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The Sun sets over Lanyon Quoit, on the Madron to Morvah road, Cornwall, UK
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stonefree
December 08, 2015
A lovely shot, hinting at the potential ArcheoAstronomy of this site. I've taken literally thousands of it's 'big Sister', Trethevy Quoit during an in-depth investigation over the last decade, but I've never actually been to Lanyon!
MykeWinters
December 09, 2015
Many thanks for your lovely comment, very kind of you. I've never been to Trethevy Quoit, but Ive seen pictures and it looks amazing, would like to go there one day. What have your investigations come up with? Sounds interesting. You should go to Lanyon when you get the time :) Best wishes
julianus
December 08, 2015
Well done. You were clever to hide the sun behind the stone as to point all its beauty out.
MykeWinters
December 09, 2015
Hello Julianus, thank you very much for you kind words, most appreciated and thanks too for your other likes of my images. Hope life is treating you well :) Best wishes to you
MykeWinters
June 17, 2016
Hi Eileen, thank you so much for your lovely comment, so nice of you to say.I'm really pleased that so many people like my image, feels so good. Take care & best wishes
MykeWinters
November 21, 2018
Hi Brandi, it's a beautiful, serene place. I think you'd love it there, you never know, one day you'll visit and see it yourself :) :)
MykeWinters
November 21, 2018
Hi All who commented, for some reason I'm not able to thank all individually, apologies for that. I'm really appreciative and humbled by all the lovely comments, thank you all so very much :) :)
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Location
Here in Penwith, Cornwall, we have lots of ancient monuments and Lanyon Quoit is one of my favourites. It's pretty much evocotive, alongside Men-An-Tol, of the area and I love taking photos of it whenever I canTime
I took this photo after waiting 3 hrs for the sun to nearly set. I basically set the camera up for the shot and then waited for what I thought was the right time. Best to get to a location in good time so you don't rush things at the time or make mistakesLighting
I loved the golden light of the evening "golden hour" (the hour before sunset or after sunrise). I noticed the sunlight hitting the monument from behind and the way it caused shadows made by the stone uprights. I then waited for the right time and the sunlight and shadows were like I imagined they'd be at that timeEquipment
I used a tripod, Nikon D800, Nikon 14mm x 24mm lens and a shutter remoteInspiration
Going to Lanyon Quoit is very inspiring to me. The shape of the stones, their form. I go there quite often to see if I can capture it in different ways, different light and different weatherEditing
I did do post-processing. I shot for an HDR image, 7 images in total and then processed using Photomatix Pro and then opened in PS 5 for further tweeks to the image such as contrast, colour and sharpeningIn my camera bag
I usually pre-think about where I'm going and what I'm going to shoot (Landscape, portrait etc), I then equip myself with what I feel is the appropriate lens(es) to take. To be honest it would be too heavy if I took all my lenses with me. In my bag I have my Olympus Epl1 (with 14mm-42mm kit lens) or my D800 camera body and usually two lenses...either the 14-24 and 50mm 1.4 D or 24-70 and Sigma 15mm fisheye and/or Nikon 50mm 1.4D. Sometimes I take my 70-200 with me as well, but not often. I also have spare batteries, a couple of spare CF & SD cards, lens cloth, a Giotto rocket blower, a note book & pen, lens cleaning fluid and my remote shutter releaseFeedback
All photography is a learning curve that you never finish, even the best start at the beginning, remember that. Have the patience to return to the same place time and time again until you get the image you want without being bored. Listen to constructive criticism, ignore the nasty put-downs. Take a note-book & pen everywhere you go, it's easy to forget settings, measurements, times, etc etc. Go out and enjoy taking photographs :)