Peyto Lake
Uploaded: August 12, 2011
This Is:
Peyto Lake
BANFF NATIONAL PARK.
ALBERTA, CANADA.
Taken From High Upon A Mountian
(That nearly killed me getting to the look out point!)...
Our Very Own Kiki and Leif Kjear and
Our Very Own Ron and Shirley and Oscar McEwan
HAVE ALL BEEN HERE TO SEE THIS BREATH TAKING PLACE, TOO!
And Now I Share My Version of It.
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F9, 1/320. ISO 200
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 200, Model: NIKON D90
Laura E. Swan August 12, 2011
* * * #1400406Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 12, 2011
O*M*G!!!!! This is BREATHTAKING, MSSSCWLala. This is postcard quality. The blue of the lake is so beautiful I want to bathe my eyes in it. WOWOW!!! #9598651Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 12, 2011
P.S. I hope you enter Peyto Glacier too, SSSL. They're both winners!!! #9598652Laura E. Swan August 12, 2011
Hi Sweet SSKiki! I am so happy that you are the first one here. And now Ron should be along any time now I hope! Lol...How I wish we could all stand here together in person. Each BPer and Visitor that comes along to enjoy viewing these images.OKAY. LET'S PRETEND. Can you feel the sun and the breeze? It's warm and the air is more fresh than almost anywhere else on the earth.
And thank you so much for all you said!
Night night!
-SSSLala :D #9598654
Mary K. Robison August 12, 2011
Thanks for explaining what causes the extraordinary blue color of the lake, Pom. Both views are spectacular!!Douglas Pignet August 12, 2011
wow what a lovely capture with great comp & pov...nicely done #9598712Gord MacEachern August 12, 2011
Hi Laura, breath taking image here indeed, very well done!!! #9598753Ron McEwan August 12, 2011
Darn I am happy for you to get the shot I dreamed of. I had mentioned that we got rained out and it was here that we turned around and went home one day. This is picture perfect pardon the pun #9598812Avril Young August 12, 2011
wow, outstanding capture of this beautiful landscape...wonderful photo Laura... #9598823Michelle Alton August 12, 2011
Incredible, and a fantastic presentation, Laura. A winner in my book. #9598846Jack Gaskin August 12, 2011
Beautiful. Like Glacial runoff streams in Alaska that are silt heavy I'm guessing there are NO FISH in the lake.Carol Eade August 12, 2011
You've captured incredible beauty, Laura! #9598918Robert R. Goodman August 12, 2011
Hi Laura,WOW!!!What a stunning view my friend.The closest lake to my house is hundred and twenty miles away.Beautiful color and vista!!!!! #9598983Courtenay Vanderbilt August 12, 2011
So beautifully captured, Laura! Can't wait to see it for myself. Sad about the receding glaciers. #9599175Stefania Barbier August 12, 2011
love the color of the water... great scenery and capture! #9599326Reynaldo D. Reyes August 12, 2011
This is more beautiful than I remembered it Laura and what a vacation you had to enjoy all these emerald green, turquoise or whatever color this is. It is just overwhelming. The last time we were there, I was still shooting using film. Gotta go back and explore with digital. Fabulous work here Laura, thanks for sharing! #9599724Neal D. Hatcher August 12, 2011
And-You version is-"Beautiful" #9599862Patrick Rouzes August 12, 2011
WOW, acsolutely captivating & breathtaking image & capture here, Laura! You have all the elements of a winner, my friend! Good luck! #9599874Troy Gallagher August 12, 2011
Fantastic capture of this beautiful place Laura. I was there in 1986 and I would love to go again. Troy #9600018Monnie Ryan August 12, 2011
And an absolutely gorgeous view it is!! #9600077John Connolly August 12, 2011
That lake is an unbelievable color Laura! Thanks for sharing this beautiful scene and story with us! You live in a exquisite part of the world! #9600092Stephen Zacker August 12, 2011
Wow.. talk about dramatic scenery. #9600104Robert K. Bemus August 12, 2011
Very stunning shot, Laura!! #9600573Gina M. Savage August 13, 2011
Amazing...it is so beautiful it almost doesn't look real. Great capture, Laura! Oh, and "hi" by the way...I haven't been on BP in awhile. :) #9600658Laura E. Swan August 13, 2011
Good Morning Everyone. So great to read your responses to this one.I'm very that you like it.
Thank you all so much!!! If you have never been there make sure Banff National Park is a goal in your life. It's the closest thing to heaven that I have ever seen.
Hi BACK Gina! You have been missed! Aloha!
-Laura/Lala/Pommy/LooLoo/Swanee! :))) #9601250
Amanda J. Tanner August 13, 2011
What a beautiful place! You did an excellent job Laura capturing all the details. I have to sit here and dream that I could see such a wonderful place. Thank You for sharing your part of the world. #9601258Jeff Robinson August 13, 2011
Amazing - Very beautifully captured Laura! #9601459Shelly A. Van Camp August 13, 2011
Beautiful image, Laura! #9601651Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 13, 2011
WHOOOOOOOOA! These are both incredibly beautiful, Laura! :-) k #9602084Terry Cervi August 14, 2011
Isn't this the most beautiful park, Laura!! I love the water color! I was there two years ago and it was just breathtaking! You've captured it's beauty so well! Excellent work! #9603034Emile Abbott August 14, 2011
Stunning scenery and captured so well Laura. Banff is definitely on my bucket list and this just wets that appetite even more. Awesome #9603179Patricia White August 14, 2011
Ok I can feel the breeze, the sun on my face, I can hear the water, I can hear the birds. Oh such a sight. You really have a beautiful country so awe inspiring. Maybe if I ever get the chance I would love to visit and you can take me to places like this. Thank you for your wonderful photos. #9603799Ellen Hodges August 15, 2011
Absolutely stunning capture, Laura!!! #9604655Julianne Bradford August 15, 2011
Awesomeness at it's best Laura. It's so great we are alive to see this great place before the glacier is gone. I think we live in a great time. #9605211Tammy Espino August 15, 2011
No matter what makes it so blue it's gorgeous!!! :) #9606126Kathy Coombs August 16, 2011
Amazing! #9606993Wm Nosal August 27, 2011
Beautiful Shot, Laura!Melissa Olsen September 17, 2011
Just beautiful...I hope to get there someday!Patti Coblentz September 28, 2011
The colors and huge mountain range with that gorgeous lake are just magnificent, Laura...what a beautiful capture, and a winner in my book!!! stunning work :) #9703988Laura E. Swan September 28, 2011
Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments. If you can ever make it here, or make is BACK here, please do. The colors are what you see and it's breathtaking!Kirsten (Kiki) Kjaer took one that is even better!!! It's a MUST see in her gallery! If you think this one is a winner wait to see hers! :)))
I thought this would make it to finalist...I wont give up on that idea just yet!!! :)))
I appreciate all that each of you have said!
-Laura :D #9704014
Chris Budny October 14, 2011
Really stunning, Laura! What a place---on my list now, of must-visits some day... #9734574Laura E. Swan October 14, 2011
I had a feeling this one would catch your eye, Chris! The lake is really this color, too! Can you believe it? It's caused from "mineral dust" in the glacier water from the soil!This is a very famous spot and a very tough (paved) hike straight up the Mtn top but worth it.
So glad you saw this one! YES! PEYTO LAKE is a MUST! And with your expert shooting you can come here and do it even more justice than I did. Please go to Kirsten Kjaer's gallery and see the one she shot when she came to visit from Denmark. It's the most beautiful image of Petyo I have ever seen! Her gallery link is on this thread.
-Laura :) #9734769
Diane Dupuis June 03, 2013
WOW!! #10721141Ken Smith September 05, 2013
Lucky you...what a grand view...and I usually don't see the view from the glacier side. Super work, Laura...you are a landscape photographer! :-) #10834597Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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