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In mid-January the Pacific Northwest was experiencing a temperature inversion. Whereas it might be 35 degrees in Seattle, at Paradise, a location well up the side of Rainier, it might be in the mid-60s. Besides turning temperatures upside down, the conditions also served to trap clouds at ground level. Those are the conditions that existed on 1/14/14, the day of this pano.
From about 2 PM to 3:30 PM the atmospherics above and at the base of Rainier went a bit crazy. As the afternoon wore on, though, clouds to the West sufficiently blocked the available light so no significant sunset colors were to be had. No matter, Ma Nature had already put on a show.
Shortly after I began shooting, a helicopter flew overhead heading for the Mountain. There it hovered or moved slowly across the face for well over an hour. In fact, when I left, it was still hovering. About a week ago, I saw an ad (don't recall from whom) with a short timelapse of Rainier from that day. Mystery solved.
http://www.lightfantasticphotography.com/fm/140114_00030-35_pano-bw.jpg
I'll try to post a second pano with a different pattern tomorrow. I think, however, that this one is the most dramatic.
Edited on Mar 06, 2014 at 06:49 PM · View previous versions
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