Wishing you all the very best in 2017 and a big thank you for your continued support.
A prehistoric hill figure some 360 feet long, it dominates the landscape. An Iron Age hillfort is located at the summit and the Ridgeway, Britain’s oldest road, passes close by. Wayland’s Smithy, a Neolithic chambered long barrow, is located a mile away. Places I’ve loved and explored since childhood.
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So beautiful!
Best wishes for the new year, Simon.
Thank you 🙂 Best wishes for 2017, Karen.
Beautifully shot and processed.Striking shot indeed.
Thanks Paula. Wishing you all the best in 2017.
Those are outstanding – love the way you’ve done them. I’ve been there once years ago – I like those white horse carvings – we can see one from our moors on the North York Moors.
Thank you Carol. I’ve not been to the one on the North York Moors, will add it to my list of places to visit. Best wishes for 2017.
Carved as it is in the landscape surrounded by gentle curves and grassy banks , I know from visiting myself Simon that its lovely minimalist outline is a compositional angle challenge ! These two photographs are fabulous . I love the fact walking round this scooped out bowl along the paths it’s very difficult to know exactly which part of the horse you’re looking at unless you have worked it out beforehand and keep the image in your head . Best wishes for 2017 !
Thanks Poppy. You’re right, it’s a difficult subject to photograph from a distance or close up. A drone would be very useful, it looks great from the air. Wishing you all the best in 2017!
I do like the angles these are taken from and the tonal rage is the images are so good. Great images Simon.
Thanks Barbara. I’ve visited the site many times but find it difficult to photograph the white horse. It looks best from the air so perhaps I will have to invest in a drone! You will have already seen in the New Year in Australia – wishing you all the best in 2017.
How about a hang glider!!!
Good idea, I’ll let you know how I get on!
What an amazing perspective you’ve found, I think you really made the best out of these hills
Thanks Holly, it’s a great location to visit but not easy to photograph.
Fantastic landscape and so intresting with the prehistiric pattern. I am a big fan of history and landscape photography, so this is a perfect combination. I wanted to thank you for your visit at my blog and thank you for your kind comment.
//Lena
Thank you Lena. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts.
Beautiful work Simon!
Thanks Adrian, much appreciated.
You have captured a majestic and such an open landscape. I love how it bends from the hills in the foreground to the town further back. The black and white processing is beautiful.
Thank you Otto – it’s a very special location I will always enjoy exploring.