I was walking the wonderful Glen Etive in wet, cloudy conditions with boots heavily laden with mud, hoping for the opportunity to capture pictures of what I know is one of the most beautiful valleys in Scotland.

The rain stopped, and above me, the clouds had started to part. There was not enough time to get set for this image – it had to be handheld, knowing that this opportunity could slip away like the others that day. The magic of when light meets mountains.