Not quite a bottle gourd...

Took this photo on a beach by some mangroves in Costa Rica. it looks

quite nice, but this thing didn't nearly give enough shade, and there

were hundreds of little sand mites biting at me. i only sat there long

enough for the self timer to go, before running straight into the water.

please view larger image, it's much nicer.

Funny cuz you're not sitting where the shadow is cast :) Really great shot. Nice compostion, although it could be straightend in post processing without loosing much. The texture in the clouds is great.