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[edit] Sunrise at Stonehenge

#1) Sunrise at Stonehenge on the summer solstice.
#1) Sunrise at Stonehenge on the summer solstice.
#2) The first minute after sunrise
#2) The first minute after sunrise

It has been a while since I've felt like trying a self-nom. Hot of the presses, this is what the sunrise looked like at Stonehenge this morning, as some 19,000 people gathered to help a handful of druids welcome the sun on the morning of the summer solstice. The section could use a bit more improvement, but I'm happy with the way this photo turned out. - Solipsist 19:28, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  • Self-nominate and support. -- Solipsist 19:28, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Neutral That parachuter in the middle really bugs me for some reason. --CVaneg 20:09, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Comment. I can remove the parachuter without trace if it would be worth it. Or Solipsist can if he/she has the know-how. --Silversmith Hewwo 21:39, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, airbrushing out the paramotor would be a 'breeze', c.f. FPC/Fire breathing ;-). However I quite like him (I'm a sucker for aviation), although I would agree that he is a problem with the composition in that he distracts the eye from the real focus of the picture. However, this picture is illustrating a particular moment, rather than a concept, so I would be more concerned about editing history - the guy was there at the time. I've plenty of alternative images, but many have other minor problems or less defined colours etc. -- Solipsist 21:57, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I would rather him gone, as good as your point is. I just keep looking at him and not at what should be the focus. --Silversmith Hewwo 22:44, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I'm not totally opposed to airbrushing, but here is alternative (#2) which is taken a little earlier, in the first minute after sunrise. This pic might also be worth considering, although its actually about fifteen minutes after sunrise. By the way, here's my take on the picture that made the front page of the The Gruaniad this morning - shame I didn't get the jump... -- Solipsist 08:36, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Heh, I hadn't even realised in the first image that there were people there (parachuter aside)! I like first pic the best, but I'm still not sure. Knowing that there are people there gives weight to the parachuter. I do like the way in the second pic that you can see the people better and the mist. --Silversmith Hewwo 11:42, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support - I liked this. A curate's egg 06:41, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support I like the parachuter. --Fir0002 08:25, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support though I'd rather the chap in the paraglider got a taste of the clone tool myself. adamsan 19:27, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support the top one, with or without glider. Joe D (t) 22:16, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Neutral. I like the colours, but what's the pointy thing on the top of the stone in the middle? Mark1 04:00, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I think it's part of one of the mortise and tenon joints that held the lintel onto the stone, the lintel is now fallen. adamsan 07:47, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
That's just what I was going to say. I've added a longer explanation, along with details of the solar alignment to the image description page here. You can also see the tenon spike on the right of this daylight photo of the central triliths. -- Solipsist 09:05, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, preferrable without the parachute. -- Chris 73 Talk 09:20, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support - I support first image. Saturation of the second image is a bit low. --Oblivious 14:37, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support -- I prefer the 2nd picture. TomStar81 04:43, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support the first picture. The sun looks enticingly warm. The parachuter is fine, adds some life. Enochlau 06:08, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, magnificent. --Theaterfreak64 03:49, Jun 27, 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment - OK well the views on the paraglider pilot in #1 seems to be evenly split. But I'm am now persuaded to remove him, so I've now wheeled out the ack-ack guns and cleared the skies. The Ministry of Truth is currently engaged in correcting all mistaken references to any air traffic being in the vicinity of Stonehenge that morning.-- Solipsist 29 June 2005 23:53 (UTC)
  • Support. James F. (talk) 2 July 2005 10:56 (UTC)
  • Support #1. Sango123 July 2, 2005 16:13 (UTC)
  • Support very nice --Muchosucko 3 July 2005 18:00 (UTC)
  • Support prefer the first (top) one. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 4 July 2005 23:05 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Summer Solstice Sunrise over Stonehenge 2005.jpg 14 / 0 / 2, pref. for 1 --Spangineer (háblame) July 9, 2005 13:13 (UTC)