Blue Lagoon

Cloud and fog briefly gave way to some sun during the hike from Sulzenau Hut to Dresdner Hut in Austria's Stubai Alps, revealing this beautiful glacial lake and the surrounding peaks. The scene would have looked much different under bright sun, and I rather liked the mystery the moving clouds and fog lent to the view. Some brighter light might have sparked the water a bit. The Sulzenauferner glacier and Fernerstube glacier are most prominent, R to L. The high peak is Wilder Pfaff. I lucked out with a 1/2 hour window when the lagoon and peaks moved in and out of clouds/fog.
My favorite part of the image is the cloud/peak interface, despite the colorful water. It's that time when sun tries to break through clouds and produces an almost rainbow effect in the clouds. The diffused lighting allowed me to take 4 vertical images and stitch without bracketing.

Used my hiking pole as a monopod as I often do when shooting on the go - didn't want to miss the lighting by pulling off my pack and getting my tripod. I have found that I am able to get very sharp images with the Canon 24-105L using the IS on the lens in this fashion given decent lighting.

After much researching, a guidebook authority of Austria has told me that the lake is rather new and has not yet been named, and doesn't appear on many maps. So, name it as you will.

5DII, 24-105L, f16, ISO 320, 1/125 second.