Elks Rest
13 September 2014 -- 256/365
Providence, Rhode Island
The Elks are a fraternal organization in the US with over 2000 lodges and close to a million members nationwide. Associated with these lodges are burial plots, some in cemeteries owned by the Elks and others in public burial grounds, where deceased Brothers may be entombed. These burial plots are known as Elks Rests. All are watched over by a large statue of an elk, forever standing guard over the Brothers that have made the final journey to the Celestial Lodge. The Elks Rest you see in today's photo is in the North Burial Ground in Providence, and was erected by Providence Lodge #14.
Post processing started with a neutral filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, boost black, boost white, and protect highlights. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.
Great pic, very impressive!
(BTW thanks for the word 'elk'. My friend asked me on Friday what 'Elch' means in English and I told her I have no idea. I couldn't know it's so simple! ;D)
@justaspark Well,"elch" translates to "moose", at least according to Google Translate. Moose and elk are somewhat related, but are very different animals.
@justaspark Hmmm. Interestingly enough, I translated in the other direction in Google, and it comes up with "elch" for both moose and elk. Odd. I wonder if either Google is wrong or there really is only one word for both in German.
@justaspark Hirsch is Deer in English. I remember that from the book and movie "Where Eagles Dare." They met at a tavern called "Zum Wilden Hirsch" - "To the Wild Deer."
(BTW thanks for the word 'elk'. My friend asked me on Friday what 'Elch' means in English and I told her I have no idea. I couldn't know it's so simple! ;D)
Moose: http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/image/vbig/104.jpg
Elk: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Rocky_Mountain_Bull_Elk.jpg