Mount Hood, Upper Hood River Valley
by Douglas Taylor
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Title
Mount Hood, Upper Hood River Valley
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
Mount Hood looms large over the Upper Hood River Valley in Oregon. Mount Hood is one of the most iconic volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest. It dominates the eastern Portland, Oregon skyline, rising over two miles into the air and 65 miles distant.
Yet Mount Hood was the most elusive of the Cascade volcanoes to my lens. Not that I didn’t have a number of opportunities to capture the 11,240 foot tall mountain that towers over the region. Unfortunately, none of the images I made really conveyed that strong sense of being in the moment with a beautiful landscape that I was looking for. Some I dismissed for technical reasons. But the truth be told, I just didn’t like the way the mountain looked, particularly in summer and autumn.
The mountain is a joy to behold if you can see it resplendent; draped with ice and snow during winter and spring. No vantage point that I found during the warm months could present the mountain in its majesty without.
My intent was to make a flattering portrait of this mountain in a way that conveyed its place in the natural landscape, and it wasn’t coming easily. Fortunate circumstances combined with a clear May morning allowed me to travel up the Columbia River and find this vantage point overlooking the Upper Hood River Valley with the magnificent mountain, resplendent in fresh spring snow and dominating the horizon.
At this time in my life I could barely walk, using a walker or wheelchair to get around. So how did I make this photograph? I had checked out the site many years before, so it was a simple matter of driving to it, and then rolling down the window. Happily, today I could hike to this location again if I wanted to!
CONTEST WINNER: 1st Place in the "Best Landscape Photography" contest sponsored by the Art of FAA art group, October 2022.
CONTEST WINNER: 1st Place in the "Best Landscape Photography" contest, July 2023.
CONTEST WINNER: 2nd Place in the Pacific Northwest "Best of 2019" contest.
CONTEST WINNER: 2nd Place, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" contest, May 2022
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December 15th, 2019
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Comments (87)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Mount Hood Upper Hood River Valley composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #26 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Jennifer Jenson
Gorgeous work! Nominating for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views group!
Douglas Taylor replied:
Wow! Thank you very much, Jennifer! I greatly appreciate your awesome support.
Joseph Schofield
Congratulations! I have chosen to feature this fine image on the homepage of Pacific Northwest Plus. Please archive it on the 2023 features and thank you thread.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you very much, Christopher! I am honored to be featured in this extraordinary art group.
Steve Rich
Your wonderful image has been FEATURED on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer”. Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (June-July 2023)" active discussion thread. 7-16-2023
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Steve! I consider it an honor to be featured in this marvelous photography art group.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, Douglas, on your AGRICULTURE contest win with this spectacular farming valley capture! L/F
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful landscape photograph, Douglas! Congratulations on your Second Place in the Best Landscape Photography contest! F/L
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on 1st Place Win, in BEST LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, contest! v/f
Sabina Pamfili
thank you for sending the link to me, Douglas. Now I understand why it is called 'Mount Hood'. What a breathtaking scene indeed.
Katie Dobies
Chosen for the Home Page of UNLIMITED LANDSCAPES. Congrats Douglas!
Douglas Taylor replied:
Katie! Thank you for the honor of your selection. I appreciate it very much!
Dennis Baswell
love the stark contrast lush green foreground towering snow covered Mt. Hood, very nice composition Douglas
Katie Dobies
Your amazing photo is featured in UNLIMITED LANDSCAPES on 6.17.22. Congratulations Douglas!
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