New day

Mt. Rainier from Reflection Lake in the early morning. Your comments and

suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Exquisite... gorgeous scene and presentation... Mike

 

Exquisite, yes. The fog acts as kind of ND filter for the sunlit Mt Rainier, perfect exposure and composition. Nothing to improve, IMO

I am with Carsten on this image; I don't think you could (or, should) do a thing to improve this. It is sublime! That little hint of pinkish glow on the top of Rainier is sweet! Well done! Cheers! Chris

I can imagine that you got up early to get there, compose well and wait for the light. But how did you manage to have the mist where it looks best ? :-) Like it very much, too. Indeed, nothing to improve. I can imagine a bit more saturated version (attached), but that is just a matter of personal taste.

Steve, this is superb. I wouldn't touch a thing.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. This location was (prior to my move) exactly two hours from my house, so I always knew right when to leave. I have some shots where the trees were partly obscured by the rising fog, but then the mountain was even more obscured; I chose this as the best representation. Peter, I like your suggested edits -- still looks completely natural to my eye.

Superb 7/6

Beautiful shot. I like the moody weather feel to this picture. Well done - regards - michel

Love the mood and atmosphere in this shot.

Great image, good work on the exposure Stephan.

 

Ross

Gorgeous Stephen! Lovely light, excellently composed, and superb atmosphere as a result of the mist.

All the best,

Neil

a very pleasing image of a very familiar place

Nicely done, very natural and I would not change a thing!

 

Regards, Pamela

Very nice, well done.

I also agree with Chris....perfect

I am in awe...

 

I sat for minutes just enjoying the larger view of this and I could not think of anything to say to you about it. Only that it is very beautiful.

Thanks again for taking the time to look and to provide comments -- it is greatly appreciated.

You get a wow from me on this one. Great location, been there once before leaving for Viet Nam. Beautiful shot, maybe crop a bit off bottom may enhance adding more impact to the mists and mountain? Just a thought, great image either way, congrats rek.

This is the photo I'm dreaming of doing it by myself. Excellent!

Dreamy, beautiful light. Meticulous comp. You were up before dawn to capture this, weren't you? Congrats!

Thanks again for the comments. Yes, definitely up before dawn. It's exactly two hours from my former residence in Olympia, and I always wanted to be there well before dawn. To the east (to the right in this photo that is looking northwest) the rising sun might hit the fog and provide some spectacular light at the end of the lake, and I was fortunate to catch that a couple of times. A given place is never the same on each successive visit if you have a camera in hand.

Excellent landscape - perfectly exposed. The touch of light on the mountain top is the icing on the cake (pun intended!).

 

Regards, David

This is just WAY too good! Outstanding in every way, Stephen!

Thank you so much for sharing this gem.

 

Dug

 

 

Superb atmosphere Stephen! The mountain light filtering through the mist provides a subtle light on this beautiful scene. Outstanding image!

All the best,

Neil