Loch Sunart opens across silver-blue water, where a small rocky island and dense green shore make a calm Highland prospect with a clear sense of distance.

Beyond the foreground trees, pale bands of water lead between dark headlands towards a high, blue-grey mountain range. Low white clouds sit in the open sky, while exposed stones give the nearer islet a firm edge against the water at Loch Sunart.

For someone who has travelled this part of the west coast, the changing widths of Loch Sunart can bring back the slow reveal of each inlet and ridge. Residents may recognise the meeting of wooded slopes and open water that makes the loch feel both sheltered and far-reaching. The view settles on the small islet, with its rocks held in the blue surface.