Hadrian's Wall

[Ken Rennie]

Two shots from the same location. This is about 20 miles East of my house. Both taken at dawn. With the first I used TPE to find out when the sun would rise exactly along the wall and was dismayed at exactly how early I had to get out of bed. With the snowy image it was the second day that I tried to get to this location. On the first a snow plough had piled 5ft of snow at the side of the road and I didn't fancy wading through it as I knew that there was a barbed wire fence hidden in the snow. Returned the next day and walked a longer but safer route. Comments welcome Ken
PS you should get new images soon as I plan to go walking in the hills with my camera this afternoon. A weather front is just clearing after dropping a lot of rain so conditions could be good.

 

[Bill Crawford]

I love these stone walls, we have nothing like them here in the U.S.
(There might be some smaller versions in Virginia, Kentucky, etc.)
Good shots Ken!

 

[Jordan Marsh]

Excellent work, I really like the scene with snow. I stayed in Haltwhistle a few years back and spent some time wandering here. Really cool area.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

They are both great, But I love the first one! Very nice!

 

[Ken Rennie]

I should have explained Hadrian's wall was built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian started in AD122 and runs for 73 miles across the narrow neck of Northern England built to keep the Scots out. The Romans used cement in their walls whereas field boundary walls in most of Northern England and Scotland do not use any kind of mortar or cement to hold them together they are called dry stane dykes or dry stone walls and can stand for hundreds of years. Ken

 

[Jim Dockery]

Very nice shots, I really like the same view in different seasons.

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat set of shots - I also like the contrasts of the seasons at this spot. The cement the Romans used is actually more durable than most of what is used in current day construction.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very neat images, and I love that old stonework, a real piece of art in itself.

 

[Mike Lewis]

A cool site with so much historical significance - your images allow us to try to visualize what this must have looked like back when it was being built. I have always wanted to get there, but 1st visit to Scotland did not go quite up that far.

I have been struggling to pick my favorite of the 2, and cannot seem to accomplish it. Snowy shot has the wonderful pink sky, while the 1st shot has the perfectly placed sunrise with the silhouetted trees. Both show the path of the wall off into the distance, with the mesmerizing curves. A very nice set. I very much look forward to any more you might add from this location!

ML

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

You live in such a cool place!

 

[JimFox]

I am glad Kurt bumped this up, I can't believe I missed commenting on these when they were first posted. Hadrian's Wall is such a cool feature, and I am jealous you live only 20 miles from it Ken.

Both are great, though I lean towards #1 as my favorite.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I missed it too when it posted. Really like the first one, the light is special.

 

[Bart Carrig]

Very beautiful images indeed: steeped in time and beauty. So well done.

bart

 

[Aaron Macomber]

As a Scot, I find these insurmountable Both great images and its cool to see the contrast of the seasons

Aaron

 

[Mike Lewis]

Great to see this pair again - super images!

ML

 

[Amy Nelson]

Wow, talk about a totally different feeling from image to image. Both are very beautiful.

 

[Ken Rennie]

Although I have posted this image before it fits in here as I used the same tripod holes. Ken

 

[Dean]

These are beautiful, Ken... I actually think the last one is my favorite, but they all rock