On this cool Cascade Mountain morning, the intricately textured glacial ice that caps Mt. Rainier spectacularly reflected the earliest direct sunlight of the day, while surrounding countryside remained silhouetted in shadow. A short, tripodded time exposure, with a deep zoom length and high f-stop, worked together to drink the fullness of color while keeping near and far in focus. Luck helped too: a calm interlude in an otherwise lightly breezy morning kept trees still long enough.
