Stonehenge #2

[Rachel Hollander]

Another one taken on the inner circle access tour in the early evening.

Canon 7D
16-35 @ 16mm
1/50
f13
ISO 400
HH, very slight crop from the left, levels and curves adjustments, sharpened in CS5

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[dankearl]

Rachel, I like this one a lot.
Very sharp, just looks desolate and foreboding.
What were they thinking?
I like the pastel sky and the stark surroundings.
Thanks for posting these, it is cool to see the real thing, It looks like it is in the middle of nowhere.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Rachel, I also liked the way you framed the comp. The smaller flat rock adds interest to the open area on the right with the clouds filling the rest. I might play with S/H on the clouds to give them a bit more detail and pop even though they are well exposed.
I don't know if you could have avoided the merge inside the rock opening by repositioning slightly. Only you could answer that. Well composed!!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Rachel,
I think the comp works well here. I may go a bit tighter off the left......but I think it also works as presented. I agree with trying to eek out even more detail in the sky.....but all in all.....nicely done!

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Dan, Dave and Roman. Dave - it's virtually impossible to avoid the merges if shooting into the circle, or even along the edge. If shooting out of the circle I suppose you might have more success but then would lose some of the depth of the images. It's a trade-off, I guess.

Dan - Nobody really knows what they were thinking and some of the stones were brought from hundreds of miles away. It's surrounded mostly by large sheep meadows/fields but on one side there's a highway right next to it. Some would say what were they thinking. I have been to London a few times and only now realized that Stonehenge is only about 90 minutes drive from London.

Dave and Roman - I'll take another pass at the sky and clouds and see if I can bring out more detail.

Thanks,
Rachel

[Andrew Aveley]

Agree with the above but really like the composition ! Maybe shave little of the bottom for more pano effect :) !!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Rachel, nicely composed, agree with the above suggestions.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Andrew and Andrew for the comments, much appreciated.

Rachel

[Rachel Hollander]

Here's a repost with a slight s/h adjustment to the clouds as suggested above.

Thanks,
Rachel

[Hilary Hann]

Very nice image Rachel, I wondered where you had been! :w3

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Hilary.