Moment of Sunrise
Winter sun rising behind trees, Glen Affric
[b]Moment[/b](n): A minute portion of time; a point of time; force; momentum; consequence; an essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance. Glen Affric is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, 15 miles west of Loch Ness. The area is a Caledonian Forest Reserve, a National Scenic Area and a National Nature Reserve. Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, it contains one of the largest ancient Caledonian pine-woods in Scotland, where the trees range from 350-500 years old and there have been trees on the site for 8000 years, as well as lochs, moorland and mountains. This was taken early on a winter morning, at the moment the sun rose over a mountain ridge, on a Ricoh 500G rangefinder camera: my first test roll of Fuji Superia 200 through the thing. Scanned straight with no tweaks but choosing white-balance off the index print.
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