Posted by Mel Ladewig on September 12, 2008 at 9:37 AM
This is another from the July trip to Blue Lakes.
Posted by Don Grall on September 12, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Wow, that blue in the lake is awesome, and its impact is greater because of the rich greens framing it. I can't figure out where the blue color is coming from as the sky appears to be quite cloudy! The overall scene is classic Colorado, and would make an eye-popping large print. Is this 4x5 or digital?
Posted by Mel Ladewig on September 12, 2008 at 4:07 PM
This is digital Don. I shot some 4X5 but couldn't work out the tricky exposure on slide film.
The lake is named for good reason. The blue color comes from itself. The streams above carry glacial rock flour into the lake, which in turn makes it somewhat opaque. As a result, the lake takes on a solid blue color. Ice Lake and Sloan Lake above American Basin are other Colorado lakes I've visited that have this type of color from rock flour. In Glacier National Park, Banff and Jasper there are many lakes with this type of opaque color.
Posted by John Klotz on September 13, 2008 at 4:58 AM
Stunning photograph Mel!
Posted by Paul Gana on September 13, 2008 at 1:45 PM
dng the color in that lake is amazing
Posted by Rand Herman on September 14, 2008 at 7:29 PM
I'm constantly amazed at the color of these lakes. Beautiful image.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on September 14, 2008 at 8:00 PM
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6 repliesThe lake is named for good reason. The blue color comes from itself. The streams above carry glacial rock flour into the lake, which in turn makes it somewhat opaque. As a result, the lake takes on a solid blue color. Ice Lake and Sloan Lake above American Basin are other Colorado lakes I've visited that have this type of color from rock flour. In Glacier National Park, Banff and Jasper there are many lakes with this type of opaque color.