This day was out of the ordinary for us, but a good time. In search of something to photograph today we decided to photograph the Maryhill Stonehenge in the afternoon instead of the late morning. We photographers prize the early morning hours, (the blue hour) and the late afternoon (the golden hour) because of the dramatic, directional light and the intense and long shadows. We hung around the camp for most of the day waiting for the afternoon light.
The place is different in the afternoon light and we had a good time photographing in the changing light. The images I made in this location are going to turn into a major project for me. There is no great emotional or psychological meaning to these photographs, they are just examples of composition, texture, light, shadow and form. The working title for these images is “Shadow Games.” Once I get these images back home on my monitor, we’ll see how they really turned out.
The Maryhill Stonehenge is a monument to the young men of Klickitat County who perished in the First World War. One of the plaques dedicated to Edward Lindblad showed the date of his death as September 15, 1918. One hundred and four years ago to the day, Edward Lindblad left this vale of tears. We just know his vital dates. We do not know if he met his demise on the battlefield immediately, or succumbed to wounds or died of disease. I wonder if his family’s descendants remember his sacrifice for our country.
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