Castlerigg Stone Circle

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. I was hoping to upload some more shots of our trip to the English Lake District but a couple of things have stopped me. I have been very busy again but also have had a recurrence of some eye trouble I get from time to time. This makes me a bit wary about spending a lot of time at the computer. Pnina, I appreciate your concern and encouragement.

 

back in a few weeks I hope!

 

Colin

Fill well Colin, I hope your eye problem will heal soon.

All best wishes Colin,looking forward to see you healthy back.

I couldn't view this marvelous photograph without expressing my admiration for it. I am assuming you were using a rather wide angle lens here to give it that added depth of field and the vignetting. Great shot and excellent stitching of a wonderful subject.

 

Does this circle display a relationship to the solstice as does that more well known circle, stonehenge? And, what direction are we facing in this view? I am sincerely interested as we here in the western U.S. also have stone circles, some of which may be solstice connected or were used as directional aids to travelers. None, however showing such magnificence, either in size or age, as yours. I too hope your eye problems improve.

Thanks Pnina, thanks Alwxandra. I hope to be posting and commenting again in a few weeks. regards - Colin

 

Bill, thanks, The 33m diameter stone circle seems to be one of the earliest in UK at about 5000 years old. The stones form a flattened circle and may align with midwinter sunrise though there are many theories. The biggest stones are over 2m high and weigh about 16 tonnes. The two entrance stones are at the northern edge so this is looking south. I find these ancient sites very evocative as they must have taken a huge amount of effort to plan and build and presumably were for some purpose of overwhelming importsnce to the people at the tme.

Wow! The wide angle really gives these stones an impressive air. The muted greens and grey-blue light makes a mysterious scene, perfect complement to the mystery of this circle.

Ah, you still play mistic.

Cheers, Mike

By thye way, nice picture.

Awesome. Great with the wide angle.

I hope you are well colin, we are still waiting for you ;-))

Great shot Colin, it's such a difficult place to do credit to in a photo but I think you nailed it with this one. I'm going to try this next time I'm up that way - maybe I'll take my step ladder :)

Loved the story behind this image. Cheers to your innovation and creativity. These stone circles and rock structures just fascinate me, and I'd like to see as many as possible the next time I am in the UK. I love your composition and the moody sky. Great piece of work. Cheers! Chris

Very nice Colin, I enjoy this one....

 

..darko

What a wide perspective! Nice work, Colin.

 

--Lannie

It is wonderfully composed - harmonious (a strong circle in the middle ). Still a lot of enigma radiates from Your image ! cheers Jana

Hi! Colin, are you dead or are you tired whith photography ? When will you post new photos ? Give us some news.

Regards, Henri

Great wide angle shot. Colors and light are very nice.

Colin... where are your images? I do miss them very much.

Don't you grow a non-trigger-finger.

Incredible image, thanks for the story behind it.

 

Best regards,

Tammy

Hi Colin, I see you are still going strong :) I was a little while out of here, hopefully (for my sake!) I am back now :) Here I like specially the far away mountains... (and the composition)

very nice one Colin!!

Best wishes Colin, time for a new upload ? :-)

Have a Blessed & Happy New Year.All the best in all your endeavours.

Beautiful, Colin! Very calm and philosopher place:) Thank you for sharing!

I look at your site, hoping to see a new Colin-Marked-Image. A critique from your side and perhaps something that I can look at that makes me happy to see again.... but no.... Why? I miss your appearances at Photo.Net.

Hope that this will trigger your trigger again?

Hansio

Thanks everyone!

 

Hans, I am on a bit of a PN image-posting break until life becomes a bit less busy. Thanks for your kind words though - regards Colin