Photo of the Month - January 2016

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15th January 2016, Ben Ever, Ochil Hills, Clackmannanshire

The Ochil Hills are of moderate height in comparison to the Scottish Highlands.  Whilst there are no Munros or Corbetts, there are 10 summits over 2000ft (609m). The southern flanks rise very steeply above the plain of the River Forth with the south-flowing burns cutting deep ravines into the hillsides making for surprisingly challenging walking, at least until the undulating summit plateau is reached.  It is unusual for the Ochil Hills to receive much snow and when they do it tends not to last. But recent heavy snowfalls have blanketed the whole range in snow. Not the usual wet stuff either, this is soft powder snow, waist deep in places, making for slow going. Add a cold northerly wind and spin-drift is whipped into your face. I took this just below the summit of Ben Ever as the sun was setting on the horizon, the spindrift was moving down the slope and the River Forth snaked in a large meandering loop some 2000ft below.  Only 16 miles from home but when under snow it is another world.

  

Technical Info: 

Taken with a Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens @ 32.6mm

EXIF: ISO-200 / f/11 / 0.6sec

Lee filters:0.6 GND Hard
RAW File converted to TIFF in Fuji RAW converter powered by Silkypix, developed in Adobe PSE9