On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian" <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :

...
... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look moody and
... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm just being
... charitable! ;)

You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I presume... Maybe for
professionals only.

Magda wrote:
    > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
    > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ...
    > ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look
    > moody and ... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm
    > just being ... charitable! ;)
    > You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I
    > presume... Maybe for professionals only.

Can we get a look at the pic? I have been to Stonehenge twice, but only the
more recent visit with a camera. I was obviously in a bad mood (I was
really on the way to Devon and still had a lot of miles to cover) so I took
just one photograph. Middle of the day, nothing exciting with the light at
all. One of the most boring pics in my album, actually, so I can see why a
person would want to get sunrise/sunset, just to give the picture some lift.
But to be honest, there must be pics like that available on-line. Magda,
what's that photo site you were talking about? Webshots?

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:24:34 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian" <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :

...
...
... Magda wrote:
... > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
... > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... > ...
... > ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look
... > moody and ... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm
... > just being ... charitable! ;)
... >
... > You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I
... > presume... Maybe for professionals only.
...
... Can we get a look at the pic? I have been to Stonehenge twice, but only the
... more recent visit with a camera. I was obviously in a bad mood (I was
... really on the way to Devon and still had a lot of miles to cover) so I took
... just one photograph. Middle of the day, nothing exciting with the light at
... all. One of the most boring pics in my album, actually, so I can see why a
... person would want to get sunrise/sunset, just to give the picture some lift.
... But to be honest, there must be pics like that available on-line. Magda,
... what's that photo site you were talking about? Webshots?

It's Martin's ! One of the many pics he took when he was young, slim and had all his
hair... <ducking & running>

Wait a sec, when did I mention Webshots here ? You may be taking me for someone else...

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:21:40 +0200, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:54:20 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
    >some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ... On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:09:15 +0200, Magda <[email protected]>
    > ... wrote:
    > ...
    > ... >On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 12:41:08 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
    > ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ... >
    > ... > ... On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 11:04:09 +0100, The Reids
    > ... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
    > ... > ...
    > ... > ... >Following up to Deep Foiled Malls
    > ... > ... >
    > ... > ... >>Factor in English weather. It's likely to be cold, grey, and
    > ... > ... >>unphotoworthy. How close can you get to the stones anyway?
    > ... > ... >
    > ... > ... >As a landscape photographer I can confirm you wont guarantee good
    > ... > ... >shots in UK by a single scheduled visit. Also check when dawn
    > ... > ... >actually is in summer! The pay off is that clouds make for great
    > ... > ... >photos when they work out well, check the weather forecast!
    > ... > ...
    > ... > ... On both occasions I went Isaw the sunrise over the stones. I still
    > ... > ... have a b/w photo somewhere.
    > ... >
    > ... >Can count on you to shoot a sunrise in B&W...
    > ...
    > ... There wasn't much choice in those days.
    >Dinosaurs were roaming the Earth ?

It was the stone age wannit?

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:05:51 +0200, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian" <[email protected]> arranged
    >some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ...
    > ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look moody and
    > ... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm just being
    > ... charitable! ;)
    >You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I presume... Maybe for
    >professionals only.

Was this before Forte Agent?

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 22:08:51 +0200, nitram <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:21:40 +0200, Magda <[email protected]>
    >wrote:
    >>On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:54:20 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
    >>some electrons, so they looked like this :

    >> ... There wasn't much choice in those days.
    >>Dinosaurs were roaming the Earth ?
    >It was the stone age wannit?

And I know dinosaurs roamed the earth during the Stone Age. I saw
them doing it in some movies.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On 8 Apr 2005 08:56:24 -0700, "Hania" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Why not try sunset instead of sunrise,no need to get up so early.
    >Prints and postcards are often better than any photographs you take
    >yourself,so take your time,don't knock yourself out, and call into the
    >local souvenir shop

because the solstice alignments are at sunrise.

Why not use a PC to insert the sun in the image in a suitably dramatic
position?

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:24:34 +0100, "Ian" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Magda wrote:
    >> On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
    >> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    >> ...
    >> ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look
    >> moody and ... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm
    >> just being ... charitable! ;)
    >> You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I
    >> presume... Maybe for professionals only.
    >Can we get a look at the pic?

Which? My 45 year old b&w sunrise at the summer solstice?

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:59:25 -0700, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 22:08:51 +0200, nitram <[email protected]>
    >wrote:
    >>On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:21:40 +0200, Magda <[email protected]>
    >>wrote:
    >>>On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:54:20 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
    >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
    >
    >>> ... There wasn't much choice in those days.
    >>>Dinosaurs were roaming the Earth ?
    >>It was the stone age wannit?
    >And I know dinosaurs roamed the earth during the Stone Age. I saw
    >them doing it in some movies.

Raquel Welsh in a fur bikini comes to mind.

nitram wrote:
    > On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:05:51 +0200, Magda <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >> On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
    >> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    >> ...
    >> ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look
    >> moody and ... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm
    >> just being ... charitable! ;)
    >> You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I
    >> presume... Maybe for professionals only.
    > Was this before Forte Agent?

    :) Now I've got my Spinal Tap DVD out. Stone 'Enge!! With an 18 inch model
you could pose any pictures you like....

Magda wrote:
    > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:24:34 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
    > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ...
    > ...
    > ... Magda wrote:
    > ... > On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
    > ... > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
    > this : ... >
    > ... > ...
    > ... > ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can
    > still look ... > moody and ... effective, even with a sunrise.
    > Then again, maybe I'm ... > just being ... charitable! ;)
    > ... >
    > ... > You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I
    > ... > presume... Maybe for professionals only.
    > ...
    > ... Can we get a look at the pic? I have been to Stonehenge twice,
    > but only the ... more recent visit with a camera. I was obviously
    > in a bad mood (I was ... really on the way to Devon and still had a
    > lot of miles to cover) so I took ... just one photograph. Middle of
    > the day, nothing exciting with the light at ... all. One of the
    > most boring pics in my album, actually, so I can see why a ...
    > person would want to get sunrise/sunset, just to give the picture
    > some lift. ... But to be honest, there must be pics like that
    > available on-line. Magda, ... what's that photo site you were
    > talking about? Webshots?
    > It's Martin's ! One of the many pics he took when he was young, slim
    > and had all his hair... <ducking & running>
    > Wait a sec, when did I mention Webshots here ? You may be taking me
    > for someone else...

Magda, no-one could confuse you for another darling ;)

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 00:37:14 +0200, nitram <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >On 8 Apr 2005 08:56:24 -0700, "Hania" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>Why not try sunset instead of sunrise,no need to get up so early.
    >>Prints and postcards are often better than any photographs you take
    >>yourself,so take your time,don't knock yourself out, and call into the
    >>local souvenir shop
    >because the solstice alignments are at sunrise.
    >Why not use a PC to insert the sun in the image in a suitably dramatic
    >position?

Are you even allowed to get in a position where the solstice
alignments are visible?

************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:14:29 -0700, "John Smith"
<[email protected]> wrote:


    >I forgot to mention, this is for late June, so the I am going to expect
    >wonderful weather.
    >If sunrise isn't practical, then at least the earliest available trip there
    >and back.
    >I do not want to make a full day out of the Stonehenge trip.

If you're feeling particularly hardy, you could make a trip out of it
by visiting during summer solstice and photographing the
Druidorks(TM).
see: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=232505

Warning: you'll have to extend the trip and camp out with the freaks.*
The police will be there in force, so keep the heroin and prostitutes
at home.

Like others have said, if you want a good photo, a sacrifice is often
required. In your case, you'll probably have to sacrifice comfort and
a day or two from your London experience.

- TR
- looking outside my door nervously, then ducking back inside and
breaking out the heroin and prostitutes.

* fortunately, I rented a car. No need to camp w/ the freaks. And my
stay in Ogbourne St. George was lovely, what with England beating
Croatia in the Euro Cup almost-finals. Even me, the only American for
miles in any direction, was treated for by feigning frothy devotion to
the team. Eng-lund, Eng-lund, Eng-lund....INGLUND!

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 00:38:55 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :

... On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:24:34 +0100, "Ian" <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >
... >
... >Magda wrote:
... >> On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:39:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, "Ian"
... >> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >>
... >> ...
... >> ... Piss taker! B & W with a nice filter on the lens can still look
... >> moody and ... effective, even with a sunrise. Then again, maybe I'm
... >> just being ... charitable! ;)
... >>
... >> You betcha. Filters were not much around those days either, I
... >> presume... Maybe for professionals only.
... >
... >Can we get a look at the pic?
...
... Which? My 45 year old b&w sunrise at the summer solstice?

Yes.

You're pushing it. Hire a helicopter.