Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Alan, Silbury Hill is astonishing isn't it? I lived in Wiltshire for a few years and Lacock Abbey, Silbury Hill and Avebury were reasonably frequent visiting spots as our children were growing up. We only went to Stonehenge once IIRC. FD >________________________________ > From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> >To: lug <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 14:59 >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Stonehenge > > >On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Stonehenge > >>It is over 30 years since I have been there, and it was fairly quiet and >>we wandered in amongst the stones. I actually preferred Avebury, which was >>also closer to where we lived at the time and had a >pub with good food in >>the middle of it.... >>Mind you, if it is anything like other beautiful locations it will now be >>excessively crowded. >>FD >===================================================================================================================================================== >In1984 I had one of the best experiences of my life.? During my drive >through southern Scotland and England, I was heading to Bath and stopped at >Lacock Abbey, since it was one of the birthplaces of photography.? In the >shop there I found a book , "The Silbury Treasure", by Michael Dames, about >Silbury Hill, which I had never heard of.? The next day I went there, >climbed to the top, and lay back in the grass with my head on my camera >bag.? I was in a slight depression, and was only aware of the grass around >me and the sky above.? I felt like I was floating, having no weight.? > >It was magical. > >Alan > >Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services >(Retired) >UPAA POY 1978 >amr3 at uwm.edu >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > >"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate >for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >