The Ben Cruachan Range

The Photograph

The Ben Cruachan Range

Hasselblad X1D 150mm

Ben Cruachan can look very different depending on where it is seen from, and from this angle its sheer scale and complexity are particularly apparent, with a succession of ridges, corries and summits spread across the horizon. There was plenty of cloud towards the eastern horizon at dawn, and for a while it seemed unlikely that much light would find its way through. Just enough did, catching the snow-covered upper slopes in warm early light while the lower ground remained in shadow. It lasted only briefly, but transformed the whole range.