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Neo and Hood
My original intent for my second Comet NEOWISE shoot ☄️📷 was to drive out to the coast to get an image of the comet over the ocean near sea stacks or coastal cliffs. The clouds, however, have not been cooperating. ☁️
On Tuesday, I threw together a backup shoot to catch the comet near Mt. Hood. Due to my sketchy planning, I did not quite get far enough south east of the peak as I wanted. Also due to poor planning, I couldn't immediately find the view of Mt Hood I saw in photographs of this lake, so....I started walking around it. As light was fading, I finally found it...3/4 of the way around the lake (or 1/4 of the way around it had I turned left instead of right at the start 😥 ) Total walking distance was 9 miles with a heavy bag of camera gear. 🏔

I'm toying with the idea of Photoshopping the comet over closer to the peak, but with the gradient sky, it would take more effort than I think it's worth.
At the risk of sounding curmudgeonly, at least 85-90% of all the comet photos I see posted to the internet are significantly doctored 👨‍⚕️to make the comet seem much larger than it is, which is another reason why I don't feel like messing with my photo any more than necessary.
More photos from that night coming soon!

Description

Neo and Hood
My original intent for my second Comet NEOWISE shoot ☄️📷 was to drive out to the coast to get an image of the comet over the ocean near sea stacks or coastal cliffs. The clouds, however, have not been cooperating. ☁️
On Tuesday, I threw together a backup shoot to catch the comet near Mt. Hood. Due to my sketchy planning, I did not quite get far enough south east of the peak as I wanted. Also due to poor planning, I couldn't immediately find the view of Mt Hood I saw in photographs of this lake, so....I started walking around it. As light was fading, I finally found it...3/4 of the way around the lake (or 1/4 of the way around it had I turned left instead of right at the start 😥 ) Total walking distance was 9 miles with a heavy bag of camera gear. 🏔

I'm toying with the idea of Photoshopping the comet over closer to the peak, but with the gradient sky, it would take more effort than I think it's worth.
At the risk of sounding curmudgeonly, at least 85-90% of all the comet photos I see posted to the internet are significantly doctored 👨‍⚕️to make the comet seem much larger than it is, which is another reason why I don't feel like messing with my photo any more than necessary.
More photos from that night coming soon!