Sunrise Tom McCall Preserve

This gorgeous sunrise was taken a short way up the trail to Tom McCall Point at the Tom McCall Preserve just west of the small town of Rowena Oregon. I arrived about one hour before sunrise to scout out a location for the image I knew I wanted to create. As I am still in a recovery mode from many, many months of Chemo, I was not able to go very far up the almost two mile trail to the top but was very fortunate to find this large meadow of flowers. The Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupines and the Northwestern Balsamroot flowers were out in peak bloom. The challenge was to find a suitable location amongst the mass of blooms. I choose this spot but probably would have found many other pleasing compositions throughout the meadow. I do know I will be back next year to discover other interesting viewpoints. It would also be nice to hike to Tom McCall Point for sunrise or sunset.

Blend of two exposures. f/11 @ 1/15 and f/11 @ 1/200

Beautiful light Phil! Nice capture! I love the comp.

Oh, what a view! Lovely light of the sunrise and a fine field of flowers! Nice processing for the exposure blend, too.

Kudos to you Phil. I know how hard it must have been hiking the trail. Your perseverance paid off with this beautiful image. I wish you the best of luck!

Very nice capture Phil, may there be many more!

Way to go Phil. Especially rewarding, considering I know it's been tough to get "out there." That's a special sky to go with such a carpet of blooms.

Thanks all for your great comments!