As I live outside of the UK, whilst I was back for an extended Christmas break, I decided to visit my Grandad's grave to prune the wild Ivy back and clear around the edge of the grave so the inscription could be viewed once again and whilst I was there; the photographic potential was almost endless.
Moorgate Cemetery dates back to 1832 when the Earl of Effingham granted permission for his land to be used as a burial site during a cholera epidemic (it's quite a fascinating story which you can learn more about here - Moorgate Cemetery History ).
Anyway, I digress... I've always liked to walk around graveyards, but the day I visited this particular one, I thought it was a rather atmospheric place. When leaving, I noticed the angel posed with the church behind and old gravestones dotted around the scene, guiding the eye from front to back. It was crying out to be photographed so I grabbed my Pixel smartphone and hit the shutter button. I think the result is very good - both in its natural state and converted to black and white.
Here's a bonus shot, put together in another clever app that allows you to create collages from your images.
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