Tranquil

Gaupnefjorden along the Sognefjellet scenic route. Even during noon the fjord was clear and free of any waves providing a very peaceful place for a short lunch break.

Morning Calm

Early morning drive to Elgol. The calm Loch Slapin reflected colors of the dawn.

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Mt. Shuksan in Picture Lake

One of the amazing days ... the same day as "Suspended" . On our way back we stopped at picture lake to take the snap of Mt. Shuksan reflected in the lake. This was the second try as during the first try, the lake was full of small waves and ripples that there was no reflection. This time we were amazed as it as quite late in the day and we did not expect the lake to be so still.

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Illusion

Same place as "Looming Storm" - May2008, McDonnald lake, Glacier National Park: It was our last day at Glacier National Park. We had camped at Sprague Creek campground and we had to leave the park by afternoon back home. The morning plan was to visit Bowman lake. So early morning we started and were rushing towards Bowman lake. As I was driving along the Going-to-the-sun road, I noticed reflection of clouds in McDonnald lake the trees and we just took the next turnout to land at a picnic spot. The view was astounding, even with lot of time constraint we did not even notice how 20mins went by.

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Never Know

This picture has a little secret :) (and no I am not talking of any picture morphing). So do so many things in life, they are not what they appear to be ... The picture is was taken at Heather Meadows near Mt. Baker in WA, USA

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Fantasy Land

Mountains, lake and forest - all so still and clear - waiting for an unicorn to appear.
This picture was shot at Picture Lake near Mount Baker, Washington.

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Growing in the Sky

Bright clear day, cloud streaks gracing the sky, perfect still lake, pleasant temperature and no winds - what more can you ask for! It was getting late to reach home and had earlier decided to skip this Picture Lake point (on way to Mt. Baker). But last minute thought I should stop by and it was worth. After taking some shots of Mt. Shuksan I noticed the lake was reflecting other things - big and small.

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Mt. Rainier & its reflection

23Aug2008 Mt. Rainier in Tipsoo Lake: Any photographer is fortunate to have a peak like Mt. Rainier in vicinity. It is so majestic, beautiful and is multi-facet, that how much ever you try to capture it, it is always different. Over the last three years, I had tried to capture reflection of Mt. Rainier in one of its lakes - Reflection lake, but was never fortunate. This time, I made a try at Tipsoo Lake. I decided to reach Tipsoo Lake (near Sunrise point) by dawn and managed to reach by 6:30am (I had to start at 3:30am from my home !). I found already two professional photographers already clicking away with cameras set on tripods. I tried my luck and was satisfied. I missed the graduated ND filter as the peak with sun rays was way too much illuminated than the below trees and flowers at the lake. I managed some basic image manipulations in Picassa and this was the outcome.

Looming Storm

May2008, McDonnald lake, Glacier National Park: It was our last day at Glacier National Park. We had camped at Sprague Creek campground and we had to leave the park by afternoon back home. The morning plan was to visit Bowman lake. So early morning we started and were rushing towards Bowman lake. As I was driving along the Going-to-the-sun road, I noticed reflection of clouds in McDonnald lake the trees and we just took the next turnout to land at a picnic spot. The view was astounding, even with lot of time constraint we did not even notice how 20mins went by. This is a crop shot, with b/w processing. I could not get details of the mountains due to cloudy sky and opposite direction, hence the color shot misses details. Posting the b/w version as I feel it does not need those details ;)

Mt. Hood in Trillium lake

We had camped at Hood river and I had wanted to photograph Mt. hood since long time. My previous two visits to the area Mt Hood had evaded me with cloudy skies. In fact, during the previous trip in the evening as we were returning back it kind of mocked me with clear view from very far off as I could see in my rear-view mirror. This time, the weather predicted was very clear. I made it a point to get up by 5:00am and rush towards Trillium lake. No breakfast, no fresh-up .. just packed the tent and rushed to the lake. As we got into Trillium area, we had to pay to get into the picnic area. I cursed as my yearly Golden Eagle was not accepted. We started towards the lake and as we approached the lake I was apprehensive if I could get clear view. Through the trees, I could see the lake was covered with mist and I cursed that again I was going to miss the view. As I got to the lake, I was spell-bound - there was mount Mt. Hood with clear-skies and perfectly reflected in Lake. The mist hanging gave another ambiance with few folks fishing standing on the deck.

Title please ...

Last week I had gone camping to Lake Wenatchee. This is early morning shot as I walked along the lake looking for photo opportunities.

A few people pinged me to ask if this was a processed photo in any way ... the answer is no. This is straight out of camera. You can check the shot settings in detail at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dayanand.gaikwad/PhotoTraveller/photo#5228803962343293986