*SOFIA SCHULTE (9337274)
Year of build: 2007
Condensed in Time
It was a fun drive up Mt St Helens over the weekend. I was rooting for the sunset and there was some good light. But the highlight of the trip definitely was the milky way - suspended over St Helens. As we watched the stars drift across, the distant light on the horizon, lit up the clouds from beneath. It was ethereal. 

I have tried to capture that feeling and moment in time. Nothing in this shot was created in Photoshop, It was all there – the stars, the clouds, the distant light and Mt St Helens. This is a composite of 60 shots each with an exposure of 30 seconds. One of the intermediate shots was processed to highlight the milky way; others were processed to highlight the star trail. I present to you ‘Condensed in Time’ - Approximately 30 minutes from that night, condensed into a single shot for you to enjoy. Hope u like it !
Not entirely sure, but this is either me gearing up to leave about 7:30 on summit day, or just back from the top about 9:30.  Based on the cloudy sky (it was perfectly clear when we left) it's probably the latter.
Jim's shadow would just not stop following him around. Not sure if this was a mistake, but I think it's kind of cool.
Jim, who was habitually 15 minutes ahead of me on the way up, stopped for a breather and turned around to take a shot of the rocky ridge he had just climbed below him. The little dot in the chartreuse Seattle Marathon shirt is me. The mountain looks pretty empty of people, despite 100 summit permits issued both days of the weekend.
See photo in original gallery.