Posted by Greg Vaughn on October 4, 2011 at 10:28 AM
I keep going back to Takhlakh Lake hoping for a glorious sky and alpenglow at sunset on Mount Adams. Haven't got lucky yet, but did get this view last week.
Posted by Steve Kennedy on October 4, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Hi Greg! this is a great shot. Beautiful setting and the lenticulars add a lot of interest to the sky. Nice comp too. My only suggestion would be to lighten the shadows a little in the tress to the right, but just a little bit. Its a great shot as is though.
I've never been to this lake and it looks like I need to find it. Thanks for posting this.
Posted by Sean Bagshaw on October 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Awesome sky. I can't believe you didn't get a sunset this night. It looks perfectly set up for it.
This is a really fine shot, Greg! Looks like there should be a kiss of sunset color somewhere with that sky and time of day, darn it. Nothing to detract from this scene though; catching the lenticular clouds is quite spectacular. Hope you get your sunset shot here-- too sad to have to keep going back...
Posted by Ken Smith on October 4, 2011 at 11:00 PM
This is robust in colors and composition. Quite delightful!
Posted by Greg Vaughn on October 4, 2011 at 11:17 PM
Thanks for the comments, folks.
Steve: I wasn't sure about the trees on the right - when the full size file is displayed on a good monitor, the trees on the right have plenty of detail, but at this size it definitely looks like I should boost the shadows a bit. Takhlakh Lake, and the whole area around it, is beautiful, with lots of opportunities for photography and camping. This photo was taken from the shore at the USFS campground at Takhlakh. For Seattleites, it's a bit of a drive, but it's not that bad from the Portland-Vancouver area, except that it requires several miles of washboard gravel driving. Here it is on Google Maps: http://g.co/maps/ent2m
Sean: I though sure I was going to get it that night, too, but soon after this was taken the sun just kind of sank into haze and clouds in the west and at the same time all the clouds above Adams disappeared. Que sera, sera.
Catherine: The warm color was just starting to happen when I took this photo - it was actually little more than a grab shot when I first jumped out of the truck and saw what was going on. Within a few minutes the clouds dissipated and the light on the mountain turned flat. Guess I'll just have to keep going back. : )
Good observation about the lenticulars, Joe. They do look like they are headed to the mountain, and I think that's the special appeal.
Greg, nice touch giving the Google Maps url !
Posted by John Williams on October 6, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Great shot Greg. Sorry to hear about the lack of sunset, but you sure made up for it. The lenticulars really make the image.
When I first visited Tahklahk in 2005, I was fortunate to get a pretty good sunset the night we arrived. Later that evening the mountain clouded up, and was obscured for sunrise/sunset for the rest of the weekend.
I love that area. Catherine and I have tossed around the idea of doing a PNWNP weekend event based there next year; not easy to get to but lots of potential. The year I took Muddy Meadows, 2009, the lupine were really nice in that area in late July.
Posted by Greg Vaughn on October 11, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Really nice photos, John. I'm finding that Mount Adams puts on a nice face no matter what direction you're approaching from. Just takes a bit more effort to get to them than for Mount Rainier.
Discussion
9 repliesI've never been to this lake and it looks like I need to find it. Thanks for posting this.
Steve: I wasn't sure about the trees on the right - when the full size file is displayed on a good monitor, the trees on the right have plenty of detail, but at this size it definitely looks like I should boost the shadows a bit. Takhlakh Lake, and the whole area around it, is beautiful, with lots of opportunities for photography and camping. This photo was taken from the shore at the USFS campground at Takhlakh. For Seattleites, it's a bit of a drive, but it's not that bad from the Portland-Vancouver area, except that it requires several miles of washboard gravel driving. Here it is on Google Maps: http://g.co/maps/ent2m
Sean: I though sure I was going to get it that night, too, but soon after this was taken the sun just kind of sank into haze and clouds in the west and at the same time all the clouds above Adams disappeared. Que sera, sera.
Catherine: The warm color was just starting to happen when I took this photo - it was actually little more than a grab shot when I first jumped out of the truck and saw what was going on. Within a few minutes the clouds dissipated and the light on the mountain turned flat. Guess I'll just have to keep going back. : )
Greg, nice touch giving the Google Maps url !
When I first visited Tahklahk in 2005, I was fortunate to get a pretty good sunset the night we arrived. Later that evening the mountain clouded up, and was obscured for sunrise/sunset for the rest of the weekend.
I love that area. Catherine and I have tossed around the idea of doing a PNWNP weekend event based there next year; not easy to get to but lots of potential. The year I took Muddy Meadows, 2009, the lupine were really nice in that area in late July.