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Mt Hood must be one of the most photogenic mountains peaks around. There are mountains higher and mightier, but Mt Hood had the perfect conical shape with pretty good vertical relief and lots of beautiful alpine lakes around it that provide tons of places to capture the elusive alpenglow.
This shot was taken at the beautiful Trillium lake campground during a summer road trip of the Oregon State. While Planning for the trip, everything I read about this location mentioned it being an excellent spot for sunrise in spring, fall, and winter. Unfortunately, during summer, the sun rises behind the mountain, leaving most of it in the shadows. This was disheartening to learn, but we had limited options. After toying with the idea of abandoning the location for a sunrise shot, we decided to make a morning of it and visit the lake.
That decision to stick with the original plan turned out to be one of the best decisions of the trip. We drove from Portland that morning and reached the lake well before sunrise and found the right amount of fog on top of the lake surface. As expected, the mountain was in the shadows during the first light, but as the sun rose more, the light started to filter over the tree line. The fog began to rise, and we had in front of us a truly stunning sunrise scene of Mt Hood and the Trillium Lake. I exposed the shot for the brightest light in the scene and let the natural beauty of the landscape take over. The results were better than any image I had in my mind while we were planning the trip.