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    Hill of Crosses - Revisited

    When my youngest daughter and I visited the Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania it was overcast and rainy. When we visited there today, at high noon, it was quite sunny. Neither conditions were great for photography, but today was far more enjoyable...

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    Re: Hill of Crosses - Revisited

    That looks like an interesting place.

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    My goodness. I've got to look up the story behind that place. Nice composition. I'm not sure I'd have had any notion where to start.

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    Re: Hill of Crosses - Revisited

    Quote Originally Posted by NorthernFocus View Post
    My goodness. I've got to look up the story behind that place. Nice composition. I'm not sure I'd have had any notion where to start.
    Frankly, neither did I. There are just so many crosses there, I went out and tried different compositions and focal lengths. There are lots of visitors there as well, so shooting is challenging.

    As for the background, Wikipedia is fairly accurate. The size of the areas covered in crosses has grown in the 16 months since my last visit. At that point, there were an estimated 200 000 crosses there.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Crosses

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    I read what Widipedia had to say right after my previous comment. Fascinating story.

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