As a girl, I thought 13-17 felt like this, often for extended periods of time. The shadow is an unexplained phenomenon (probably a dirty lens), but suits the image so I left it.
A different interpretation of this image is here: www.flickr.com/photos/tonyadoughty/623550249/in/set-72157...
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