The first time you visit a new place, especially one that is remote and not well known, it takes a day or two to learn how the light falls across the landscape. Even planning with the best of tools – Google Earth, The Photographer’s Ephemeris, topo maps & compass, we really needed to see for ourselves what the light would do at sunset and sunrise. Camping high above treeline our first night gave us the opportunity to watch the ending of one day and the beginning of another. The sun and mountains revealed some surprises. They didn’t do exactly what we thought they would. So we modified plans for the next few days in an attempt to get the best out of our time.
Of course, the opportunity to photograph sunset from high in the mountains is always a treat, in and of itself. Here is an image looking South towards the headwaters of Paradise Creek, at the base of Hiamovi Mountain.
