Mt. Baker, Late Afternoon

[Brian Moore]

Mt. Baker stands just under 11,000 feet and is a prominent feature in the skyline where I live. According to Wikipedia, it's "the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascade Range after Mount St. Helens."

I was hoping to capture the "alpenglow" off the mountain so most of my images from this shoot were in landscape orientation. Then I spotted the contrail. I'm a sucker for contrails.

Canon 5DSR with Canon 24-105L lens.

 

[Pete Askew]

What a gorgeous progression there, Brian. And a damn fine contrail! Actually without it the photo would just be good, but with...

 

[Brian Moore]

What a gorgeous progression there, Brian. And a damn fine contrail! Actually without it the photo would just be good, but with...

Thanks a lot, Pete. Much appreciated.