single photos Head in the clouds

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands. Nikon D600, Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6G

at 20mm, 1/50 sec, f11, ISO 100. Thanks for passing by. Any comments

warmly welcome.

What would life be without its mysteries and the delicious speculation they draw from us. The answers are really not that important, contrary to popular belief. It's the questions that lead us on.

A wonderful place. I have a b/w version from a similar perspective--I like mine and yours.

 

Beautiful light, scene and depth.

Jon, I wish I could see this larger, but already at this size your photo has a special ambiance. It a very fine photo.

While the "long-stones" or menhirs lead us through and off the image to the left (and so substantiate in away their mystery), there is a tall object in the distance that furthers the question of these stones and this place. The clouds are also not sharply outlined but diffused, adding to the enigma and effect. I thought of the Avebury circle when I saw your photo, but this is a more natural setting. I wonder if you tried raising the light very slightly on the grass and on the stones, while leaving the sky as saturated or deep as it is. But the present effect is great and too much light might be unwelcome.