Dawn, Lough Tay, Co. WicklowLough Tay sits deep in the Luggala valley, a long dark ribbon of water held between steep hillsides. This was a cold winter morning, the kind where the sun takes its time reaching the valley floor. The upper slopes on the right had just caught the first warm light while everything below remained in blue shadow. That contrast is what makes the scene work. From higher up the hillside you can see the full length of the lake, the small dam structure at