Waiting for the light

[Ken Rennie]

From last week in the North of Scotland. Driving across the country from East to West ( it is not much more than 50 miles at this point) I came across this scene at one of the many small Lochs.

I stood around for about 10 minutes hoping that the distant cloud might shift and reveal the hidden mountains, but they remained cloaked. I then noticed that the low cloud/ mist behind me was starting to shift with the chance of some real sunshine on the scene.
So another 20 minutes and

The reflections were an added bonus. Back to the car to resume my journey Westwards. Then a fogbow and running back down to the Lochside.

It only lasted for 2 minutes and never coincided with sunlight on the birch trees so for the last time back to the car and westward. Ken

 

[Michael13]

Proves again that patience and persistence are two traits that serve photographers well ! The middle pano is great!

 

[MonikaC]

Well worth the wait!

 

[AlanLichty]

Glad you waited - the calm water and the clouds cooperated perfectly. I love the pano shot. The fogbow is pretty cool too.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

The pano is my favorite also, Michael.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Worth the wait for the light. The 2nd and 3rd images stand out with nice reflections.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ken, I meant to write you and check up on how things are going there. I am glad to see you post these.

It's interesting that at that point it's only 40 to 50 miles wide. That's really very thin.

Love the reflections. Is that a white church on the right side in the background? I am going to go with #2 as my favorite, followed by #1. I like the reflection in #3, but the muddy shoreline I don't care for. Perhaps cropping it to Pano and losing the bottom would work for that? Of course that would lose a lot of the reflection, but some would still be left.