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Re: [OM] IMG: Young People at a Festival - for John Hudson #2

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Young People at a Festival - for John Hudson #2
From: Gerry Walden <gwpics@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:34:29 +0000
John

I realised I didn't give you a date - it was 24 August 2011.

Gerry

Gerry Walden
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On 5 Mar 2012, at 07:00, Gerry Walden wrote:

> John
> 
> Thanks for looking at my photos.
> 
> In answer to your comments about Stonehenge, you are right in that up until 
> probably the early eighties you could get right up to the stones. Indeed I 
> remember visiting there with a student we had staying, and he clambered all 
> over the stones. Because of damage to the stones and graffiti the stones were 
> enclosed within a chain link fence but access can still be gained into the 
> site through the visitors centre there, and you can get pretty close with 
> only a wire about shin height reminding you not to go closer. That wire is 
> barely visible. The druids still hold vigils at the stones on midsummer and 
> midwinter solecists. They are 'new age' druids as these ceremonies are 
> relatively new. 
> 
> A couple of asides to the above - firstly that student went on to become 
> deputy head of the Environment Ministry in Austria,and secondly there was a 
> plan to bury the passing major road in a tunnel because of damage from air 
> pollution to the stones but it has been decided it would be too expensive.
> 
> Back to my image, I have no idea about the young man, but the girls were 
> certainly pretty happy with life. They were part of the band who were next on 
> stage at the event.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
> 
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
> 
> On 4 Mar 2012, at 23:46, John Hudson wrote:
> 
>> Gerry ....I took a look at the three colour photos on your site taken at 
>> Stonehenge. Back in the late 1960s it was possible to walk up to the stones 
>> and touch them whereas the last time I was there a couple of years ago the 
>> stones had been ringed off with a chain link fence all the way round. I did 
>> not see the ring fence in your photos plus also the people in the photos 
>> looked to be quite close to the stones. When were your photos taken ?
>> 
>> About the photo at the music festival, why is the young man at the rear 
>> looking so glum ? The three ladies look delightful indeed.
>> 
>> jh
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@xxxxxx>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" 
>> <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 6:27 PM
>> Subject: [OM] IMG: Young People at a Festival
>> 
>> 
>>> I took this shot from a project I have been on all over the weekend. I hope 
>>> you like it:
>>> 
>>> http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Z5axrMgDtGA
>>> 
>>> Gerry
>>> 
>>> Gerry Walden
>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>> www.gwpics.com
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