The Sir John Barrow Monument (or Hoad Monument), built in 1850 by public subscription as a memorial for Sir John Barrow, is one of the most remarkable landmarks on the Furness Peninsula (Cumbria). It is located on the summit of Hoad Hill close to the town of Ulverston, where Sir John Barrow, one of the founding members of the Royal Geographic Society and prominent promoter of many British Arctic expeditions was born.
The 30 m high monument provides a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of the Furness Peninsula, Morecambe Bay and the southern Lake District.
Usually the monument is open to the public when the flag is raised on Hoad Hill every Sunday between Easter and October.
Unfortunately, I have visited the monument on a weekday, so I could not climb the tower. Nevertheless, also the view from Hoad Hill is quite impressive.
This panoramic view was originally posted as a misleading riddle with the following question: Where did this picture come from? A riddle for those with a predilection for maritime motifs.
I will post a panoramic view from Hoad Hill in a few days.
Technical details: 5 landscape shots (w/o tripod) with Canon EOS 100D / Sigma 18-250 mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM (f = 155 mm, k = f / 8, tv = 1 / 500s, ISO 100) , RAW development with RawTherapee 5.3, stitching with Hugin-2017.0.0, scaling with ImageMagick (Lanczos2Sharp and blur mask)
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Cheers, Matthias.
Auf der wikipedia-Seite gibt es noch ein Pano vom "Hoad Hill". Würde mich freuen, wenn das noch folgt :)
P.S.: Die Tiefen sind mir deutlich zu dunkel.
LG Jörg
Cheers Matthias.
PS: Du hast uns vielleicht etwas verraten, aber Du hast uns nicht verraten...
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