The Cuillins from Loch nan Eilean

This is a beautiful and almost neglected location just off the roadside west of the Sligachan Hotel. I had captured an image here in the early spring of 1985; at the time the loch was still and clear of vegetation and it provided an almost perfect reflection of the peaks of the northern Cuillins beyond. However, it was too early in the day to light the scene to perfection and the intervening moor was uniformly coloured an uninteresting shade of brown. On this particular early autumn afternoon, I ventured out in hope rather than conviction, but as I arrived on the scene I found the conditions to be perfect; good light, interesting cloud formations in the sky, the first hints of autumn in the vegetation and still waters moved by barely a hint of a breeze. The sun was also just starting to fade, producing that lovely gentle warm light of late afternoon.