Stonehenge by night

[Michael13]

This Stonehenge replica is in Maryhill, Washington, about 100 miles east of Portland. It was our nation's first WW1 memorial, dedicated in 1918. I used a flashlight with a red filter to paint the reinforced concrete walls.

C&C welcomed.

 

[JimFox]

Great job with the Milky Way Michael. I was wondering if you had gone to the UK to get this. Then I remembered the one in Washington.

I like #1 the best, the red light painting works the best for me there. With #2 I like the tighter image though I think the red might be a little too overpowering?

 

[AlanLichty]

I like both - an interesting take on this replica. Looks much nicer at night when the skies are this clear since there are stars to decorate the sky instead of blank blue during the day.

 

[Trent Watts]

So beautiful Michael.

 

[Michael13]

I like #1 the best, the red light painting works the best for me there. With #2 I like the tighter image though I think the red might be a little too overpowering?

Thanks Jim. I also tried green and blue light, but red looked the best to me. Have a look ...

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[Michael13]

I like both - an interesting take on this replica. Looks much nicer at night when the skies are this clear since there are stars to decorate the sky instead of blank blue during the day.

The bad news is that there are increasingly more wind turbines around this location - especially toward the NE. Looking SE is better, but still civilization is encroaching on this place that used to be a good dark sky location.

 

[AlanLichty]

The bad news is that there are increasingly more wind turbines around this location - especially toward the NE. Looking SE is better, but still civilization is encroaching on this place that used to be a good dark sky location.

The wind turbines are hardly a surprise - its a prime location to run those turbines so anywhere that doesn't have some kind of environmental protections is a prime target to plant a new one.