Sunday, September 28, 2008

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We took ourselves off to Mt Rainier again two weeks ago today. Hiking at Sunrise and a circumnavigation of “the mountain.” The photo above is from Reflection Lake, on the Paradise side of the mountain, looking back toward Mt Rainier.

To get to where I was standing, you follow a short boggy trail and stand in the middle of a mosquito storm.  Set up the tripod (swat mosquitoes), adjust camera settings (swat mosquitoes), and take multiple bracketed shots (swatting mosquitoes).

As I was finishing, a couple came up, he carrying a Canon 1Ds-Mark III. He hands me his camera and says, “Will you take our picture with the mountain in the background.” Sure. Looking at my Nikon D3, he says, “Do you know how to use a Canon?” Sure, how hard can it be? They head off down the trail and a few minutes later stand on the little peninsula you can see in the photo. I snap about 5 shots. They head back and a few minutes later I hand him back his camera. That’s trust.

Check out the rest of my Rainier photos here.

The photo below was taken from the Sunrise side of the mountain.

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