Unexpected Photos!

Unexpected Photos!

Sometimes before I venture out on a photo shoot I have a vague idea of what I am looking for, but sometimes this does not go to plan!

As the COVID-19 period began to ease the desire to get out and photograph grew and grew.  I had to come up with a plan for a photo shoot which didn’t require a long traveling distance.  I was therefore confined to my local area; a location I have shot many a time (Although, apparently not enough). 

I decided I was going to take a short drive to a local walk with the aim to get a photograph of some lovely stand alone trees, I had done my map research and I had checked the weather, but there was a catch…. I hadn’t been on this walk for such a long time, the trees were no longer stand alone.  My planned and very much looked forward to first photograph after lock down, had failed.

My planned and very much looked forward to first photograph after lock down, had failed.

I therefore decided to complete the walk batting away the swarming flies, just over half way along the walk I took a breather and took in the view (a good view but no photograph).  While sitting there looking way into the distance, I saw what I thought was a roof poking up above one of the hills. I got out my map and tried to locate this building, maybe I was tired, but I could not find it. So, I became determined to find this building in the distance. 

I took myself off the path and went in the rough direction of where I thought the building was. On the way I came across a small road which went in the correct direction, leading me further from my original location.  Following this road I ended up on the doorstep of a small tin building which was perched on the edge of a small damned loch, ideal for a photoshoot. 

After taking the photograph I packed up and took a more leisurely pace back to the car, on this route I got several other photographs and would you believe it a picture of two stand alone trees.

I got several other photographs and would you believe it a picture of two stand alone trees.

The events of this initially uneventful photography trip, ended up with a very successful picture (not of my intended subject) and multiple pictures that I was pleased with, especially as one was of the sought after stand alone trees.