I had hoped to photograph Mount Rainier in the very earliest light, but clouds had come over during the night and spoiled my...

Mount Rainier in Pre-Dawn Darkness

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

I had hoped to photograph Mount Rainier in the very earliest light, but clouds had come over during the night and spoiled my original plan.  But the top of Rainier surrounded by dark forms had its own magic.  Much of photography is about the unexpected. Photo © copyright by Stephen Penland.