On a number of occasions, I have driven by Stonehenge on the A303 including heading home in the late afternoon. The evening light on the stones can really look great. While sitting in the heavy traffic that the presence of the stones always causes, I would ponder that I should really come out and get some photos of this. Of course, I then forget until the next time I am driving by.

One Sunday, while the winds were still very high from a passing storm, the sky was totally clear and was predicted to stay that way. Having sorted out all of the things I needed to do and knowing that sunset was now going to be early as a result of the time change, I figured I would have a crack at it. I drove along the 303 checking that the track entry I was planning on using was open and then looped back around in the heavy traffic. That certainly makes taking the turn easy since nothing is moving fast.

There were still plenty of visitors on the site as I got there. The staff are particularly conspicuous in their red coats. As the time ticked by, the number of people thinned out and the light got warmer. It was a good thing I got there with time in hand because there was a cloud/haze layer on the horizon which the sun dropped behind. It did show itself a bit later but not enough to stop the stones being in shade. I was very happy with the results but there was more to come that I hadn’t anticipated. Stay tuned…