Roadside Cross
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Roadside Cross
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
Wayside crosses are especially common in Roman Catholic regions. Most of them were erected in previous centuries by the local population as a sign of their faith. Several of them were put up at places where an accident or a crime took places. The custom of placing an "accident cross" at spots on the roadside where people have been killed has, meanwhile, spread worldwide. Special forms of cross are the conciliation cross and the "plague cross". Many wayside crosses, however, simply act as way marks to indicate difficult or dangerous spots or to mark intersections. On walking maps, wayside crosses and shrines are displayed in order to aid orientation. On many crosses there is an inscription which may indicate why the cross was erected and by whom.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition.
Image copyright 2019 Jon Burch Photography
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November 9th, 2019
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