“Throwing Shade”
I’ve not had much luck photographing Loch Tulla. In the warmer seasons the midges are the worst thing about this area, and when I went there in winter I got sleet. Wet snow makes managing your photography gear hard work. To make things worse, I had forgotten my umbrella. After a futile few minutes trying to take photos while my front element caked up with snow, I called it quits, covered my cameras with a Sainsbury’s bag, and hunkered down beneath a nearby tree. The downpour soon passed. Soaked and shivering, I mopped as much water from my lens as possible and made an image of the shadow left in the lee of the birch. I had about two minutes to work before the snow melted, but I am quite pleased with the result.