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Enchanted Dream

            As a hobbyist landscape photographer you have very limited opportunities to actually go out and photograph places like the Enchantments. Through my years of photographing places I've always wanted to visit this place, but the process of winning a Core Zone permit from the lottery is near 1% chance. Getting the chance to be here would fulfill a dream.

In 2022 was I was finally lucky enough to win a permit through the lottery and the months leading up to the hiking day was a long wait. Mentally preparing to do Aasgard Pass with a 35lb pack was just the beginning. Two weeks before my hiking date major thunderstorms struck the Central Cascades and specifically the Bolt Creek Fire near Index had flared up. Smoke in the air could possibly smother my one chance to finally backpack and photograph this area at sunrise.

I do feel very lucky that the week I entered the Enchantments the smoke would stay away and the hiking and photography conditions were perfect! I saw mountains, lakes and places from only from my dreams.

Lens: Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6

Enchantments - Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
September 2022

Taken on: September 28, 2022

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, 0.5 sec, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	----
Exposure Time:	0.5
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ILCE-7RM4 v1.20
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