Morning landscape

[George McGovern]

[Sherman A1]

1. Superb

Thanks for sharing this, it is wonderful.

[George McGovern]

2. You're welcome Sherman A1. Thank you.

[lark]

3. Gorgeous, gorgeous!

The shadows so make this pop!

[George McGovern]

5. Thank you so much lark!

[Deuxcents]

4. What a view..just beautiful

Where is this..looks out west to me ..

[George McGovern]

6. You are correct Deuxcents. Location is central Washington state. Thank you.

[Deuxcents]

9. Ty.. I've been as far as Utah

Would love to just sell everything, pack up n head west to see this beautiful country..maybe in a small motor home so I could stay a while.

[George McGovern]

17. Sounds like a doable idea Deuxcents, if life circumstances were favorable. You could ask

Grumpy Old Guy's advice on motor homes. He's seen a lot of beautiful places from one.

[LoisB]

7. Breathtaking. Just stunning.

[George McGovern]

8. Thank You LoisB.

[niyad]

10. Stunning image.

[George McGovern]

14. I thank you niyad.

[Bayard]

11. You live in a beautiful place, George

So glad you share the experience with us.

[George McGovern]

15. Thank You Bayard. We are grateful most every day.

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts". —Rachel Carson

[Pobeka]

12. Wow. Wish I was there!

Beautiful morning for walk in the snow!

[George McGovern]

16. Well, Pobeka, we live in central Washington state -- how soon can you get here? lol

Thanks for your response. It IS a beautiful morning for a walk in the snow!

[Pobeka]

19. 3 hours from Tacoma, but I'll bet the sunrise would be gone by then ;-)

We did the Tacoma-Pullman run for 6 years while our kids were at WSU. Your scene reminds me a little of the Royal Range area. Lovely country.

Hoping to do a snowshoe at Rainier sometime in the near future -- there are avalanche safe routes around Paradise.

[George McGovern]

20. Yes it would. Mount Rainier in snowshoes sounds like a very good experience. Take pictures?

[Pobeka]

22. Will definitely take the camera. Here's a shot from last year.

This was early June, 2021. Amazingly clear day. 4 volcanoes, Mt. Adams, Mt Hood, Mt St. Helens, and of course we were standing on a volcanoe

Front and center is the Tatoosh range.

[George McGovern]

24. Whoa! Spectacular! What'cha got for a camera/lens kit?

[Pobeka]

27. This is my little workhorse for backpacking/ hiking -- Sony rx100 mark ii.

Only weighs 10 oz. That image is a panorama, composed of 11 handheld shots in portrait mode. I've gotten pretty good at keeping the camera reasonably still and rotating it round the focal point (rather than sweeping it). I export the images at 50% scale, to 16 bit tifs and then use hugin to stitch things back together, so I end up with good resolution.

Unfortunately my rx100ii is on its last legs, so I've upgraded to a canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III, which has similar lens coverage, upgrades me from a 1" sensor to a APSC sensor, and the reviews on the lens sharpness are consistently highly favorable. It does weigh an additional 4 oz, but it is also dust / weather resistent. I'll be playing with it this season!

[George McGovern]

30. The Canon looks like a good deal; compact, not-so-heavy, resistant to the elements and handy.

[Pobeka]

33. FYI -- A similar panorama with the G1X mark iii

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036101383

[wendyb-NC]

13. Beautiful

All at once, humble and magnificent. Thank you for sharing that pic.

[George McGovern]

18. You are welcome wendyb-NC. Thank You.

[Karadeniz]

21. I'm not fooled! You went over it with a paint brush!!!

[George McGovern]

25. Ha Ha Gee Karadeniz, how'd ya guess? Tried Etch-a-Sketch first, when that didn't work

I went to the paint brush. Thanks!

[SheltieLover]

23. Stunningly gorgeous!

This could be the new Windows image. LOL

[George McGovern]

26. Ha Ha Ty SL! Good idea, except we got an iMac! We could work something out tho.

[Diamond_Dog]

28. I'm stunned!

I thought for sure upon first glance that this must be a painting. Your capture is simply astounding!

[George McGovern]

29. Awww Thank You Diamond! The light was favorable.

[Deuxcents]

31. Pictures are beautiful..

What a wondrous world we live in.

[George McGovern]

32. Yes indeed Deuxcents. Yes indeed.