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In the Scottish Forest

            A small tree growing in the dense forest on a rainy day on the Great Glen Way, Scotland.

made this photograph during a somewhat odd dark moment on our May trek along Scotland’s Great Glen Way. It was the final day of our walk, and we would end up in Inverness later that day. I think our expectation was that this would be a sort of easy, level and downhill walk to our destination. It started that way, along a narrow country road through fam country, but it soon clouded up (hey, it is Scotland!) and before long it began to rain. I saw this tree off to the side as we walked through a particularly dark and wet section of forest.

The rest of the day was a bit odd — and it was not all dark like this photo. The rain continued, mostly light but fairly continuous. Eventually we began to spot buildings on the edge of Inverness through breaks in the trees, and before long the path dropped toward the outskirts of the town, and the hike was more and more along urban sidewalks and path. Then we missed a sign somewhere and got off route, eventually realizing our mistake and correcting — and before long we crossed the river to downtown Inverness and reached our goal.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

Taken on: May 26, 2024

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T5, f/8.0, 1/35 sec, 48.5mm (=73mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T5
Lens:	XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.029 sec (1/35)
Focal Length:	48.5mm (35mm equivalent: 73mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.9 (Macintosh)
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