Nicely done, although I think you may have too
much foliage in too close an area on a couple of the pieces. You should just hint at it to be more effective otherwise you start to wonder why all the leaves are just 'there' and not more spread out. Maybe some moss or lichen on the actual monuments? Good to see some autumn colours, though. Have you tried any black & white photos for atmosphere?
A graveyard project has been on my to-do list forever. Maybe now I'm retired, I can actually start it. In my case, though, I'll build one as a diorama. Your pieces, nice as they are, show the biggest limitation of gaming scenery - no depth. I want to actually model a hole without having to artificially raise the ground level and I think only a proper diorama will allow me to do that.
I love cemeteries, the older the better, and I collect photos off the net and elsewhere. I've got over 1200 at the moment, some of which I've taken myself and, in fact, I had already planned to grab my camera and visit one of the local ones I missed tomorrow. The only problem with the city grounds, though, is that they're not really that old, compared to England or Europe or even colonial America. This one only goes back to 1890. I'd
love to see something like Highgate or Brompton or any of London's 'Magnificent Seven'.
The oldest legible gravestone I personally know of is in a 'restored' pioneer cemetery, within walking distance of me. It dates back to 1813. The cemetery is also home to a rather unfortunate family. From what I can work out, the mother died at 32, giving birth to twins on June 26, 1838. The newborn daughter died on July 25 and the son on August 5. To make it worse, another son, just over 2 years old, died on October 12 the same year. A whole family gone in about 3 1/2 months. Sad.
Just as an extra...this thing gives me the creeps! How you like to have
that staring down at you for eternity?