# @noahwetzel on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DA4t58PuGbH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59723585-noahwetzel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-09T02:13:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Noah Wetzel (@noahwetzel) — https://gondola.cc/noahwetzel

## Caption

Illuminating the summit of Big Agnes at 12,067ft underneath the night sky within the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Colorado. This is a very unique perspective of the peak, showcasing its prominence. Typically you summit from the other side, where it’s a steep and gradual climb, a ramp to describe it best. 

Few individuals access this vantage point each year, and that’s exactly why I wanted to capture this perspective. Over the course of 2 days I enjoyed 5 separate occasions shooting the summit of Big Agnes and the Sawtooth Ridgeline. 

For those of you unfamiliar, this is the same peak that the trusted outdoor gear brand bigagnes_ is named after…and for good reason. It’s the ceiling of Northwest Colorado, and a very unique mountain range. I captured this shot via a 25-second exposure, light painting the summit with a powerful headlamp distanced 100ft from the camera so the light striking the face is closer to a 45 degree angle, reducing direct harsh light if I was light-painting from behind the camera. 

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coloradophotography, landscapephotos, backpacking, summits, mountainpics, coloradomountains, highpeaks, coloradosummits, steamboatsprings, mountzirkelwilderness, bigagnes, coloradophotos, wildernesspics, rockymountains, mountainphotos, backpackingphotos, coloradosummer

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