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Callanaish Standing Stones, Lewis

Callanaish Standing Stones, Lewis

I love Scotland and was lucky enough to have two weeks in the Outer Hebrides last year. Most of the time we were there it was very showery, so I was unable to s...
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I love Scotland and was lucky enough to have two weeks in the Outer Hebrides last year. Most of the time we were there it was very showery, so I was unable to set up the tripod to do the slow shutter shots that I had planned. I decided to try and focus on close-up images, most of the images I have seen have the stones on the horizon from similar positions, I felt this classic view had been done so many times in every type on light both night and day that I wanted to find my own unique perspective.
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NIKON D5100

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 350/10

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Dec, 2016

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You did find a unique perspective!!! Well Done!! Thanks for sharing!!! Russell

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