Thanks folks! This was a 'desperation' shot. I had gone out with the camera and had two locations in mind - Lennox Castle, or Campsie Glen (within a mile or so of each other, but very different landscapes). I ended up plumping for Lennox Castle. While on my way through the forest, i heard a helicopter overhead, but thats not uncommon in this area as there are a lot of helicopter tours along the hills and on to Loch Lomond. When i reached the top of the forest, with open views to Campsie Glen, i discovered that the helicopter wasn't a tourer, but actually a rescue helicopter on a call for some incident at the steep cliffs and waterfalls in the glen. So here was i, a mile away from the action getting b*gger all shots, and no real chance of making it over to the glen before the helicopter had done its job. I ended up packing my kit away and heading back down the hill for the short walk home. It wasn't until i reached the ponds that the sky became a little more interesting and gave the perfect opporchancity to get the shot that i wanted, and i think it worked out ok.

So i never did get any decent shots of the helicopter in action, and this shot was taken two minutes walk from my house, but hey, it was a nice night for a walk!

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