As I was coming up the ridge to Loch Vale, I started noticing the light hitting the mountains in unique ways. When I finally traversed through the forest, I looked straight across at Sharktooth Mountain and was instantly mesmerized. The light was reflecting off the frozen lake while hitting the granite of the mountain perfectly, illuminating the front of the ridges and interplaying with the shadows being cast adjacently. The clouds were sitting low on the ridge while also adding some cover for the peaks in the background, adding to the mysticism of the scene. The monstrous scale of peaks can be hard to capture in images and I felt I was able to achieve that for the first time in this picture.

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO