Ireland

 A hard shot on a soft day. What made a scene perfect made it perfectly difficult to get.  

We discovered a setting with all the components of the Irish landscape paradigm: sheep lounging in a gully, a stone bridge spanning a meandering stream, lush grass clinging to a craggy landscape, mist hanging in the background. 

But on this day on the isle, other elements were at work. Our tripod hugged the ground to escape the wind, and our camera took refuge under an umbrella to escape the mist on this “soft” day.