Week 6

For week 6, it was the photographers choice for the assignment. I chose to wake up early and head up to Mary's Peak on Thursday morning to capture the views.

In Image 1, you can see the sun just beginning to peak from behind the mountains. A lone crow decided to soar right in front of my lens as the trigger was pulled, at about 7:36 am. Mary's Peak was a popular location to watch the sunrise, with about 8 other vehicles of people bundled up to brave the blistering winds and freezing temperatures.  

Image 2 captures the still life around Mary's Peak. This was taken after exploring the area a little, finding backroads leading back to Alsea. I climbed high enough to get above the sea of fog, which made for a cool shot above the fog but beneath the clouds, with a landscape that is not often associated with Mary's Peak. This photo was taken over an hour after Image 1, at 8:47 am.

I ended up spending the day outdoors with good friends, and happened to capture a runner finishing up his jog as the setting back at Mary's Peak in Image 3. 20 year old Christopher Hoppe likes to run along Mary's Peak watching the sunset as he keeps in shape. Hoppe is in the Air Force, stationed in Denver. He had some time off and decided to visit his mother. Once he saw me taking photos of the sunset and knew he was in the shot, he decided to strike a pose.