Moraine Lake Photo

Photographer’s Note

Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6183 feet (1884 m).

The lake, being glacially fed, does not reach its crest until mid to late June. However, when it is full, it is a beautiful shade of blue. The lake gets its color from the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis.

I took this shot in late May on what began as a sunny afternoon, but later on that day it began to snow, and it didn't stop snowing. Before the snow began I could take this picture with the lake partially frozen.
And with the beautiful mountains on the background it made me feel I never wanted to leave this magical place.......

Aviller, dougie, anducina, TeresaT, pablominto, lilimih33, gunbud, ZiM has marked this note useful

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Aviller (3086) 2006-08-31 8:17 [Comment]

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marianita (3356) 2006-09-01 4:50

Nel
beautiful landscape! the mountaains look ready to be climbed! hehehe. must have been cold there, well taken
marianna

dougie (2920) 2006-09-01 5:43

Hi,
An awesome landscape. Fills the frame really well. It would be a great place to calalogue the changing seasons. Good descriptive notes. Thanks.
Dougie

ollie59 (776) 2006-09-08 15:04

hi nels check your workshop and let me know what you think .i think this is a first class shot you have taken and it just needed a bit of tweaking in photoshop to bring it to life and make it a winner
ollie

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anducina (8066) 2006-09-10 3:20

Impressive photo, somber, but majestic. I like the mountains and the green surface of water, partially covered with ice, and the reflections. Nice colours.

Andreea

Emiel_Skyfreak (2976) 2006-09-29 11:05

Nice POV and good composition. Also okay colours, but the sky would have been nicer if it was a bit darker, but I see no polarizing filter is used here. Good framing.

Groetjes :)

TeresaT (10727) 2006-10-02 15:16

Hello Nel,
what an impressive view of this mountain.
Nice natural tones and beuaitful reflections on the water.
regards
teresa

pablominto (39918) 2006-10-09 6:06

Hi Nel,
I like the low point of view here, almost as low as the ice on the lake!
I guess we can say spring was late at 6183 feet this year...
Good deatils and muted sesonal colours, nicely composed with good lines!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Ann75 (0) 2006-10-14 19:04

Hi Nel,

Great shot of Moraine Lake. I love the snowcovered mountains and the partially frozen lake which leaves room for some reflections. Goede compositie en erg goede scherpte! Mooi werk, Nel!

Groetjes,
Ann

lilimih33 (9870) 2006-11-19 11:38

Hello Nel! Nice colours and point of view! Lovely place! well done! Lili

esengul (24) 2006-11-20 13:44

Excellent view :-) Well done Nel..

gunbud (27533) 2007-02-05 10:27

Hello Nel,
What stark beauty you have captured here with the many peaks partially reflecting on the parting ice.
Regards, Tom

ZiM (190) 2007-02-25 11:50

Hi Nel

Fantastic photo of this amazing scenery! Brilliant composation and very well detailed!Magnificant lake with half melted ice and beautyful mountains on the bacground,simply can't be any better.Very helpful note too,thanks a lot for sharing with us.

Bardhok

bojtorjan (0) 2007-09-03 19:58

Hi Nelly!

Moraine Lake is one of the most beautiful lake in Canada. Your capture is impressive. This lake is so mysterious...great work!

Lea