Stands in Silence

What a crazy view man. Looks like the effort was well worth it. This is such an interesting spectacle...

Nothing like a good mountain shadow to look at. Makes you feel like you're on top of the world. Great shot

Scott,

Phenomenal mountain top image. While we've seen mountain shadows before, there is certainly something quite mesmerizing about this one. The shadow is distinct and it just melds with the distant landscape so beautifully. I wish the foreground was a little more pristine, but I'm getting picky....

Is there any more room up top? Looks like this is slightly narrower than full frame; curious what you may have cropped. But no matter really - this is fantastic.

Lon

Just awesome...though the wb seems odd...the light caressing the snow in the bottom left...wouldnt that be golden or pink and not white? Glad you got the gear up there!

aF

Scott - I feel your pain hauling the DSLR equip up mnts. I still vividly remember my climbs in the Andes with the heavy stuff, but when I look back at the images, I never regret the quality of the images they take. This is a sweet shot! You managed to time the shot with the peak just hitting the horizon line - did you wait for this moment for long or just good fortune. I especially like the hills within the shadow. I might consider a pano crop, a little too much FG for me, but way cool any way its presented. Congrats on your summit as well!

A very creative alpine shot. I think taking off some of the foreground may benefit but an outstanding shot IMO.

Wow, worth the pain! Very interesting work!

This is superb, Scott. I remember the first time I witnessed this phenomenon in person and it is quite an experience. I think everyone should climb a mountain at least once in their lives and, if they wish to make the most of the experience, spend a night at the top to see the light unfolding.

Guy

Too cool Scott. While I've seen, and photographed, Hood's Shadow from below (the gap of light in the sky created by the mountain), I've never experienced it from above. Congrats on the summit!

The shadow of the mountain makes for a unique and graphically powerful image. Cropping out some of the foreground might help concentrate attention on the landscape.

As many photographs I see with pyramid shaped shadow mountain, never get tired. They're spectacular and this is no exception.

That is so neat. What a great way to give a sense of the massive size of a mountain.

Great alpine view..my only nit is the FG. Somehow it is not going with that amazing BG, but the summit area probably did not give you much to work with

Thanks to everyone for all of the comments and feedback. I tried playing around with a more pano crop, but didn't like the results as much. I'm still experimenting and will post another version if I find something that works.

Lon - I did crop some off the top here. The sky above was more of a hazy blue which didn't seem to mesh with the rest of the comp, so I cropped it out.

Aaron - for the WB, the foreground is all in the shade (it was being illuminated by a bright blue sky above). The foreground was quite blue in the raw file and I decided to process it with a more magenta/white tone. Maybe too white???

Harry - I got lucky having the top of the shadow just touching the hills. I only had a few minutes to set up and get a few images facing the sun and then turned around and got a few images of the shadow. The light changed incredibly fast at the high elevation.

Guy - I agree with your comments about spending a night on a mountain. The lighting can be magical.

Impressive.. I was not aware of this, seeing this for the first time.. Thanks for sharing :) Looks like a movie projector scene..
I would reduce the foreground area..

It came out great, Scott! I'd love to see this beautiful phenomenon one day. I really like the contrast between the shapes here and how the curves in the foregroung embrace the perfection of the triangle. Very striking!

Terrific Image

Fantastic capture of this phenomenon. The extra effort was well worth it, as you've come away with a very memorable shot.

I think my mind says with that amount of shadow the light could not possibly be white as the shadow is being caused by the sun coming up with all it's color. Snow usually registers super blue and needs some correction but curious if you went too far as the shade/shadows would have a solid blue hue to them.

Wow that is one awesome shadow and shot! Congrats!

What a cool shot Scott, love it.

Gary.

This is an absolutely stunning image captured in perfect light and the best throwing shade I've ever seen!
Congrats!
Christian.