The list of things I wanted to explore, when I moved to Washington, was and still is very long. One of the more beautiful vistas is up on Mount Baker, most of your views are of Mount Shuksan. Nature did not disappoint us last night, we were oh so lucky to share in this wonderous scene. The drama began when the sun started to creep below the mountains behind us, the clouds above the mountain to our rear began to glow with hues of red, orange and magenta. The refraction of the light and colors gave us an awesome light show on Mount Shuksan. What a treat, attached are a couple of versions of how I viewed the scene.

As Photographers we are constantly chasing what we call "Sweet Light", often times pouncing on some travel destination, working vigorously to be in the right place at the wrong time. Light is so unpredictable, there is nothing better than being there when it happens. The two examples below are "Golden Hour" and "Alpen Glow", taken close to the same place on different nights, they are perfect examples of being in the right place (I am lucky enough to live here), at the right time. The light and scenery do the work, having a camera with you is the hard part, too often I hear people say "If I would have had a camera". This place has so many opportunities for changing light, my favorite quote is "the best images are always captured before or after a storm" CS. Constantly changing weather is boring for some but I find it enchanting, serendipitous light changing events last sometimes only seconds, bringing excitement to camera placement, lens selection, shutter speed and aperture. Excitement brings anticipation and drama to the shoot as well as the expectation of getting a meaningful image, one that moves the heart.....

This scene continues to pull me in, I find it hard to resist such a compelling backdrop. Tonight as the weather cleared, sundown seemed to be another opportunity to explore this wondrous spot. Tonight I met two very interesting fellows, hanglider types, Hans and Emelio. It seems that this cliff is a Western Washington favorite for the hanglider crowd. The take off spot is determined by the prevailing winds coming off the coast, the wind direction dictates the departure. This hill is 1300 feet above the water and, I am told, is "PRIMO sailing Dude", how fun,  I want to go tandem. We just missed a set of hangliders taking off, I am looking forwad to my next time, leaving earlier to catch the hanglider show.  Oh, by the way, did I mention the sunset was stunning.