Winter Stones 5 by Doug Cruden

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17-DEC-2008	(C) Doug Cruden

Winter Stones 5

near Long Compton, Oxon view map

Another view of these ancient stones on the top of the Warwickshire/Oxfordshire ridge; how many winters have they seen?

Thanks due to Stewart (smit10pics: http://www.pbase.com/smit10pics) for suggestions on how to get better, more crisp sharpening; this is my first effort using the sharpening bit of his workflow, and I rather like it! Thanks Stewart, Happy Christmas :o)

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX
1/80s f/11.0 at 17.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	17-Dec-2008 14:54:37
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D300
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	17 mm
Exposure Time	1/80 sec
Aperture	f/11
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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H. P. Henriksen Starman		31-Dec-2008 14:22
What a fantastic place and very well captured. v.

nrcorby		26-Dec-2008 23:13
A most satisfactory image: lighting, composition, exposure and the rest. I rather like it too.

Ehud Dekel		26-Dec-2008 21:37
Looks like somebody is sitting there.

malcolm haslam		21-Dec-2008 10:55
Excellent, Doug. There really IS something about this fellow in the foreground, that says, 'I've been around for a long, long, time...and I've seen it all' Something so solid and indefatigable. Wonderful work... v

Bill Robinson		21-Dec-2008 04:25
Beaut comp and look good and crisp Doug.

Stewart Mitchell		20-Dec-2008 19:37
Just fabulous Doug, there is something very pleasing about the balance in this shot and I like the mistiness appearing in the distance!

Johnny JAG		20-Dec-2008 19:02
Good work, nice dark/light composition.

globalgadabout		20-Dec-2008 14:45
super compo of these megalithic marvels...V

Aud Elise Sjøsæther		20-Dec-2008 11:04
That`s a fantastic compo! Wonderful details of the stone in the foreground. Love the yellow fields in the background. V

David Lewins		20-Dec-2008 10:11
Good close-up, foreground detail and a well balanced image, nice use of the path too. +V

tinkerb		19-Dec-2008 23:27
Great shot as per the other comments like the flow through - really like the different colour and types of lichens & mosses on the stones. They are heavily eroded for standing stones - I don't reckon these have travelled for from source - are they a local limestone?

Nick Powell		19-Dec-2008 23:14
Superb compistion and light, well done. V

Guest		19-Dec-2008 22:22
Wonderful angle, my favorite as you flow through the image, well done.

Phillip Normanton		19-Dec-2008 22:18
I like the bright streak of yellow in the background!

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