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Trillium Morning

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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Nov, 2016

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Honorable Mention in Inspiring Landscapes Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in The Beauty Of Lakes And Rivers Photo Contest

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Honorable Mention in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 16

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WOW,WOW,WOW...

Great depth of field, great image!

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Such a beautiful capture!!

Incredible shot. Great composition and use a light. Fantastic. Great shooting

Yes - WOW - congrats :)

Thank you all, I'm overwhelmed!

WELL SHOT !

Simply stunning photograph. Congratulations.

amazing picture

just awesome. i really loved it. beautiful colors.

Pretty work!

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Perfect landscape !!

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Great job!! I can imagine the challenge of trying to do justice to this beautiful shot, but you did such a good job!

Fantastic, beautiful!

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Breathtaking capture!! Beautiful and inspiring!

Absolutley stunning

great colors

Super shot

Absolutely love this ! Well done !!

Great shot!!

Beautiful scene and capture!

Absolutely gorgeous image!

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.

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Magnificent work. Thank you for sharing.

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Sensational capture. I want to see that spot!!

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Awesome capture!

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Magnificent capture with a clear reflection in the water. Congrats on the honorary mention!! ...;)

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

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