Celtic Cross Tombstone on hill of Calvary Chapel in Milwaukee WI Metal Print

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"Cross Tombstone at Chapel Hill Calvary Cemetery"
I stopped by the chapel at calvary cemetery in Milwaukee on weekend of 6/24/20 to see if there was still any "good color" left - there was! This chapel, built in 1899, sits on one of the highest points in Milwaukee and is used as burial site for clergy and various religious orders. Due to deteriorating conditions, the chapel was closed for services after 1950.

Shot 6/24/20 with Pentax K-1 and DFA15-30 lens.

Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...