This photo was taken in 2015. I had recently bought myself a FujiFilm X-1 camera to replace a Sony DSC-HX5V, which, whilst capable of taking reasonable travel photos, didn't have the resolution I wanted or the option of taking different lenses. So, I was eager to try it out.

Loch Coruisk is a freshwater loch near the bottom of the Isle of Skye. It is accessed either by walking in, over the Cuillin Ridge, or by taking a small ferry from nearby Elgol to the seawater loch of Loch Scavaig. Scavaig is probably my favourite location in Scotland.

Indeed, up until the pandemic, I was sailing off the West Coast of Scotland for nearly thirty years, and anchoring in the upper part of Scavaig was a must. From Scavaig, it is a short walk along the western side of Loch Coruisk to where this photo was taken.

It was my first attempt at using an ND filter, but it is also memorable for me being bitten to pieces by midges—an occupational hazard when visiting the Scottish Isles in the Summer! On the left-hand side of the photo is the bottom of the 3,000-foot slab of rock that makes up the Dubhs Ridge. The ridge and whole area are particularly memorable because it is where the ashes of a very good friend who accompanied me on this trip are scattered.