Just the lower elevation clouds lit up.

The sunrise on Veteran's Day was incredible!!

It was really nice getting to chat with Danny Seidman and Aaron Reed as well. Hopefully we'll get to see some great shots from them too.

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Slightly Foggy Seattle Sunrise From Kerry Park.

This was not the greatest sunrise in the world but I am really pleasantly surprised how well this shot turned out. I like my placement of the trees in the foreground and how the mountain appears out of the fog.

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Mt. Rainier and the Milky Way from Reflection Lakes.

I’ve been stoked to have a camera that can shoot 24 hours a day again. I started out 10 years ago with a Pentax K1000 which I loved shooting the stars with. In 2002 I bought a Canon G2, and I’ve had several other fixed lens digicams since then, but I have always missed the ability to shoot in the dark. My last camera, a Sony R1, could take 3 minute exposures. That was long enough to shoot under a full moon but it couldn’t take pictures on a moonless night. I’ve been really excited since I got my D5000 last year and I’ve been wanting to take a trip to shoot all night ever since. I had planned to finally make it happen Labor Day weekend but when I saw a crummy weather forecast on the Wednesday before, I decided to leave straight from work on Thursday and take Friday off. These pictures are all from that Thursday night.

One thing I’ve learned while taking these images is how distorted my Nikkor 10-24 lens is. I’m not sure how I feel about it

75 second exposure, f/4, ISO 3200

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After the last shot, I shouldered my bag and hurried down the mountain. I wanted to make it to Tipsoo Lake for sunrise. By the time I got back to the car there was no wind, and most of the clouds had disappeared. Reflection Lake was like glass. I was in a hurry, but I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t get at least one shot. I've never seen the lake this calm before. I ran down to the shore. I was tempted to stay here and shoot sunrise, or maybe shoot a little here and then hike to Bench Lake, but my mind was made up. I just grabbed a couple quick shots.

2 minute exposure, f/4.0, ISO 1600

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