Stonehenge in dawn sun

Wow, beautiful light on this icon. Must be difficult to get an image free of people these days.
Tony

First rate, Baxter. A beautiful photograph.

Love the addition of the contrails.

Stonehenge is now 'managed' by English Heritage. This means it doesn't open until 1000 - for a fee. It is possible to get access to the Stones with prior permission, but lots of red tape and a bigger fee if commercial. There was a chap in there when I took this with an 8x10 along with 3 full-time security guards. It becomes a struggle keeping them out of shot. I have a twilight shot using a wider lens, a 110mm, but opted to keep it people free in this warm light. It also doesn't have the polariser in keeping with the softer light.

Not having permission to enter the site - I used a step ladder and placed my tripod on plastic boxes and shot over the fence. Someone has cut a hole in the fence through which a small diameter lens could be poked. However it wasn't in the right place as far as I was concerned.

Lovely light Baxter - well executed!

Agree with Carl. Lovely Image!

Lovely photograph Baxter.
IMO English 'Heritage's' fencing off of Stonehenge and charging to get close is an act of theft against the people of Britain. In my youth you could park up on the road and walk across to the stones for free No security guards, no fences (except an old style iron railing).

When I was a child, my Grandfather parked his car right there and we had lunch among the stones. Hardly a soul around. Now there are 1000's a day visiting. Can you imagine how torn up the place would be in this day and age? I can only imagine the spray paint tags that would adorn them. Sad, but better roped and guarded if you ask me.

Good point Bill its a shame something so beautiful, which has stood for thousands of years now has to be protected from us.

really nice picture

Thankyou again

Looking after such historical relics is an emotive subject and perhaps a sad reflection on current society that such security as fencing and 3 full time guards is deemed necessary - graffiti would be a real threat, although there is a devilish element within me that is intrigued as to what Banksy would create out of the site...

My gripe is with the red tape and policy of EH wanting to manage image rights when in effect any images of Stonehenge futher publicise the site with possibility of more paying customers. That they require public liability insurance also galls me, when there will be no members of public there!

I regret not making better use of the free access when I was younger too as I lived about 20 miles away in another part of Wiltshire.