Dark Place.

I spent a fair bit of time this morning watching the weather radar hoping to see a break arriving that would provide some respite from the heavy rain we are experiencing. I got lucky around midday and headed out. The day was dark and overcast and my thinking was to use the conditions to my advantage. I was thinking of a riverbank/mud/gritty/overcast/gothic/moody type of thing. The example that immediately comes to mind was the recent TV series of Dicken's "Great Expectations". At the start of this show in particular when Ray Winstone, playing Abel Magwitch was hiding out in the marshes.
It was fun manipulating this image to arrive at the above effect.
Looking at the image in preview I am tempted to lighten it somewhat but thought what the heck.
I am enjoying the mood of this photograph.

Definately better larger.