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First Light on the Buachaille

Glencoe · Winter
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A temperature inversion buries the glens beneath the Glencoe Buachaille in a still sea of cloud, leaving the rocky summit emerging into first light above. The crescent moon holds its position in a steel-blue sky as alpenglow catches the peak's upper ridgeline. The surrounding peaks glow red from the sunrise.

I was visiting Glencoe for a family wedding when I captured this photograph - making the photos I got from this trip only more special. The conditions were bitterly cold but magical - with inversions happening a couple of times over the days we were there, with clear blue skies as it lifted through the day. This capture is probably my favourite from the trip, captured just as the sun rose above the surrounding mountains, kissing the peak of this well known peak beautifully in red light.

This photograph was commended in the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year 2024.

Camera
DJI Air 2S
Settings
1/250s · f/2.8 · ISO 100 · 8mm
Captured
3 December 2023
Shape
landscape
Appears in
Awarded PhotographyAerial & Drone Photography

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Bluebells at Sunrise Printed on A4
Bluebells at Sunrise printed on A4 Fotospeed paper, editioned, titled & signed.

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Bluebells at sunrise printed a4 with the edition number in the bottom left corner
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