Castlerigg Stone Circle

John · 15th August 2008

Here's one of sunrise at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria from last weekend's wet IPF Lake District meet. The stones date from around 3200BC, so no doubt they've seen lots of soggy weekends.

JLP · 15th August 2008

..and probably lots of soggy week days as well.
Quite like this (not as much as mine, obviously) as you seem to have balanced the exposure between the stones and sky fairly well. Composition wise, there's only so much you can do with a stone circle.
Mind you, looking at this, maybe a set of ladders (seriously) would help give height and a more 'circular' comp.

babs · 15th August 2008

Gorgeous sky there and very atmospheric photo all round - can just imagine Billy Connolly dancing round these stones although somehow I don't think sunrise is quite his thing!

Ps For those who don't know, Billy Connolly danced naked at the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney when making his World Tour TV series!

neilyb · 15th August 2008

Certainly colourful John...

SusieB · 15th August 2008

Wow get the sunglasses out,:cool: amazing colours....looks like you've taken Neily's tip of pushing the saturation 'til the eyes bleed. I have a similar one too, but now I look at it again after this it looks quite subdued

John · 15th August 2008

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Originally Posted by JLP

..and probably lots of soggy week days as well.
Quite like this (not as much as mine, obviously) as you seem to have balanced the exposure between the stones and sky fairly well. Composition wise, there's only so much you can do with a stone circle.
Mind you, looking at this, maybe a set of ladders (seriously) would help give height and a more 'circular' comp.

Thanks John, and good idea about the ladders - except that even carrying a tripod takes serious commitment on my part as it is!

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Originally Posted by babs

Gorgeous sky there and very atmospheric photo all round - can just imagine Billy Connolly dancing round these stones although somehow I don't think sunrise is quite his thing!

Ps For those who don't know, Billy Connolly danced naked at the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney when making his World Tour TV series!

I've been to the Ring of Brodgar, and fortunately not at the same time as Billy Connolly.

Thanks Babs.

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Originally Posted by neilyb

Certainly colourful John...

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Originally Posted by SusieB

Wow get the sunglasses out,:cool: amazing colours....looks like you've taken Neily's tip of pushing the saturation 'til the eyes bleed. I have a similar one too, but now I look at it again after this it looks quite subdued

Thanks Neil and Sue. I did boost the saturation somewhat, so that there was something to salvage from the sunrise.

SteveBachs · 15th August 2008

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Originally Posted by JLP

Mind you, looking at this, maybe a set of ladders (seriously) would help give height and a more 'circular' comp.

I have been seriously considering putting a small set of stepladders in the car for opportunities such as these.
On the other hand, a number of stone circles are ruined photographically by low protective fences and you have to get low outside the mound to try and avoid them.

A great shot John from what was apparently a very soggy weekend and has (little) John points out, a well balanced sky and ground.

That is some sky considering the circumstances.

Jaime · 15th August 2008

WOW factor John. I like the color of the sky, and I find it very atmospheric, nicely done John.

John · 16th August 2008

Thanks Steve and Jaime.

David Langan · 16th August 2008

very moody shot of this famous and oft photographed landmark. getting there in the golden hour really adds to the photo, well captured.

Melanie_M · 16th August 2008

I must have blinked and missed this display of colour. You got a good balance of the detail of the sky against the stones.

alan · 16th August 2008

The colours are out of this world.. very much "the end of the World is nigh"! Regarding the soggy weekends, I do believe that these stones were around 20 times this size when first erected.. they have shrunk since!

John · 16th August 2008

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Originally Posted by DiscoDavor

very moody shot of this famous and oft photographed landmark. getting there in the golden hour really adds to the photo, well captured.

Thanks David. The sunrise was a bit disappointing as the best bits were hidden behind the trees, and by the time the sun rose above them, it then disappeared into the clouds.

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Originally Posted by Melanie_M

I must have blinked and missed this display of colour. You got a good balance of the detail of the sky against the stones.

Thanks Mel. The colours were there, but needed some saturation to bring them out.

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Originally Posted by alan

The colours are out of this world.. very much "the end of the World is nigh"! Regarding the soggy weekends, I do believe that these stones were around 20 times this size when first erected.. they have shrunk since!

Thanks Alan.

vulkan75 · 17th August 2008

I really like this...the colours are great..I would like to see a little more exposure on the foreground but other than that lovely.

You could easily sort that out with an exposure Blend

tjc · 17th August 2008

Cracker!

Absolute cracker....

Colours are amazing.

15th August 2008	#1
John Administrator Join Date: 5th February 2007 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 4,412	Castlerigg Stone Circle Here's one of sunrise at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria from last weekend's wet IPF Lake District meet. The stones date from around 3200BC, so no doubt they've seen lots of soggy weekends. __________________ My gear

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JLP Join Date: 6th February 2007 Location: Probably at a rugby pitch. Somewhere. In the rain... Posts: 1,307	..and probably lots of soggy week days as well. Quite like this (not as much as mine, obviously) as you seem to have balanced the exposure between the stones and sky fairly well. Composition wise, there's only so much you can do with a stone circle. Mind you, looking at this, maybe a set of ladders (seriously) would help give height and a more 'circular' comp. __________________ John My Smugmug Galleries. My Pro Gallery eh... galleries. Canon 20D, 1D Mk II, 2x 1D Mk III, Sigma 10-22mm, 15-30mm, 120-300mm, 1.4x TC, Canon 28-135mm, 35-70mm, 70-200IS, 400mm f2.8, SLIK 700DX Tripod, Manfrotto 681B Monopod, Cokin X-PRO ND Filter set. Oh, and a bag or two to keep it all in.

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neilyb The cheeky monkey mod man Join Date: 6th February 2007 Location: Munich Posts: 8,002	Certainly colourful John... __________________ Sail away sweet sister... http://neilburton.smugmug.com 5D 7D 300 2.8 IS 17-40 4 24-105 4 100-400 85 1.8 28-75 2.8

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SusieB Super Moderator Join Date: 21st April 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 6,510	Wow get the sunglasses out,:cool: amazing colours....looks like you've taken Neily's tip of pushing the saturation 'til the eyes bleed. I have a similar one too, but now I look at it again after this it looks quite subdued __________________ http://www.sueberryphotography.co.uk http://sueberry.smugmug.com/ Gear List Canon 1D Mk III \| 5D \| 40D \| 17-40 L \| 50 1.8 \| 70-200 F4 L\| 400 F5.6 L \| Kenko 1.4X TC \| 300 2.8 IS, must I return it?

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Jaime Administrator Join Date: 11th February 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 9,307	WOW factor John. I like the color of the sky, and I find it very atmospheric, nicely done John. __________________ My eyes see but a minute reflection of what my soul longs to capture through the sensual art of photography. JE PAGÁN MONEY PIT

15th August 2008	#3
babs Join Date: 30th August 2007 Posts: 338	Gorgeous sky there and very atmospheric photo all round - can just imagine Billy Connolly dancing round these stones although somehow I don't think sunrise is quite his thing! Ps For those who don't know, Billy Connolly danced naked at the Ring of Brodgar in Orkney when making his World Tour TV series!

16th August 2008	#9
John Administrator Join Date: 5th February 2007 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 4,412	Thanks Steve and Jaime. __________________ My gear

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David Langan Join Date: 1st August 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 1,126	very moody shot of this famous and oft photographed landmark. getting there in the golden hour really adds to the photo, well captured. __________________ www.davidlanganphotography.co.uk Facebook Group

16th August 2008	#11
Melanie_M Join Date: 8th April 2007 Posts: 64	I must have blinked and missed this display of colour. You got a good balance of the detail of the sky against the stones. __________________ Melanie http://www.lastinglight.smugmug.com http://www.phototravelreview.com

16th August 2008	#12
alan Join Date: 1st June 2007 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 1,643	The colours are out of this world.. very much "the end of the World is nigh"! Regarding the soggy weekends, I do believe that these stones were around 20 times this size when first erected.. they have shrunk since! __________________ Alan Canon EOS 40D \| Canon 17 -40 L USM \| 28 -135mm IS USM \| 70 - 300mm IS USM \| Feisol CT3401 tripod \| Crossed fingers & loads of luck Panasonic FX-500 - when cycling and walking Photo blog / www.imagesbyalan.co.uk - my gallery

17th August 2008	#14
vulkan75 Join Date: 20th July 2008 Posts: 693	I really like this...the colours are great..I would like to see a little more exposure on the foreground but other than that lovely. You could easily sort that out with an exposure Blend __________________ Flickr *www.creativeapertures.com*

17th August 2008	#15
tjc Join Date: 17th August 2008 Location: Caithness, Scotland. Posts: 824	Cracker! Absolute cracker.... Colours are amazing.

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