Black and white photo. Tipsoo Lake, seen from the shore, surrounded by a thin layer of snow, from which short grass pokes through in many places. The far shore is lined with tall dark evergreens. Beyond, on the right, snow-capped Mount Rainier rises above the trees. Above it are streaks of wispy cloud. On the left, the sky is dominated by forming lenticular clouds, their edges glowing from the unseen sun behind them. The trees, mountain and clouds are reflected in the lake, only slightly disturbed by shallow ripples.

Last week was all about color, and this week is all about black & white.

I’m a fan of black & white photos of mountains, especially when the sky has some high wispy clouds to give it texture and interest, and Rainier really delivered.  Couple that with white snow around the lake, dark trees, and delicious reflections of it all in the water and I was very much in my happy place.

I’ve got a couple more I want to share next week, so keep an eye out for them, probably Tuesday or Wednesday.

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

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Black and white photo. Tipsoo Lake, seen from the shore, surrounded by a thin layer of snow, from which short grass pokes through in many places. The far shore is lined with tall dark evergreens. Beyond, on the right, snow-capped Mount Rainier rises above the trees. Above it are streaks of wispy cloud. On the left, the sky is dominated by forming lenticular clouds, their edges glowing from the unseen sun behind them. The trees, mountain and clouds are reflected in the lake, only slightly disturbed by shallow ripples.
Black and white photo. Tipsoo Lake from above, its shores white with snow. On the near shore a few tall dark trees grow, the far shore is forested with them, and they are reflected in the lake. Beyond, Mount Rainier rises up, snow-capped, its lower slopes a patchwork of dark rock and white snow. Above, the sky is full of wispy clouds.