The Bells toll for Alpenglow

This is an image of the Crater Lake area at the Maroon Bells. I had

posted a few "other" incomplete versions of a similar shot, but this one

is, I feel anyways, done. As the story behind this image goes...

I hit the trailhead at 0230 hrs trying to get some milky way shots, but

ended up taking an unmarked trail for the next two hrs & 5 miles

later...under stars & headlamp & a 50 lb pack full of camera gear/misc.

After pulling out my GPS, found the correct trail, got to Crater Lake

around 5 AM...7 miles before breakfast.

Image specs: I took 2 sets of 4 & 5 images, blended two into 2 sets,

then stitched the 2 into a pano. Removed distortion. Both sets were shot

using a tripod mounted Nikon D700, Nikon 16-35 wide angle (VR turned

off...hint, hint), at f/8, 20mm, ISO200.