Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Old Road
The Old Road
The old road that leads to a ancient stone circle, a beautiful & magical place, Ballynoe, Co.Down, Ireland.
Ballynoe Stone Circle in Co. Down
A very large circle of over 50 stones up to 1.8 metres high (though many smaller) encloses a space about 35 metres across. It was built as a counterpart to the circle at Swinside in Cumbria. In the E half of the circle is a long low mound which contained large kists at the E and W ends. This mound obliterated two shortlived cairns built after the circle was constructed, in what Aubrey Burl describes as "prehistoric bigotry and vandalism [which] ruined this magnificent monument. "
Three pairs of stones stand outside the circle at varying distances, the nearest pair at the W side forming a kind of entrance 2.1 metres wide. Many of the stones in this circle were originally shoulder to shoulder, as at Lough Gur, at Swinside in Cumbria and La Menec in Brittany. A portalled entrance is aligned on the setting sun half-way between midwinter and midsummer (around March 21st), and the setting sun at winter solstice seems to slide down between the Mountains of Mourne which form a fine backdrop to the circle.
Ballynoe Stone Circle in Co. Down
A very large circle of over 50 stones up to 1.8 metres high (though many smaller) encloses a space about 35 metres across. It was built as a counterpart to the circle at Swinside in Cumbria. In the E half of the circle is a long low mound which contained large kists at the E and W ends. This mound obliterated two shortlived cairns built after the circle was constructed, in what Aubrey Burl describes as "prehistoric bigotry and vandalism [which] ruined this magnificent monument. "
Three pairs of stones stand outside the circle at varying distances, the nearest pair at the W side forming a kind of entrance 2.1 metres wide. Many of the stones in this circle were originally shoulder to shoulder, as at Lough Gur, at Swinside in Cumbria and La Menec in Brittany. A portalled entrance is aligned on the setting sun half-way between midwinter and midsummer (around March 21st), and the setting sun at winter solstice seems to slide down between the Mountains of Mourne which form a fine backdrop to the circle.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Midnight Magic : Personal Favorites : Marc Adamus Photography
"Midnight Magic "
Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon TerritorySpectacular colors of the Aurora over the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory. Streaks in the water from ice floating down river lead the eye through the cold midnight scene.
Midnight Magic : Personal Favorites : Marc Adamus Photography
Lightcatchers: Marc Adamus Photography
"Lightcatchers"
Kofa Mountains, ArizonaCholla Cactus catch the glow of sunset in a dusty Arizona desert.
Lightcatchers : Personal Favorites : Marc Adamus Photography
Light From Within : Marc Adamus Photography
"Light From Within"
Oregon CoastAt just the right time of the year on a clear day, the last light of sunset filters into this enormous, 200ft long, sea tunnel on Oregon's coast, illuminating the misty interior carved out by the churning waves. Large swells roared down the cavern and exploded all around me on the other side. Although I ended up getting totally soaked, I particularly enjoyed photographing the waters receeding back into the light.
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