On a recent visit to San Antonio I went by the Alamo. I had photographed the Cenotaph which according to the site www.exploresouthernhistory.com means "empty tomb". Tradition claims that the Alamo Cenotaph marks the spot where the slain defenders of the Alamo were piled after the battle in 1836 and burned in the great funeral pyres. Today the remains are located in a marble casket at San Fernando Cathedral (according to Google Maps about a 15 minute walk.
The Cenotaph is very close to zone vii on the zone system that was developed by Ansel Adams. I shot this picture and then made it a high key photograph by following a video from Blue Lighting TV on youtube that you can find
here after doing my normal processing. I feel this gives this image a very spiritual quality and one that is fitting for so many men that are considered heroes in the history of Texas.
