whatever the weather..., a photo from Wiltshire, England

Photographer's Note

This ancient monument of huge stones solitarily standing on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England has captured imaginations for centuries. Theories about who built it have included the Druids, Greeks, Phoenicians, and Atlanteans. Speculation on the reason it was built range from human sacrifice to astronomy.

Investigations over the last 100 years have revealed that Stonehenge was built in several stages from 2800 - 1800 BC. It seems to have been designed to allow for observation of astronomical phenomena - summer and winter solstices, eclipses, and more.

As you can see on this picture, bad weather does not afraid the tourists who are always ready to pay just to walk around the stones. Actually i took this picture from outside, behind the fences, because i'm not sure that this walk merits its price, especially with so much people all around.

stoofon, ktanska heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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sebinho342 (19329) 2006-05-04 17:45

Bah alors quand même un p'tit mot pour celle la, ta 100ème maeva !! :))
J'aime bien ta touche, genre un peu j'm'en foutiste, rien de particulier, pas de fracas pour cette 100ème, une "simple" photo derrière les grilles d'entrée du site de stonehange si j'en crois la note, un peu blasée, détachée, j'aime bien ;) La photo en elle même est pas mal, t'as mieux certes dans ta gallerie, mais c'est clair, y en a, peut importe le temps, pour rien aux mondes ne rateraient leur balade dans les menhirs même par temps de merde lol
Bravo Maeva en tout cas pour l'ensemble de ton oeuvre
Sébastien

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euryan (8442) 2006-05-04 20:45

The composition of this photo is great! I really like the flowers in the foreground. That red poncho looks great with the green grass. I like how you have showed us Stonehenge from a unique angle and with interesting weather. Thanks for the post.

stoofon (76) 2006-05-05 4:29

Que de souvenirs...

Photo réussie malgrés toutes les mauvaises conditions présentes.
Finalement, je me demande si un ciel comme ça ne va pas mieux avec les menhirs qu'un ciel tout bleu.

ktanska (44766) 2006-05-05 4:44

Hi Maëva,
I like the curve that path makes. Large amount of visitors always require extra arrangements. Here it seems that they are done so that they don't wake too much attention. A good and different view.
Kari

amstel (2388) 2006-10-22 10:21

good and not typical composition of that structure. Superb idea to show the way and people. The weather is typically British, so I think it makes the picture even better.

cheers