Now You See It...

I'd rolled out of bed around 3:30 to make the long drive to Mt. Shuksan and Mt. Baker (Artist Point/Heather Meadows area at the end of SR-542 in northern Washington State). Arriving at Picture Lake before sunrise, I'd found it to be quite windy, destroying any hope for getting a reflection of Mt. Shuksan on the lake. I'd hoped to catch the reflection of Shuksan with some lingering morning fog on the lake - but no chance on this day.

I got back in my car on that morning, and headed to the top of the road at Artist Point, and found Mt. Baker mostly obscured by clouds and a lenticular cloud cap. By the time the sun rose, the clouds in front of Baker were gone, leaving a beautiful lenticular cloud on top of the mountain.

Details:

Canon 5D Mark II, Canon EF70-200mm f/4 IS lens (IS off) at 70mm, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, at f/8.0.

Now You See It….Artist Point, Mt. Baker, Washington, USA.
September 25, 2010. © Copyright Richard Mitchell,
Touching Light Photography - all rights reserved.

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