September 2017 – littlecircles

September 21, 2017October 8, 2017

Kancamagus Highway

I’ve been working with clients in Maine and have made several treks from Burlington to the Portland area over the last month. Each time I drive in daylight I try to mix up my route to experience as much of the White Mountains as I can.

This week I drove the Kancamagus Highway and stopped to shoot photos. The panorama was composed of seven shots and stitched in Hugin. The light was fading to the west as I found a pull off as the road descends on the west side of the pass. I believe the prominent peak to the left is Mt. Osceola.

Full size, single image that was part of the panorama stitch:

Fall color is starting to appear up high in the Whites. My favorite time of year here in VT.

September 21, 2017October 8, 2017

Sunrise Panorama

Multiple images, shot from the tripod while waiting for the sun to rise. stitched with Hugin.

September 21, 2017October 8, 2017

Camel’s Hump Sunrise 2017

The moon and the stars and sunrise called last weekend. I set the alarm for 2am, was out of bed by 2:15 and locking the car at the trailhead by 3:45. Summit under a headlamp via Burrows Trail to a sliver of a moon where I setup the GoPro to capture a time-lapse and my Canon on the tripod. Forecast was for clear skies – we ended up with some haze overhead and fog in the valleys.

I sat and watched sci-fi clouds change color with the sunrise, and watched the fog float and roll up over the terrain in the valley.

Sunrise was unreal, less dynamic due to few clouds than last year’s sunrise hike – but serene and calm.

Until a drone buzzed the summit and flew south to Wind Gap, back over the summit, and then explored the cliffs off the east side. It eventually dropped out of site – but even when it was near Wind Gap and out of sight it was quite loud… After it was called back to its master things quieted down again. With the valley fog the mountain top was eerily still aside from the wind which ranged from a gentle breeze to the occasional gust.

I watched the shadow of the mountain grow in the valley below to the west. As I enjoyed the summit I snapped photos, chatted with a few other hikers, and sipped on the coffee I carried up.