Paul used Kodachrome 35 mm slide film for this image, and you can see why Simon and Garfunkel wrote a song about it.
The International Center for Photography says this about Paul Caponigro’s famous images of Stonehenge: “Caponigro is best known for his interest in natural forms, landscapes, and still lives. His subjects include Stonehenge and other Celtic megaliths of England and Ireland; the temples, shrines and sacred gardens of Japan; and the deep mystical woodland of New England.”
I met Caponigro, an American photographer, while attending a course at the Maine Photographic Workshops. He is a poet and a pianist, and I got to meet him in his studio. He kindly signed a book of his poems, and I was able to purchase one of his Stonehenge prints. If any of you want to see it in our OG home, just email me.
As for dancing at Stonehenge, in the 1980’s a dance festival was held there, and there are photos to prove that.
SPRINGER AND CAGLE:
Some people will do anything to hold a parking space!
Enjoyed every word and photo of this edition of BLOGFINGER! Made this dreary late January night…
As a further historic aside, the Historic Preservation Commission of 3000 BC in Wiltshire, England, made sure that no developers would ruin these authentic Bronze Age architectural features. They protected the citizens who relied on their historical structures such as Stonehenge to block their town from Yahoos. As a result, Stonehenge still stands, and no ugly buildings or parking problems have ever been allowed around there.
From the Blogfinger Dept. of Fake News where our motto is “No news is fit to print.” And let’s not forget our historian Ted Bell who was the first New Jersey Visigoth to discover fire.
As I remember it we had a tough time placing those stones on top of each other–Ted