Castlerigg Stone Circle.
Ok.. it’s only part of the stone circle.. to be quite honest I’m pleased to have this photo. For me it seemed to be one of those days, nothing seemed right photowise. It was another enjoyable meet with Robert Hardy, I’m guessing and hoping his shots turned out better than mine :-)
The Extract below was taken from Wikipedia…
Taken in the Lake District National Park.
“The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6m (107ft) at its widest and 29.5m (97ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance. Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly Europe, too. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.”
Castlerigg Stone Circle. belongs to the following groups:
Art North West, Heritage in Stone, Landscape Photography, National Parks of the World & Great Parks Of The World, Scenery, UK National Parks, United Kingdom and Your Magic Place (PLACES only!!) Available for sale asGreeting Cards and Matted Prints
TallGuy
igotmeacanon
great shot, the treatment is spoton
mikrin
Awesome shot. Love how you caught the lighting!!
GerryMac
amazing lighting love the composition!
Curtiss Simpson
Beautiful light and color !
SylviaHardy
Such a beautiful composition and the setting of the sun just brings out the most prettiest colours!
Robert Hardy
Hi Alan, glad to see you got a good shot, I’m sure you’ll have plenty more. This one is full of mystery, perfect!
TallGuy replied
I might have some more of the stones, but the lake shots are poor :-(
Mark Jones
Really like what you have done. How did you cope with the fact you were shooting into the sun, with the stone faces in shadow.
What is the access like to this area. I am coming to UK in May and doing the castle ruin, and ancient sites for 35 days.
TallGuy replied
Hi Mark,
I’ll bubblemail you, it’s late and I’m just off to bed :-)
Greg Hale
This photo has an eerie feel about it, well done
Blackroaches
NICE BALANCE IN BETWEEN
cynthiab
stunning shot
felixx
Beautiful light and colours :)
Kenny Gulley Jr.
if i were to ever be attacked by a rock…my guess is it would have the same atmosphere as this shot
aweseome
Scraggy Hag
will be ordering one of these. not the real thing, the card you understand…..
unless i could get it in my handbag …..(checks handbag)
TallGuy replied
Thank you, it’s nice to know people get pleasure out of my photos… a lady with room left in her handbag, that would be unusual :-)
Scraggy Hag
i bet there is always room in my shoe cupboard!
no.. wait…
Fiona MacNab
Great shot.
Matt Halls
Beautiful capturing of light behind and in front of the subject.
Shewolfe
Stunning!
Mishka Góra
Beautiful!
Lance Markham
Well captured, have been there and on some occasions it can seem too bland for a good photograph.
TallGuy replied
Cheers Lance,
you need a bit of fairy dust… that the morning rising sun or the evening setting sun gives.. it just adds magic :-)
Charles Howarth
Excellent shot with a great use of the Sun. You’ve created a really powerful and mysttcal atmosphere here.
jwinman
such beautiful light!