Loch Sunart, Ardnamurchan, Highlands

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH

Sunrise over Loch Sunart, near Salen. This is one of my favourite Highland views. The entire Loch Sunart region is a treasure of magnificent Highland scenery, but this particular location kept drawing me back again and again. I was staying for a week at Kentra, about 15-20 minutes away by car, but after I had seen this location I knew I had to try to photograph it at dawn. I checkred the forecast the night before (but let's be honest, you take any forecast for the Highlands with a grain of salt). It looked good, though, so I got up well before dawn and made my way to Camas Torsa. Not surprisingly there was no one about - only photographers and sleepwalkers are regularly up at this hour of the day! But my reward was a magnificent sunrise, with glorious orange and magenta painting the eastern sky.