Stonehenge.
I was fortunate in the fact that while returning from one of our jaunts down to the West country we happened to be passing Stonehenge as the sun was about to set.
Within half an hour it had gone from this
Stonehenge by Dave Gomm
To this
Sunset.
Stonehenge by Dave Gomm
Unfortunately the light was changing so quickly I struggled to capture it fully in film but it was an amazing sight, even though I have passed by many times before.
If you “cut to the chase” they are just some rather large rocks in a field, yet they “entertain” people from all over the world and still baffle scientists and archeologist’s as to how they got there and for what purpose. They do know they are very,very old and some of the large rocks found there way to this site from across the water in Wales. It has been suggested they were used for worship, or by early Astronomers, even placed there by the devil himself. It has been said that over 300 million hours of labour was used. Who works that one out ?
Whatever it is, it still captures the imaginations of millions of tourists. Hey, wait a minute ! Is this the first man made tourist trap ever built.
Very,very cool capture of the fading light. Thanks for contributing it!
Those are awesome photos! Whatever else you can say about Stonhenge, it sure does create a great silhouette.
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