Posted by Kane Engelbert on November 14, 2011 at 11:17 PM
I've been sitting on this one for a while. Not sure it's worth much but thought I would at least share.
Last summer, I shot a sunrise from Mount Lady Washington in Rocky Mountain National Park. I woke up that morning from my campsite at 3:00am and immediately recognized the night fog. Very sleepy, I started to think my morning shot (in three hrs) of Longs Peak may be a once in a lifetime shot if I could get above these clouds before sunrise. I hiked fast. Too fast...
I made the summit of Lady Washington in time for sunrise. In all my life I don't remember being so tired I wanted to throw up. I was completely disinterested in the magic around me. Nauseous and dizzy is not a good combo for paying attention to comp, camera settings and having fun. The entire route up the mountain I could see the cloud magic below me, new the sun would rise off to the east and light it all up, but just didn't give a s**t.
Took a few shots.
Months later, I recognize how lucky I was that morning; a jet plane view of clouds swirling around me at 13,200-ft. . Denver woke up that summer morning shrouded in cloud cover; I was the only one that enjoyed the first warm rays of sun.
And a shot of Longs that morning, just wish the clouds would have moved from 12,500-ft to 13,000-ft. Not in the cards that day.
Posted by Scott Bacon on November 14, 2011 at 11:27 PM
Whoa! I've been up Mount Lady Washington to shoot Longs Peak at sunrise. Its an awesome scene. But this is simply surreal. I can't even imagine what this must have been like. Too friggin' cool!
Posted by Jack Garrett on November 14, 2011 at 11:56 PM
Man that is some shot of Longs Peak...amazing early morning color!
Posted by Kane Engelbert on November 15, 2011 at 12:06 AM
Another...
Posted by Art Escobado on November 15, 2011 at 12:10 AM
crazy good cloudscape!!
Posted by Stan Rose on November 15, 2011 at 1:29 AM
Too cool...looks like you shot it from a hang glider or something!
Posted by Howard Cihak on November 15, 2011 at 2:20 AM
Kane, the 1st is better than the 2nd. Ordinarily, I don't care for cloudscapes that don't have a ground object as a reference point, but these definitely work.
Posted by Jody Grigg on November 15, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Great stuff Kane, I am jealous.
Posted by Don Grall on November 15, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Very cool, Kane. Looks like cotton candy, which makes it even more SWEET !
Posted by Jimmy Gekas on November 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Dang, this is sweet. Looks like stuff you see from an airplane. I think you got some magic shots after all!
Posted by Joshua Hardin on November 15, 2011 at 1:02 PM
My thoughts exactly Jimmy. Most people's first reaction would probably be to think it was shot from a plane rather than a mountaintop. I like the reddish tones of the first cloud image. I also like the Longs image BTW, the hanging clouds just below the peak are a nice touch. It's crazy how different the sky looked from the other direction though!
Posted by Dan Walters on November 15, 2011 at 8:09 PM
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11 repliesI've been sitting on this one for a while. Not sure it's worth much but thought I would at least share.
Last summer, I shot a sunrise from Mount Lady Washington in Rocky Mountain National Park. I woke up that morning from my campsite at 3:00am and immediately recognized the night fog. Very sleepy, I started to think my morning shot (in three hrs) of Longs Peak may be a once in a lifetime shot if I could get above these clouds before sunrise. I hiked fast. Too fast...
I made the summit of Lady Washington in time for sunrise. In all my life I don't remember being so tired I wanted to throw up. I was completely disinterested in the magic around me. Nauseous and dizzy is not a good combo for paying attention to comp, camera settings and having fun. The entire route up the mountain I could see the cloud magic below me, new the sun would rise off to the east and light it all up, but just didn't give a s**t.
Took a few shots.
Months later, I recognize how lucky I was that morning; a jet plane view of clouds swirling around me at 13,200-ft. . Denver woke up that summer morning shrouded in cloud cover; I was the only one that enjoyed the first warm rays of sun.
And a shot of Longs that morning, just wish the clouds would have moved from 12,500-ft to 13,000-ft. Not in the cards that day.
http://www.kaephotography.com/photo/good-morning-longs-peak/?gallery=14ers