Line, Shape and Texture

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

A small object embedded in the beach caught my eye. The sun was low enough to cast a shadow of the object and the circular indentation added shape to the composition. Finally, the pool of water allowed a hint of reflection of the shape.

Somewhere on a beach in Oregon.

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The Standing Stones of Stenness

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
The Standing Stones of Stenness 1
The Standing Stones of Stenness 1

The Standing Stones of Stenness is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, a group of Neolithic monuments on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, Scotland.  This composition shows three of the four remaining stones of what is believed to have been a circle of up to twelve. This “henge” site may be the oldest in the British Isles dating back to 3100 BC.  A henge refers to a circular or oval-shaped earthworks or bank with an internal ditch surrounding a flat area of 66ft (20 m) in diameter often with ritual structures of timber or stone circles and coves.

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Cheers,

C. S.