Mount Hood and the Columbia River

This is an image I lensed of  Mount Hood, Oregon, with the Columbia  River covered in mist coming off of its cool surface and spreading throughout  the entire area in this dense warm morning atmosphere. This was taken very early in the morning when I was flying from Hillsboro Oregon over  to Yakima, Washington.  

The sun is still 45 minutes away from rising so all the ambient  blue hued light is due to the over the horizon alpenglow effect. I had  to crank up the camera ISO to be able to get the shot and therefore  would be very noisy so I had to compensate which resulted in this  beautiful soft glowing image, reminiscent of classic Asian style  paintings from the past few centuries. 

This is part of a series of images I have that are all created  using the Alpenglow effect. Alpenglow (from German: Alpenglühen) is an  optical phenomenon when sky is illuminated through backscattering.Since  the Sun is below the horizon, there is no direct path for the light to  reach the mountain.  

Unlike sunset or sunrise, the light that causes alpenglow is  reflected off airborne snow, water, or ice particles low in the  atmosphere. These conditions differentiate between a normal sunrise or  sunset and alpenglow.The term is generally confused to be any sunrise or  sunset light seen on the mountains, but true alpenglow is not direct  sunlight, and is only observed after sunset or before sunrise. 

 This is a 30" by 60" version printed on canvas with the Giclee  process. I also have print this on metal and on acrylic. And I will take  crypto currency if you are interested in collecting a piece.  

  From "Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition" my  personal project of exploration in the North American Wilderness.  

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