Nick Lippert

Nick Lippert of Tumwater, Wa. shot this photo of Mount Rainier from his home at 7:40 a.m. with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 camera. This unusual shadow is visible at certain times of the year when the mountain blocks the sun.

Mount Rainier casts spectacular sunrise shadow

I can see Mount Rainier from my house, so I know how unusual it is to capture an image like this. Lippert lives in Tumwater (near Olympia), which is almost directly west of the mountain.

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Wow, very impressive photo. Congrats to Mr. Lippert on capturing this image.

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Reply#2 - Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:13 PM EDT

Supreme photo shot. That's spectacular.

    Reply#3 - Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:15 PM EDT

    That is absolutely awesome! Wonder if Mr. Lippert was intending to capture the shadow and how much preparation and calculation it took to find the perfect vantage point, the pefect day/sun, and the perfect weather... then I read it was taken from his home. I'm jealous of his home....

      Reply#4 - Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:44 PM EDT

      On the other hand - how many of us could take a "take your breath away" photograph, if only we had a camera with us?

        Reply#5 - Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:47 AM EDT

        WOW.

          Reply#6 - Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:26 AM EDT

          That is an incredible image of sunrise on Mount Rainier! My twin brother, Darryl, who is a professional photographer from Hood River, OR, is jealous, too--because his business is "Longshadow Photography"! On his business card, he has a similar shot of an unusual shadow on Mount Adams, but it's not quite as good as Lippert's!

            Reply#7 - Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:20 PM EDT
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