Daves View
Stonehenge #1
Posted by DaveB (Exeter, United Kingdom) on 7 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be supervising some trial pits about 5 miles away from Stonehenge, so when the job was finished, I had time enough to go for a visit.
To be honest, it was a bit like that scene in Spinal Tap when the dwarfs / leprechauns come on stage and start dancing around a 12 inch monolith; it was alot smaller than I expected! Still a very cool (and photogenic) place to visit, and I got what looks like the one day of good weather of the week to go there!
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As always, comments are welcome, particularly those offering feedback and criticism on my images! (It's the only way I'll learn!) :)
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
This is a great and amazing shot! I have only been to the Calanish Stones in scotland and have only passed by the Stonehenge monoliths.
7 Feb 2008 10:49am
@Michael: Thanks Michael, they're worth a visit!
Steven from Montreal, Canada
I really like the shadows here! The rays of the sun add a nice feel to this shot aw well.
7 Feb 2008 12:14pm
@Steven: Thanks Steven
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A spectacular shot Dave, the silhouette of the stones, the sky and the light all are wonderful.
7 Feb 2008 3:03pm
@MaryB: Thanks Mary
Bhavin from Mississauga, Canada
Awwww. I want to go to Stonehenge! Great photo nonetheless.
7 Feb 2008 3:06pm
@Bhavin: Thanks Bhavin
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Here's one of those places on my list... you lucky dog! Really a very well done image. You've captured most brilliantly that whole atmosphere of mysticism.
7 Feb 2008 3:12pm
@amy: Thanks Amy, I experimented with some different shutter speeds to catch the right look!
Tracey from White Hall, United States
Wouldn't be the same without the sun in there! Great eye! I feel like the horizon is tilted down just a bit to the right. Could be just me. I hang pictures in my home crooked all of the time!
7 Feb 2008 4:00pm
@Tracey: I always tilt to my left when I'm snapping, sometime I realise and overcompensate! Thanks for your comment!
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Your photo does make it look somewhat small... but when we see things on video, and in photos, they are always so much bigger. That's because of the concentrated attention that is the camera lens. That's a great sky.
7 Feb 2008 5:30pm
@Earnest: Thanks Earnest, tomorrows shot lets the stones dominate the shot!
Laurent from Lyon, France
Congratulation.
You took a very tourist place seen very often but you achived to make a different shot (at least different from what I already seen) thanks to the back light and the small aperture that makes the sun shine like a star. Sun that balance the composition.
7 Feb 2008 7:52pm
@Laurent: Thanks for the feedback Laurent
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: It is indeed!
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Beautifull well composed shot, I like where the stones are positioned in this picture. Well done.
7 Feb 2008 8:45pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham
ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany
Powerful composition and great sky... lucky having good weather that day ;)
7 Feb 2008 11:18pm
@ManuelaR: Thanks for your comment!
@Bich Hong: Thanks Bich
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Great shot! When I went it was so crowded! People everywhere...
11 Feb 2008 5:22pm
@Sandrine: I got lucky as I went in the late afternoon during the off-peak season!
@Brites: Indeed Brites! :)
@dan: Merci Dan
FLOOG from United Kingdom
A simply stunning photograph. A gorgeous silhouette effect and sky, perfect
3 Nov 2008 3:29pm
@FLOOG: Thanks Floog
Canon EOS 400D
1/500 second
F/14.0
ISO 100
18 mm