• Meister Eckhart.

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Todays shot was taken on our third trip to Oregon. Our first venture into Oregon was basically to visit its only national park, Crater Lake. Our second focused on the popular spots in and around Portland and Bend. And this trip is when we properly explored those little-known gems of the state. I have seen this beautiful view of Mt Hood a couple of times and often wondered about the location. From the angle of the photo and the shape of the mountain, I kind of guessed that the view is from the east side of highway 35 near the town of Hood River. And on a beautiful cloudless afternoon, my wife and I drove around the backroads until we found this stunning view of Mt Hood towering over the nearby farms. There were not many clouds so we got a tobacco tone during sunset.

I used a 2 stop ND grad to brighten up the foreground a bit and cropped some of the distracting plants from the foreground. This shot was taken just after the sun went behind the horizon. Due to the Sun's position and location of the mountain, the last light was coming from behind the mountain, so we waited until after sunset to take the image.