2009-2012 UK

Photo Journal of my 2009-2011 stay in the United Kingdom. It is a very diverse collection of different subjects and places including Stone Henge, the new forest and numerous castles.
The Avebury church of Saint James. The church has undergone several periods of construction and the earliest dates back to approximately 1000 A.D. : United Kingdom Sunrise over Silbury hill. : United Kingdom Inside the 5,500 year old West Kennet Long Barrow. : United Kingdom West Kennet Long Barrow. The 5,500 year old neolithic chambered tomb which is part of the Avebury World Heritage Site. : United Kingdom Avebury countryside. : United Kingdom
Avebury countryside. : United Kingdom Silbury hill: the largest man-made mound in Europe. The mysterious hill compares in height and volume to the roughly contemporary Egyptian pyramids. It was probably completed around 2400 BC. Though clearly important in itself, its purpose and significance remain unknown. : United Kingdom Silbury hill. : United Kingdom Part of the mysterious stone circles of Avebury. : United Kingdom Avebury with its largest stone circles in the world. : United Kingdom
Avebury with its largest stone circles in the world. : United Kingdom The 400 year old pub "the Red Lion" inside the largest stone circle of Avebury. : United Kingdom The Avebury church of Saint James. : United Kingdom Impressive leaded light in the medieval church of Lacock. : United Kingdom Medieval church in the village of Lacock. : United Kingdom
Pictoresque streets of the historic village of Lacock. : United Kingdom Stonehenge. The different parts of Stonehenge were built between 3000 and 2200 BC. : United Kingdom Stonehenge. : United Kingdom Stonehenge. The different parts of Stonehenge were built between 3000 and 2200 BC. : United Kingdom Old Wardour Castle, near Tisbury, was once one of the most daring and innovative homes in Britain. It was built in the 14th century as a lightly fortified luxury residence for comfortable living and lavish entertainment. : Countries, United Kingdom
Old Wardour Castle. : Countries, United Kingdom Old Wardour Castle. : Countries, United Kingdom Old Wardour Castle, near Tisbury, was once one of the most daring and innovative homes in Britain. It was built in the 14th century as a lightly fortified luxury residence for comfortable living and lavish entertainment. : Countries, United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom
Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, United Kingdom. : Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, United Kingdom. : Shift-stitched (Portrait), United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom
Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom
Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom
Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom
Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom
Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Salisbury Cathedral. : United Kingdom Stonehenge, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Stonehenge, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Stonehenge, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Salisbury, UK. : United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Nature, United Kingdom
The New Forest. : Nature, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom
The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom
The New Forest. : Animals, United Kingdom Over 600 years old Knightwood oak in the New Forest. : Nature, United Kingdom Over 600 years old Knightwood oak in the New Forest. : Nature, United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower beautifully coloured by the setting sun. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom
Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom
Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom Framlingham Castle. : United Kingdom
Church of Saint Michael : United Kingdom Grime’s Graves is a Neolithic flint mine. The grassy lunar landscape of 400 pits was first named Grime’s Graves by the Anglo-Saxons. It was not until one of them was excavated in 1870 that they were identified as flint mines dug over 5,000 years ago. : United Kingdom Large chunks of highly desireable black flint in one of the "Grime's Graves" excavated Neolithic flint mines. : United Kingdom Grime’s Graves is a Neolithic flint mine. The grassy lunar landscape of 400 pits was first named Grime’s Graves by the Anglo-Saxons. It was not until one of them was excavated in 1870 that they were identified as flint mines dug over 5,000 years ago. : United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower in a spectacular sunrise. : United Kingdom
Porchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Porchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Porchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Porchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Porchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Porchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portchester Castle, Portchester, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The Moon over Spinnaker Tower. : United Kingdom
Spinnaker Tower covered by low hanging clouds. : United Kingdom "This is the rownde table of kyng Arthur w(ith) xxiiii of his namyde knyattes". King Arthur's Round Table hangs in the 13th Century Great Hall of Winchester Castle, Winchester. : United Kingdom The 13th Century Great Hall of Winchester Castle, Winchester. The speakers are part of Janet Cardiff 's deeply impressive sound installation "The Forty Part Motet" (reworking of “Spem in Alium” by Thomas Tallis 1573). In this installation forty separately recorded voices are played back through forty speakers strategically placed throughout the space. : United Kingdom Family tree at the13th Century Great Hall of Winchester Castle, Winchester. : United Kingdom Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom
Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom
Natural Shapes , Wayfarers' walk, United Kingdom. : Countries, United Kingdom The athmospheric and mysterious Bodiam Castle before sunrise, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom The athmospheric and mysterious Bodiam Castle before sunrise, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom The athmospheric and mysterious Bodiam Castle before sunrise, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom Bodiam Castle just after sunrise, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Portrait), United Kingdom
Bodiam Castle just after sunrise, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Bodiam Castle basking in the morning sun, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Bodiam Castle basking in the morning sun, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom Bodiam Castle basking in the morning sun, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Portrait), United Kingdom
Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Landscape), United Kingdom Bodiam, United Kingdom. : Panoramic, Shift-stitched (Portrait), United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, UK. : United Kingdom A combination of ten images of the Spinnaker Tower at dawn. The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom was built as part of the centrepiece of the Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour Project and stands 170 metres tall. It is situated on the waterfront at Gunwharf Quays and overlooks Portsmouth Harbour. On certain evenings it is illuminated in different (meaningful) colours. On this particular day the Tower was alternating between many different colours. The so-called show lighting was however not switched off at midnight, as it normally is, but stayed on until the next morning. This enabled me to photograph the Tower in the different colours against a beautiful blue morning sky. : United Kingdom A combination of seven images of the Spinnaker Tower at dawn. The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom was built as part of the centrepiece of the Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour Project and stands 170 metres tall. It is situated on the waterfront at Gunwharf Quays and overlooks Portsmouth Harbour. On certain evenings it is illuminated in different (meaningful) colours. On this particular day the Tower was alternating between many different colours. The so-called show lighting was however not switched off at midnight, as it normally is, but stayed on until the next morning. This enabled me to photograph the Tower in the different colours against a beautiful blue morning sky. : United Kingdom
Autumn in the UK. Autumn in the UK. : Countries, United Kingdom Autumn in the UK. : Countries, United Kingdom Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Upnor Castle : United Kingdom Upnor Castle : United Kingdom
Upnor Castle : United Kingdom Upnor Castle : United Kingdom Upnor Castle : United Kingdom Upnor Castle : United Kingdom Upnor Castle : United Kingdom
Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : Artistic, United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : Artistic, United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : Artistic, United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : Artistic, United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : Artistic, United Kingdom
Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom
Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom
Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom All Alone , Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom All Alone , Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom All Alone , Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom All Alone , Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom
Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom
Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : United Kingdom Rapeseed field near Boarhunt, UK. : Artistic, United Kingdom Boathouse in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The 18th century Hiorne Tower in Arundel Park overlooking Swanbourne Lake, close to Arundel Castle. : United Kingdom The 18th century Hiorne Tower in Arundel Park overlooking Swanbourne Lake, close to Arundel Castle. : United Kingdom The 18th century Hiorne Tower in Arundel Park overlooking Swanbourne Lake, close to Arundel Castle. : United Kingdom The 12th century Arundel Castle in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
The 12th century Arundel Castle in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The majestic 12th century Arundel Castle in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The majestic 12th century Arundel Castle in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The majestic 12th century Arundel Castle in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
The majestic 12th century Arundel Castle in Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Arundel, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Portsdown Hill at silly-o'clock , Fareham, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Portsdown Hill at silly-o'clock , Fareham, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, UK. : United Kingdom Beaulieu in the New Forest, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The New Forest, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom
Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, UK. : United Kingdom Portsmouth, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Cleaning Spinnaker Tower's windows: not for the faint-hearted. : United Kingdom Cleaning Spinnaker Tower's windows: not for the faint-hearted. : United Kingdom
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. : United Kingdom The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, UK by Night. This is a combination of 270(!) 20-second exposures (=1.5 hr!) which nicely brings out the star trails.
My first attempt at photographing the night sky. I shot this approximately 2.5 hour exposure near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. With the little program Startrails I stacked 23 360-sec exposures. It is easy to see that the stars get fainter as time passes which was caused by dew on my lens. The remaining images were completely useless because of this. Unfortunately I didn't notice this, in the pitch dark night, until I came home. Next time I'll try sticking 1 or 2 chemical handwarmers on my lens. Starry Night near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. The foreground was lit with a flashlight. Starry Night near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. The foreground was lit with a flashlight. Starry Night near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. Starry Night near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. The foreground was lit with a flashlight.
Starry Night near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. The foreground was lit with a flashlight. Starry Night near Old Idsworth in Hampshire, UK. The foreground was lit with a flashlight.