anyway, note that I cast my vote after the both of you? Not sure you can take mine for independent.
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Next time, you have to vote first.
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Of these two versions, I prefer the first and here is why: the color is a bit distracting when I think of the overall somber subject matter. And the B&W seems a bit more dignified. But that is just the way I read things like this, so your vision is really what counts.
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Hi Ken. I did the colour version first and it sat for a few days. When I went to make the post and looked at it, I knew it had to be black and white. Not even sure why I kept the colour in the post, other than for comparative reasons I guess.
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