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Strangely Coloured Lake


Strangely Coloured Lake
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Copyright: Jessica Doub (jessicadoub) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 75 W: 1 N: 72] (538)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-22
Camera: nikon d40
Exposure: f/4, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: The Journey Down Under :)
Date Submitted: 2006-04-07 4:05
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here is a photo of Lake Pukaki, which is just around the corner from Mount Cook.

Lake Pukaki is the second largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin (the others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau). All three lakes were created by receding glaciers blocking their respective valleys with their terminal moraine. The glacial feed to the lakes gives them a distinction blue colour, created by glacial flour (extremely finely ground rock particles from the glaciers). It covers an area of 80 km2, and is at an altitude of 480 metres above sea level.

The lake is fed at its northern end by the braided Tasman River, which has its source in the Tasman and Hooker Glaciers, close to Mount Cook. Good views of the mountain, 70 kilometres to the north, can be had from the southern shore of the lake.

The lake's outflow is at its southern end, into the Pukaki River. The lake is an upper part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme, and as such, several dams and artificial canals are found near its outflow, linking it with lakes Tekapo and Ruataniwha. The lake has been raised twice to increase storage capacity, submerging Five Pound Note Island (which once appeared on New Zealand's Five Pound note).

The above information was taken from www.answers.com

The weather was beautiful, sunny and mild while I took this photo. Five minutes later, around the corner (left hand side of photo), it was pooring rain and very cold. The weather in NZ is SO very unpredictable!

Thanks for taking the time to peek at my photo,
Jessica
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Hi Jessica
Woww goos shhoting.Very very nice clouds.Good job.
Lake color very nice. Well done.
TFS

Kerem

Hi Jessica,
I had done one workshop on your this image...i feel it's a very good picture but it's need little color corrections. i hope you will like that.
Amit

Hello Jessica.
Great landscape and very nice capture.
I like your point of view and DOF, very well.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a nice day, best wishes.

[YaSiN]

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 724 W: 61 N: 10] (61)
  • [2006-04-08 0:11]

Hi Jessica ,
incredible landscape. very good colors and composition. your sky show is excellent. thanks for your sharing.
Have nice weekend.
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-)
Framing :-))
Idea :-))

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3152 W: 213 N: 6650] (26276)
  • [2006-04-09 5:54]

I can remember coming around the corner and seeing this lake - you have captured the colours perfectly Jessica. It looks so unreal, but it isn't! Wonderful scene, excellent work, TFS
Janice

This looks lovely Jessica,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and notes.
Thanks for posting, have a great Easter weekend.

Jessica,
Reminds me of a beautiful postcard, Weather is beautiful, wish you were here.
Good job, nice colorful lake. I like how the pine treetops contrast the water on the right and the mountains do the same to the sky.
Scott

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