Iolair-Bhara
The Arrochar Hills
A painterly quality to the scene as first sunlight exerts its influence.
Taken last week, the benign-looking conditions belie what was the coldest hilltop I've felt for a while (all winter!). Multi-layers topped off with a thick down jacket failed to keep matters bearable, as I stood, motionless, awaiting sunrise.
Tussling with that scything northerly blast provided the usual problems with maintaining image stability whilst finding the optimum aperture/shutter speed/iso combination. Even the use of my heavier tripod barely improved the situation. There are times when you wonder whether it's worth the bother.
The Arrochar Hills
A painterly quality to the scene as first sunlight exerts its influence.
Taken last week, the benign-looking conditions belie what was the coldest hilltop I've felt for a while (all winter!). Multi-layers topped off with a thick down jacket failed to keep matters bearable, as I stood, motionless, awaiting sunrise.
Tussling with that scything northerly blast provided the usual problems with maintaining image stability whilst finding the optimum aperture/shutter speed/iso combination. Even the use of my heavier tripod barely improved the situation. There are times when you wonder whether it's worth the bother.