Awaiting the storm...

This house - a former mill - borders on one of over 20 lakes in the Brocéliande Forest and this lake, like all the others is bursting its banks. The sky was threatening a storm and more heavy rain as I took this photo, and by the time I had paddled back to my car (the road was already awash) it had started... again.

Best viewed large, on black...

[Keith Porteous]

Gorgeous scene Richard

[Kevin Wallace]

A beautiful composition, Richard. The tree next to the house is amazing. Stay on high ground and will be thinking of you and your community.

[Tom]

Beautiful composition..very striking ..second that amazing tree

[MrsManuel]

great photo of a very lovely landscape/scene

[Joan Robillard]

Scary. At least we've had sunshine for a couple of days. Hope you got dry after your adventure. Charming capture.

[Shanne]

lovely shot - and those skies do look portentous

[Niki]

Very dramatic. Love the trees.

[William D Sadler]

Very moody , enjoyed the shot.

[Kathryn]

It looks quite threatening. Lovely scene

[Shelley]

Wonderful shot.

[TheRubySusan]

beautiful! The water's so rough, I thought it was a very flat meadow at first. Stay safe!

[🍁April 🍁]

That tree is amazing.....wonderful scene.

[Lisa Targowska]

Lovely bw shot.

[Fisher Family]

Lovely composition, it looks very stormy and wet. Katharine

[Pete Roberts]

Certainly picks up what was about to come and made more so in b and w

[Gabi]

Love the b and w. I had to look again to find the lake- I thought it was a field.

[Joan Robillard]

I commented on both of them. I think this bw is far superior to the first. You weren't doing mostly bw then.

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor This was shot on the eighth day of my first ever B & W February so I was a B & W Novice with a capital N!

[Joan Robillard]

@vignouse Weren't we all back them but oh boy have you improved. Done wait so long to photograph this again. What a cool tree.