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A few months ago I heard that there was an abandoned graveyard near my home in Indiana. I set out alone with camera in hand and after a fair amount of bushwhacking I found the graveyard.
It was a bright sunny day, but strangely dull in the cemetery itself. I took a few shots and had the impression I was being watched. I turned around, but no one was there. I took more photos and looked at them on the screen and was amazed that they looked like I had taken them at dusk. I looked to the cloudless sky and indeed, it had gotten very dark.
Again, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched. I turned and felt that the person was hiding behind a large dead tree. I called out, but there was no reply. I approached the tree and looked behind it. No one. The tree was amazing. I hadn't really noticed it. I stepped back and took a photo of it. At that very second a loud scream, almost inhuman, broke the silence. I of course ran from the graveyard without looking back. The scream only stopped when I crossed the boundary, needless to say, I didn't stop.
When I got home, I checked my digital camera and was taken aback that the shot of the tree came out like this and what's more, the date and time stamp was 16th October at 8:00pm even though I had been there on a September afternoon.
A few days later I went to my local library and started researching the graveyard. I found the cemetery and the very tree, which had been alive when the graveyard was closed in 1885. It was called the Hanging Tree and it was said that many people had died hanging from it's branches. The last was a girl hung for being a witch at 8pm on the evening of October 16th 1883.
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My wife got Nik Efex this afternoon and I've had a happy hour playing with it. This tree really is in a deserted graveyard near my home (the first paragraph above is true). I took the photo with my trusty fujifilm s5000.
Thanks to Mel (M_Moraitis) for posting her great aged photos and giving me the idea to play.
Sleep well.
Comments (8)
Blush
Very haunting this tree looks After reading your story I am not surprised to see a ghostly image hanging from the tree Chilling and indeed spooky, also nice to meet you and do hope you come visit me as well Vote Susan~
redbeard
Terrific photo and a great story! Love the atmosphere, the spirits of the hanged people seem to be lingering still. Excellent!
DJB
You mean just the first paragraph is true? Had me on edge there. Noe the less it is really nice work on the agin process. Like to see more if you weren't too scared.
dalia
Very nice capture,hope to see more. Thanks for sharing.
tony_br22
masterful photography work :-)) .. I like it very much
M_Moraitis
An extremely creepy story...~shivers~. More than intriguing...down right spooky. The effect is perfect for this shot and a keeper for sure! :))
NODROG69
Great story and love the postwork on your photo.
Lledeline
Love the picture. For the story, I'm more sceptic.