Castlerigg at Sunrise - Keswick - Lake District - England

nobody@flickr.com (~ Floydian ~ ) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:34:00 -0800

Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain, and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria. Every year thousands of people visit it to look, photograph, draw and wonder why and when and by whom it was built. The stone circle is on the level top of a low hill with views across to Skiddaw, Blencathra and Lonscale Fell.
I was hoping for a glorious morning, but i had lots of clouds around 5am in the morning and for a moment i thought that luck was not on my side. But seeing first light coming from the clouds i thought about doing long exposures, putting more drama in the fast moving clouds with this as result.
Enjoy...

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Technical Details;
Camera; Canon EOS 1Ds mkIII
Lens; Canon 24-70mm 2.8L USM
Exposure; 10 sec
Aperture; f22
Filter; Singh-Ray Vari-ND + Lee Hard Edge 0.6 Grad
ISO; 50 RAW
Tripod; Gitzo 3541L
Ballhead; RRS BH-55 with B2 AS II clamp
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Castlerigg at Sunrise - Keswick - Lake District - England