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Mt. Rainier from a distance

Posted in Landscape, Nature, Photography, Travel, tagged , , , , on October 25, 2024| 8 Comments »

After making my way last week through Montana and the panhandle of Idaho, it felt good to finally reach the state of Washington. There were still a few hours of driving to go, including the mountain pass at Snoqualmie Pass at 3022 feet (921 meters), but I felt like I was on the home stretch of my cross-country drive.

The views were breathtaking as I made my way through the mountains and occasionally I would catch a glimpse of the glacier-capped peak of Mount Rainier. Even through there was a lot of haze, I was able to get a decent shot of the mountain from one of the rest areas along the highway.

With an officially recognized summit elevation of 14,410 ft (4392 meters), Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is the highest mountain in the state of Washington. When conditions are good, the mountain is visible from almost the entire the Seattle/Tacoma area.

Mount Rainier

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Mount Rainier

Posted in Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Summer, Travel, tagged , , , , , on August 3, 2022| 14 Comments »

Yesterday I visited Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State. The namesake mountain is one of the most prominent features of the park and it is a real challenge trying to figure out a creative way to capture the beauty of the snow-covered mountain.

Different vantage points and different altitudes give you different views of the mountain. I also played around a bit with aspect ratios too.

I was particularly delighted to see that some of the wildflowers were still in bloom and the first photo is one of my favorites. I worked hard to frame the composition with the flowers in the foreground. The fact that all three of these photos were taken with my iPhone 11 meant that almost the entire image in focus. It would have been a bit of a challenge to get that kind of depth of field with my DSLR.

I took the second shot from much lower on the mountain. I love the way that the image is almost abstract, reduced to shapes of the mountain and the trees.

The final image is a panoramic-type shot, which somehow seems suitable for the sweeping mountain views. It is a cropped version of a “normal” photo in which I tried to emphasize the mountains—too much of the original image was taken up by sky.

I may have some more images of Mount Rainier to share with you when I go through my images from my DSLR, but I have to say that I am more than happy with these images from my iPhone.

Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier

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Dreaming of a White Christmas

Posted in Christmas, Landscape, Photography, Travel, Winter, tagged , , , , , , on December 25, 2021| 20 Comments »

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, but it definitely will not happen here in Northern Virginia where I live. High temperatures today are forecast to reach 67 degrees (19 degrees C), which is quite a bit warmer than normal for this time of the year, and we are much more likely to see rain than snow this day.

In order to put folks into more of a traditional Christmas spirit (at least those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere), I thought I would post a few snowy images from my visit in late November to Mount Rainier National Park in the state of Washington.

Merry Christmas to all of you who are celebrating today and best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year.

Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

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