Rachel Cobb Photography

Stonehenge - England

Love the UK. Non stop photo opportunities. Fabulous houses, gardens, sheep, food and so much more. Enjoyed my journey through England and Wales.

First stop was to get to Stonehenge for Summer Solstice. It is completely open to the public and free of charge. A big party all night long. Of course I was hoping for the sun at sunrise, along with the other few thousand party goers, but it was too over cast. Just a tiny glimse of light.

Over night as I was leaning against the stones and shooting handheld, I experimented with exposure and waited for lights that were in the area to make a visual impact. As you will see, the colors are extreme. The photos are untouched, they are as they were recorded by the camera. I think they are fun and I am very pleased with what I was able to do in the dark and no tripod.

I went back a few days later to see if as a regular tourist and see if with out the party goers.


Stonehenge-1 Lights from lasers and strobes give off interesting light patterns.	Stonehenge-2 Long exposure with someone walking with a light.	Stonehenge-3 A guy with multiple lights swinging them in a circle to the beat of the drums playing.
Stonehenge-4 In the inner circle. Non stop drumming, all night long.	Stonehenge-5 Festive atmosphere. But well behaved.	Stonehenge-6 I like this one a lot, captures the mood.
Stonehenge-7 No caption needed.	Stonehenge-8 Fun perspective. No climbing allowed but a few of the fallen boulders they could stand on.	Stonehenge-9 All night long...
Stonehenge-10 ...people came and went	Stonehenge-11 It was very dark when they turned off the side lights security had up. Eerie.	Stonehenge-12 Morning coming, but very heavy clouds.
Stonehenge-13 Sunsrise was not much more then this.	Stonehenge-14 Now we can see each other. What a mix of people.	Stonehenge-15 More of my party all night pals.
Stonehenge-16 The Druids.(?) They had a ceremony after sunup. Was interesting.	Stonehenge-17 I was given a strand of ivy to wear.Was fun, part of the moment.	Stonehenge-18 Not sure about the person in the horse custom?
Stonehenge-19 Festive dances.	Stonehenge-20 It was a very long walk to the busses.	Stonehenge-21 A couple guys still camping out as others pass by.
Stonehenge-22 Wiltshire, UK Age estimated at 3100 BC Bluestone, Sarsen, Welsh Sandstone	Stonehenge-23 Wiltshire, UK	Stonehenge-24 Wiltshire, UK It has been estimated that the three phases of the construction required more than thirty million hours of labor.
Stonehenge-25 Wiltshire, UK	Stonehenge-26 Wiltshire, UK It was all amazing!	Stonehenge-27 Wiltshire, UK