mattpayne

The Galaxy in my Hood

I really wanted to drive to Lost Lake today to get a photograph of the Milky Way and Mount Hood. I had to drop my wife and son off at the Portland airport at 3:...
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I really wanted to drive to Lost Lake today to get a photograph of the Milky Way and Mount Hood. I had to drop my wife and son off at the Portland airport at 3:30 A.M., so I was already going to be awake and in the car; however, I took one look at the weather and decided it would have been a waste of gas - nothing but fog and clouds in the forecast. Instead, I came home and edited this version of Mount Hood and the Milky Way, with a small meteor above galactic center. My goal was to use the lines created by the Milky Way and it's reflection to draw the viewer right into the center of the frame and Mount Hood. I also went for the inclusion of these two rocks on the shore of Lost Lake as anchors for my photo.
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