Loch Kernsary, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPH

One of my favourite Highland walks is a circular trail from Poolewe, on Loch Ewe, around the edge of Loch Kernsary. On this occasion the weather had turned grim and rainy, and I was actually headed back to my car at Poolewe when the western sky suddenly cleared and a golden light spread over the hills. I was lucky to spot a distant rainbow over the hills beyond the loch. What you perhaps can't see in this photo is that it was still raining on me as I took this - luckily I was facing away from the prevailing westerly wind! What I found astonishing in person was the colour of the grass lit by the golden late evening sun. It lookd almost surreal, and I think some of that quality comes through in this photo. No fancy filters, no Photoshop techniques to boost saturated colours, just good old Scottish natural beauty at work!