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RE: New Cemetery and Gravestone Shots in Infrared - Free To Use In Your Own Posts
I love the old stones. I have a lot of experience with head stones and the old ones are so expensive to make now. Everything is 4-8 in thick and the better granites are so expensive that most people opt for the cheap stuff out of Georgia. Really nice shots.
Thanks - yes I'm afraid that applies to most things that involve craftsmanship these days - materials are so expensive and also I think the skills themselves have been lost over the decades. Old stuff was made to last. I doubt any of the modern gravestones would last 100 years or more which the old ones frequently can.
We had 3 cemeteries and a monument shop. Those stones with the raised letters you can't even get anymore. Most of the ones you showed look like Barre gray which is harder than the Georgia stuff...really expensive now, it has to be custom ordered.
Cool:)