Lunar Eclipse and Sunrise on Mt. Rainier

coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
edited December 21, 2010 in Landscapes
The road to Sunrise in Mt. Rainier National Park opened on noon Friday, so I left Friday night to take some shots of Rainier and the moon (and partial lunar eclipse) along with the sunrise.

#1: Little Tahoma Peak and the partial lunar eclipse (the eclipse peaked about 40 minutes later but it was behind the mountains then)

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#2: Mt. Adams front lit by the rising sun

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#3:

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#4:

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#5:

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#6:

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  • cmkultradomecmkultradome Registered Users Posts: 516 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Ron-
    Beautiful as usual!! For some reason I am really drawn to #3.

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  • scolescole Registered Users Posts: 378 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    I agree- #3 is the best. I also like #4 but wish there was more foreground to it. The cloud filled valleys really add interest.
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  • dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    wow. spectacular stuff, ron! #1 is just out of this world. #2 reminds of the misty mountains and the lonely mtn in the background. great colors and leading lines. great layers in 3, and an incredible job on #5 with the backlit moon. really stopped me for awhile to examine it.
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Great set. #3 and 4 are my favorites.
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  • Alpha_PlusAlpha_Plus Registered Users Posts: 253 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Top shots! clap.gif
    I checked for the exif data on your gallery, but it seems as though you've turned that feature off?
    Do you mind sharing the details for number 3 especially? I'm specifically interested in the time of day - how long before sunrise?
    Thanks
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  • MLangtonMLangton Registered Users Posts: 140 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Dude... Wow. bowdown.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    You had a productive evening morning shoot clap.gifclap
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  • dogwooddogwood Registered Users Posts: 2,572 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Great photos. Number 3 is by far my fav!
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  • AndManAndMan Registered Users Posts: 1,252 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    What else needs to be said?
    As always wonderful work Ron.
    As for #3 bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Incredible photos Ron!!

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    bowdown.gif
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    A m a z i n g
    :)
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  • coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Alpha_Plus wrote: »
    Top shots! clap.gif
    I checked for the exif data on your gallery, but it seems as though you've turned that feature off?
    Do you mind sharing the details for number 3 especially? I'm specifically interested in the time of day - how long before sunrise?
    Thanks

    4:50 AM, about 25 minutes before sunrise. I could tell early on that it was going to be a colorful sunset that way, but the contrast would be pretty crazy by then.
    MLangton wrote: »
    Dude... Wow. bowdown.gif

    Thanks!
    dlplumer wrote: »
    You had a productive evening morning shoot clap.gifclap

    I was just glad to be back up there, I hadn't been to Sunrise since August last year. I stopped at Chinook Pass before and it was completely covered in cloud, I then hit it on the way back and it was still covered, so I'm lucky Sunrise was open (it's about 1,000 feet higher, just enough to squeak above the layer of clouds).
    dogwood wrote: »
    Great photos. Number 3 is by far my fav!

    Thanks! That was a single RAW exposure that I processed once for the foreground and another time for the background and then did a manual blend in Photoshop.
    AndMan wrote: »
    What else needs to be said?
    As always wonderful work Ron.
    As for #3 bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif

    Thanks!
    ront wrote: »
    Incredible photos Ron!!

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    Andy wrote: »
    bowdown.gif

    Thanks Andy! Looking forward to your Africa trip photos.
    BradfordBenn wrote: »
    A m a z i n g
    :)

    Thanks!
    scole wrote: »
    I agree- #3 is the best. I also like #4 but wish there was more foreground to it. The cloud filled valleys really add interest.

    I hear you on #4, but I couldn't zoom out without getting tree tops in the foreground.
    cmkultradome wrote: »
    Ron-
    Beautiful as usual!! For some reason I am really drawn to #3.

    Stephanie

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  • coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    dls wrote: »
    wow. spectacular stuff, ron! #1 is just out of this world. #2 reminds of the misty mountains and the lonely mtn in the background. great colors and leading lines. great layers in 3, and an incredible job on #5 with the backlit moon. really stopped me for awhile to examine it.

    I'm glad you liked #1, it was the best shot I had of the eclipse (ISO 2000 f/4 for one second - as short of an exposure as I could get away with). On #5 you can see the mountain climber headlamps. The moon was setting right at dawn, so I had front light from they sky and back light from the moon.
    cbbr wrote: »
    Great set. #3 and 4 are my favorites.

    Thanks!
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  • NorthernFocusNorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    When I see your name I always have to check out the post, Ron. I agree with prior comments that #3 is really special. Well done thumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 28, 2010
    Pretty awesome stuff, Ron. That first eclipse shot is amazing. #3 is really special too.
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  • coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    NorthernFocus wrote: »
    When I see your name I always have to check out the post, Ron. I agree with prior comments that #3 is really special. Well done thumb.gif
    kdog wrote: »
    Pretty awesome stuff, Ron. That first eclipse shot is amazing. #3 is really special too.

    Thanks! Rainier is an amazing place, especially when the weather cooperates.
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  • quarkquark Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Awesome!
    Was #4 on the road to sunrise? Do you mind sharing location?
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  • coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    quark wrote: »
    Awesome!
    Was #4 on the road to sunrise? Do you mind sharing location?

    Yep, 2-4 were all taken at Sunrise Point, which is the parking area about 4 miles before the visitor center. #2 and #4 were facing south, #4 just east of Mt. Rainier, #3 was facing north.
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Ron you're always so inspiring. I need to hit you up to find out where and how you keep your ear to the ground for things like cool weather and astronomical forecasts!
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  • NihilationNihilation Registered Users Posts: 75 Big grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Personally I like #5 the best. All are great though.
  • YosemYosem Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    Some terrific images especially the first one. Great captures and attention to details.
  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    great stuff, Ron, as usual... wish i could drag my sorry old butt outta bed at stupid-thirty in the morning to get shots like that, but i just don't have the energy any more... :(
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  • nazquelnazquel Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2010
    whats not to absolutely love about #3???? 1 is also out of this world... looks like nothing ive ever seen before.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    Will you be shooting the eclipse tonight? Any tips?
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 20, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Any tips?
    Pray for clear skies! :D
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  • chrismoorechrismoore Registered Users Posts: 1,083 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    great shots here. I like #3 best, I bet it would have also looked great as a long exposure with the cloud motion.
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Will you be shooting the eclipse tonight? Any tips?

    I bet we missed him, Dan. Ron probably left for his sunrise/sunset/eclipse/side trip to the Grand Canyon a week ago lol3.gif
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  • CWSkopecCWSkopec Registered Users Posts: 1,325 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    kdog wrote: »
    Pray for clear skies! :D

    Not gonna happen here :cry

    I'll just have to wait for everyone else's shots!
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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    1 and 3 for me. 5 is just a step above.
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