Kintail Sunrise Reflections

The Five Sisters of Kintail reflected in Loch Duich at dawn

There had been a colourful sunrise the previous morning, so I was encouraged to make an early start in the hope that it would be repeated. A week after the autumn equinox the sun was rising directly to the east and I was confident that the view of the Five Sisters of Kintail across Loch Duich from Ratagan would provide the composition I was seeking. With an anticyclone sitting out in the Atlantic drawing in southerly winds, my only concern was that there would be enough cloud in the sky to offer a colourful sunrise. I need not have worried. It was fascinating to watch the spectacle unfold as colours come and went as the sun’s rays illuminated the cloud layers one after the other.