Chris Swan

After a dreich weekend in Bridge of Orchy, my partner and I were travelling home via Glen Coe. As we drove through the glen, the clouds began to break up and the early morning sunlight streamed along the flanks of the Aonach Eagach reflecting in the still water of Loch Achtriochtan. We rushed down to the shoreline and I captured this image just as the sunlight faded.

I came upon this woodland whilst roaming around near the David Marshall Lodge near Aberfoyle, the day was overcast but the diffused light helped to saturate the autumn colours. I was struck by the contrasts in form between the straight larches and pines and the gnarled beech tree. The hint of a path through the trees added a touch of mystery to the scene.

I had visited this location at Loch Tulla a number of times but the light was never quite right. On this day however, the combination of low sun, fresh snowfall on the hills and the clouds scudding across the sky created the exact view which I had envisioned.