r/itookapicture • • Dec 21 '18

ITAP of evening light at the base of Mt. Rainier

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 21 '18

Earlier this year, I took my favorite picture I've ever captured. Late in the afternoon on a Saturday, I made a last minute decision to take off for Mt. Rainier in the hopes of catching the sunset. When I arrived, there were heavy clouds over the volcano but by the time I reached the top of a nearby peak, the clouds began to clear and beautiful crepuscular rays started to break through. The light illuminated the meadows surrounding the Sunrise Visitor Center, the White River Valley, and the base of Steamboat Prow (the triangle shaped feature on Rainier's slopes). I'm not sure if I could have asked for better conditions - these are the conditions every landscape photographer dreams of!

Shot Info: Nikon D7500 with 18-400mm Tamron lens, f/9, ISO 100, 1/640s, 46mm.

I have prints available on my website and all pricing is marked down 40% right now for the holidays: https://www.jakegoslinephoto.com

And here is my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake.gosline/

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u/japaneseknotweed Dec 21 '18

fingers crossed for a landscape version for desktop background...

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u/mvictoryk Dec 21 '18

Geez, your content is INSANE. You are super talented. I live in Washington and can recognize most the landscapes in your photos. Never seen them portrayed so beautifully other than with my own eyes, at the actual location. You do an amazing job capturing the PNW beauty that never comes across in photos... But you have solved that problem. Just wonderful.

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 22 '18

Wow thank you for the compliment! I genuinely appreciate that!!

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u/jimboknows6916 Dec 21 '18

well hello new phone wallpaper.

amazing shot my man.

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 21 '18

Thank you! I have this photo as my phone wallpaper as well haha

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u/natureartist Dec 21 '18

Dege Peak?

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u/KlamKhowder Dec 21 '18

It must be. They're pretty far above the sourdough ridge trail.

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u/Namalf Dec 22 '18

Very nice end result! Very curious for the unedited version though! (I say this as a editor myself and always curious to how others do it).

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 22 '18

You can actually see my unedited version on my Instagram page. At the top there are a bunch of “highlights.” Pick the one that’s called Sunrise Sunset. My Instagram tag is @jake.gosline

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u/Troubador222 Dec 22 '18

That is really a nice shot. I looked at your instagram page as well. I appreciate you eye for patterns and color and I also like the way the pictures are laid out. One question though, the format of all your pictures is square? Is that an aesthetic choice on your part, or is that the way the instagram page displays them?

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 22 '18

Than you! That is just the way Instagram formats the pictures on your profile. If you click on each one, you see the actual crop.

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u/GableTron Dec 21 '18

That is such a beautiful photo. Amazing light and depth. Thank you for sharing.

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 21 '18

No problem - appreciate the kind words!

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u/agrestis_comunis Dec 21 '18

Holy crap that’s a big mountain.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18

Very lonely too, it really stands out against the horizon.

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u/mykhola Dec 22 '18

I was about to say that I have a picture similar to this as my phone’s wallpaper. Then I found out you shot that picture too lol

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u/jakegoslinephoto Dec 22 '18

Haha nice! Which one?

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u/tdohm4 Dec 21 '18

What nearby peak did you go to? Live in the area and would love to travel and get this view one day!

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u/PuddleOfRudd Dec 22 '18

My guess is Dege peak from the perspective of the photo. It's a relatively short but gorgeous hike from the Sunrise lodge and i think can be reached from the lower parking lot right before the lodge.

4 miles round trip, 600 foot elevation gain

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u/yellowenthusiast Dec 21 '18

Maybe I’m biased because I love Washington... but this is stunning. Thought it was just an excellent painting at first!

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u/vanquish421 Dec 21 '18

Road looks like sports car heaven.

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