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Graveyard in the fog... plus deer and a bonus ghost!

keithboonePosted for Everyone to comment on, 4 years ago2 min read

This is Ross Bay Cemetery, in Victoria, BC

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Ross Bay Cemetery has a lot of atmosphere at any time, and on a foggy day it becomes a special treat for any photographer. There are 20,000 graves here, a large herd of deer and only four known ghosts. (Ghosts don't really like graveyards, contrary to popular belief.)

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The deer are very unafraid of people. This stag kept one eye on me at all times but did not move away. I was careful not to get too close because I did not want to disturb him.

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It was a bright foggy day and the bare branches of the trees reminded me of fingers reaching into the mist.

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I was not the only photographer on the grounds that day. I liked the addition of the human figures in this photo.

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This cemetery dates back to the 1870s and it is one of the oldest in British Columbia. It lies alongside the ocean and from here you can hear the waves crashing on the beach, a hundred yards away.

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This is a beautiful place and autumn is my favourite time of year to visit.

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There are many war graves here and I thought I should show at least one of them. Here lies Private John Smith of the 67th Battalion (Western Scotts), part of the Fourth Canadian Division serving in France from 1916 to 1919. Private Smith died on June 6th, 1919, six months before the end of the war.

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Here is one of the four known ghosts in the cemetery, captured on a different day. I got the impression he wasn't happy to see me because he was shaking his walking cane at me in a threatening manner. You may have to look closely to see him as he is fairly see-through... as any self-respecting ghost would be!

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