Loch by Night

.......And the last picture that I took that saturday evening of the magical place called loch Etive.

I was in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by silence with an occasional ripple which came from the loch. Mountains of the highland encircled the lake.

These mountain's didn't care about how beautiful the place looked as they had witnessed it more times then i could imagine.

I was tired from the previous night's driving and very cold.

My camera battery was almost out and it was all dark around me. I decided to take one last shot.

I put my camera up on the Manfrotto tripod and left it there to capture the magic.

i went and stood near the fire, started by a few camper friends close by.

After 178 sec, I decided it was time for me to pack my camera up and head my way back to Strathasshynt guest house, Ballachulish, where a warm bed awaited my return.

I started seeing head lights of cars on the A82 as i moved closer, back into my own world.

I had a feeling of regret for leaving a wonderful place behind. Most importantly I knew that "I had been there" and "done that". And that the place was there and I could always return.

thanks for looking at the loch pictures and for your comments and clicks.

regards,
Akif

178 sec, F25, 12mm didn't want to clone out the two stars / satellites as wanted to keep the originality as much as possible.

Camera:	Canon EOS 400D
Lens:	Sigma 10-20
Recording media:	RAW (digital)

Title:	Loch by Night
Username:	Akif
Uploaded:	7 Jan 2009 - 7:55 PM
Tags:	Ben cruachan, Ben starav, General, Landscape / travel, Loch etive, Scotland, Serenity, Silence, Sunset
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