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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’s 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 – nothing but choosing while-balance off the index print, no tweaks no nothing.