There were some special moments on my recent trip to Scotland and this was one of them.
The weather had been on and off through the day but cleared into the evening providing great photo-opportunities as golden hour and sunset approached. As the sun got lower in the sky and the air grew cooler, clouds began to form over the tops of the nearby Red Cuillin. Glamaig in particular grew an almost lenticular cap, and the rest of the group started to grow more usual formations above them.
The hills seen here are (left to right) Glamaig, Beinn Dearg Mhor, Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach, Garbh Bheinn (in the distance) and Marsco. The downside of this spectacular evening and this rapidly forming cloud is that it usually means rain is coming - and it did....