Castlerigg Stone Circle, Swinside, nr. Keswick, Cumbria Photograph

Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of several stone circles dotted around Cumbria and is undoubtedly a prime spot for photographers. Like so much landscape photography, the Circle is best seen either pre-dawn, or early evening and lit by a low Sun with softly diffused light. Another advantage of these timings is that there are few human visitors to be seen.

The circle is from the Neolithic period, been the subject of a number of studies and like many other circles, believed to have some Astronomical purpose in being aligned with planets or stars.

For the more technically inclined:

Camera used: Nikon F and 50mm lens

Film: Ilford HP5, 400 ASA

Location: Location: Swinside, nr. Keswick, Cumbria

Date: SEptember 1991

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink.

(https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The image was scanned and then printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 420mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 297) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images.

The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard tube.