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View of Mt Hood from Trillium Lake in the Mt Hood National Forest

View of Mt Hood from Trillium Lake in the Mt Hood National Forest
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upload_dateNov, 2016

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37 Comments |
HDintel
 
HDintel January 01, 2017
WOW,WOW,WOW...
kjfishman
 
kjfishman January 01, 2017
Great depth of field, great image!
Beyondtessaseyes
 
Beyondtessaseyes January 01, 2017
Such a beautiful capture!!
LCdutch
 
LCdutch January 01, 2017
Incredible shot. Great composition and use a light. Fantastic. Great shooting
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett January 02, 2017
Yes - WOW - congrats :)
ChrisSveenPhotography
 
ChrisSveenPhotography January 03, 2017
Thank you all, I'm overwhelmed!
rushewallace
 
rushewallace January 03, 2017
WELL SHOT !
FlatFeet56
 
FlatFeet56 January 12, 2017
Simply stunning photograph. Congratulations.
Witmar
 
Witmar January 13, 2017
amazing picture
gokulmadhav
 
gokulmadhav January 13, 2017
just awesome. i really loved it. beautiful colors.
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair January 13, 2017
Pretty work!
FredericMONIN Platinum
 
FredericMONIN January 14, 2017
Perfect landscape !!
bkelly7k Platinum
 
bkelly7k January 15, 2017
Great job!! I can imagine the challenge of trying to do justice to this beautiful shot, but you did such a good job!
jmkubler
 
jmkubler January 16, 2017
Fantastic, beautiful!
JWL_foto PRO+
 
JWL_foto January 28, 2017
Breathtaking capture!! Beautiful and inspiring!
skermy
 
skermy March 13, 2017
Absolutley stunning
remustoderici
 
remustoderici March 14, 2017
great colors
Clompertronic
 
Clompertronic March 15, 2017
Super shot
gavyntillison
 
gavyntillison May 26, 2017
Absolutely love this ! Well done !!
batesmatthew
 
batesmatthew May 28, 2017
Great shot!!
Neckbone
 
Neckbone June 15, 2017
Beautiful scene and capture!
JBaptista
 
JBaptista June 15, 2017
Absolutely gorgeous image!
jonwarren
 
jonwarren June 23, 2017
This picture is stunning. I love the tones of the rising sun as they play upon the clouds, rocks, and mountain in different ways. Absolutely stunning.
finsterbushphotography
 
finsterbushphotography September 03, 2017
Amazing clarity and perfect composition. ????????????????????????????????????????????????
SouthernSpell
 
SouthernSpell September 03, 2017
Magnificent work. Thank you for sharing.
stewartmac
 
stewartmac March 04, 2018
Stunning
Whitenblack
 
Whitenblack September 22, 2018
Absolutely Breathtaking Superb Shot 👏👏👏
TomasTar
 
TomasTar November 01, 2018
Awesome
PeteSavagePhotos PRO
 
PeteSavagePhotos March 13, 2019
Sensational capture. I want to see that spot!!
merisa
 
merisa April 13, 2019
merisa
 
merisa April 13, 2019
WOW BEAUTIFULLLLL
alohi
 
alohi December 30, 2019
Awesome capture!
ChrisSveenPhotography
 
ChrisSveenPhotography December 30, 2019
Thank you all!!
udaykhatri
 
udaykhatri December 31, 2019
amazing
gertlucas
 
gertlucas December 31, 2019
impressive!
Trudie
 
Trudie January 06, 2020
Magnificent capture with a clear reflection in the water. Congrats on the honorary mention!! ...;)
shadijafarinia
 
shadijafarinia February 09, 2020
👌👌

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken up at Trillium Lake in the Mt Hood National Forrest. It's a popular camping and recreation location because of it's incredible view of Mt Hood.

Time

My wife and I made this trip up from Portland early in the morning to get there for a nice sunrise photo. It was taken on November 10, 2016 at 7:53am.

Lighting

I couldn't have asked for a better morning for a clear shot of Mt Hood. Not too many clouds in the sky to cover the view. This was a three shot HDR photo taken just before the sun crested and then post processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Equipment

I currently shoot with a Sony A6000 ILCE mirrorless camera and on this photo, I used a Sigma 19mm wide angle lens. I love this lens because it's a prime lens with very good focus quality. I shot this at f16 and on aperture priority. I had my camera set to 3 shot brackets at -2, 0, and +2. I also had my camera on a tripod and I used a shutter release cable so I didn't shake the camera. I did use a circular polarizer lens filter to reduce glare in the water and make the sky look nice.

Inspiration

I love the beauty of my state! If you've never been here, I highly recommend a visit to Oregon. We have everything you could hope for! There are many great locations to view Mt Hood and this was one of the places on a large list to go to, that I had never been to before. It's a very popular spot for campers and tourists. Plus it was just before the winter snow hit and I didn't want to miss it before I would have had to snowshoe a ways to get there when they close the road.

Editing

As I said before I post-processed this as an HDR image in Lightroom. I set my basic tones and contrast in Lightroom and then sent it over to Photoshop. Once in Photoshop, I edited it for distractions such as debris. I continued to tweek it for color and contrast until I was happy with it. I like to dodge and burn in Photoshop rather than Lightroom because I feel I have more flexibility with it. Once I have that set, I like to use a gradient map adjustment layer to give it an additional artistic touch. To me photography is about art and what you can make from your photo. Not about taking a nice picture. Add sharpening and a vignette, then back to Lightroom. My last step before exporting is to send it to Nik Define 2 for noise reduction and it's done.

In my camera bag

I like to travel light. I have the Sony and three lenses. Of which I only use 2 of them most of the time. I have the 19mm prime from Sigma and I use a Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS E-Mount Lens. I also have an array of filters for both lenses. Outside of a tripod and cable release, I don't carry much else. I have and do like to use my iPhone 7+ occasionally, especially now that it shoots in RAW.

Feedback

My advice is if you want epic or grand photos, go to epic or grand locations! Always shoot in RAW because you will have much greater ability to pull the most out of your photo because you have access to all the raw data. Learn as much as you can from wherever you can and try new things. I have a couple of youtube videos on Photoshop you can check out with more on the way. Find what works for you and figure out a process that consistently shows improvement and then add to it. Above all remember, art is subjective to the artist. Do what make you happy! Thank you for your time in reading this interview!

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