After the Irish rugby defeat against Japan, yesterday morning, I think hubby needed some fresh air, so we went out for a walk. We started off a bit later than we would normally, but, armed with a packed lunch as well as coffee and chocolate for the afternoon stop, we headed up towards Braemar and started our walk into Glen Fearder, passing by Auchtavan - an old, very remote, farm town, dating back to the 1800s (more tomorrow about that).
En route we passed this dead tree, and I knew that it would be my photo for the day. It wasn't quite how I anticipated it, as I'd taken several from a different viewpoint and then saw this silhouette option whilst hubby was waiting for me to set up the self timer in order to get both of us into the image. That wasn't to be, as I couldn't get up onto the large rock within the allocated 10 seconds. ;-) I managed to get to it, and sit on it, but not clamber on top. So, I settled for this one, with hubby standing alone on the rock beside the magnificent tree. It was a lovely walk, with very little rain. A 23 km round trip, so we felt well tired by the time we got back to the car.
Great shot .. Hubby and I were doing a 10 sec selfie took several attempts but we did it .. the series of photo's are rather amusing .. Sad result for Ireland.. hopefully they have success from now on ..
@julzmaioro I was trying out the 10 sec timer, but on my new Canon G7X, the one I take out walking with me, I couldn't for the life of me find how to set it on automatic and burst, so could only get one shot using the timer. I need to do more research on that - because as you say, the series of photos is often better that the result of the one you wanted to achieve.
@casablanca Yes, hubby was brought up for 18 years in NI, and feels very Irish, and so always supports Ireland in rugby matches - although he does feel conflicted when Ireland play Scotland - because, he is, after all, 100% Scottish (which confounds a lot of people when they hear his very Irish accent ...).
This is beautiful. I like the silhouettes of your DH and the tree and the bit of blue ("enough to make a Dutch boy some trousers") in the sky with the drama of the clouds.
