Shadow Beacon

[AlanLichty]

I got a fantastic color show this morning looking towards Mt. Hood which included a great shadow coming off the volcano peak projected onto the clouds. I guess it was the mountain casting shade on the day ahead with the next atmospheric river rolling in on schedule for another couple inches of rain today and tomorrow. I knew rain was supposed to hit us by around 9:00am but honestly didn't anticipate the colors in advance of the clouds at sunrise. I spotted the colors forming and dashed out the door just in time to catch the peak colors from above my house. Single frame at 70mm at roughly 140' above ground level.

C&C always welcome.

 

[DES]

This is a remarkable scene. I have never seen a phenomenon like this before. A real "keeper".

 

[AlanLichty]

This is a remarkable scene. I have never seen a phenomenon like this before. A real "keeper".

Thanks - I ran out the door still wearing my slippers when I saw this out my kitchen window

 

[TimMc]

great capture

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Wow. A pretty rare phenomenon with some nuclear clouds to go with it.

 

[David S]

Sauron would be proud ! Seriously kidding aside, this is pretty epic. Red is a very powerful color

 

[AlanLichty]

great capture

Thanks Tim!

Wow. A pretty rare phenomenon with some nuclear clouds to go with it.

Thanks Jameel - best sunrise show I have seen in a while and I almost missed it.

Sauron would be proud ! Seriously kidding aside, this is pretty epic. Red is a very powerful color

Thanks David - I like the analogy with Sauron

 

[Douglas Sherman]

That is really neat, Alan. Nice capture.

 

[AlanLichty]

That is really neat, Alan. Nice capture.

Thanks Doug - with the morning sun angle this far south for several more weeks I need to keep an eye out for a repeat of this scene.

 

[Trent Watts]

That is such a fantastic shot Alan. That shadow is remarkable.

 

[AlanLichty]

That is such a fantastic shot Alan. That shadow is remarkable.

Thanks Trent - the shadow almost froze me in my tracks when I first spotted it out the window followed by a frantic scramble to grab my drone, run out the door, and get it up in the air while the sunrise show was still visible.

 

[John Holbrook]

Alan, as everyone above agreed, a remarkable and timely capture! Very nice!

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan, as everyone above agreed, a remarkable and timely capture! Very nice!

Thanks John - all we can ever hope for is to be ready to try to get the shot when Mother Nature drops a show like this in our laps. I feel like I got lucky today since I wasn't anticipating a sunrise photo shoot at all.