Forced Aura – Quiraing lone tree sunrise, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Wall art

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Forced Aura’ – Quiraing lone tree, Isle of Skye Sunrise. Scotland.

So this photo was taken on the Isle of Skye at a place called the Quiraing at a height of over 1700ft and this little lone tree added some lovely foreground interest in my attempt to catch a sunrise. The sun rose over the horizon and to be honest it wasn’t much to write home about but then the clouds started to slowly descend and when they met the same height as the sun they forced the light to spread the most amazing burst of orange glow over all the rugged land below me. Phenomenal to witness even if only for several seconds. I actually reached for my phone to quickly video the moment as this was something like I’ve never seen before, truly unreal and something I will never forget capturing. This photo went on to win image of the year at photographic club level as voted for by fellow photographers.

The technical details:

• Canon 5d Mk3
• Lens: Canon 24 – 105 mm F4 IS USM @ 50mm
• Exposure: ISO 50, 2.5 seconds at F18. Lee Filters 0.9 Soft grad filter on sky
• Tripod: Three Legged Thing – Winston