I really like this photo, the color is perfect for the scene, and the blown out sky works really well, as if the, um, awning? tent? is a gate to a bright white beyond. The complete lack of people adds a bit of desolation to the scene, too... it's unsettling.
I know this is definately a love/hate photo. In answer to some of the comments, the reason I did not have mourners inthe photo is because it then becomes "someone's" funeral. I wanted to convey that this could be "anyone's" funeral. Besides, taking photos of actual mourners goes against my morals. That is too sacred an event to intrude upon.
The reason for the angle is to convey a straight on in your face impact. I had other angles and perspectives but they seemed too soft to me.
Thanks for the comments on the sepia tone and the focus. I wish this were sharper too and that is the one thing I would have changed.
The image seems too busy. A better centering of the tent, and the boquet of flowers centered directly in the center of the centered tent, might've resulted in better composition. :)
I like your transition idea here.. I also like the sepia toning of this image. Suggestion: When shooting a shot like this, don't shoot straight on... Add some depth to your photo by shooting from an angle. A little camera tilt here may have also increased the impact of this photo...
I think maybe you should have shot this from further away -- with a field of those flower-marked gravestones setting the atmosphere more than the tent itself. Also, slightly off center to the left.
That was one of my ideas for transition too. Didn't take that picture though. I don't like the color, its like a warm sepia or something. The picture could have been composed better.
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