Inspiring Photo: Peyto Lake #12087078

Peyto Lake

Uploaded: August 12, 2011

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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

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Laura E. Swan August 12, 2011

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Kirsten 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!!! #9598651

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 12, 2011

P.S. I hope you enter Peyto Glacier too, SSSL. They're both winners!!! #9598652

Laura 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!!
I hope you drew (at LEAST)four or five dozen breaths of the mountain air for those of us surrounded by smog, or duststorms, or whatever else "civilization" has done to the land and atmosphere.
#9598697

Douglas Pignet August 12, 2011

wow what a lovely capture with great comp & pov...nicely done #9598712

Gord MacEachern August 12, 2011

Hi Laura, breath taking image here indeed, very well done!!! #9598753

Ron 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 #9598812

Avril Young August 12, 2011

wow, outstanding capture of this beautiful landscape...wonderful photo Laura... #9598823

Michelle Alton August 12, 2011

Incredible, and a fantastic presentation, Laura. A winner in my book. #9598846

Jack 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.
Trust us the HIKE WAS WORTH THE RESULTING CAPTURE.
Jack #9598865

Carol Eade August 12, 2011

You've captured incredible beauty, Laura! #9598918

Robert 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!!!!! #9598983

Courtenay Vanderbilt August 12, 2011

So beautifully captured, Laura! Can't wait to see it for myself. Sad about the receding glaciers. #9599175

Stefania Barbier August 12, 2011

love the color of the water... great scenery and capture! #9599326

Reynaldo 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! #9599724

Neal D. Hatcher August 12, 2011

And-You version is-"Beautiful" #9599862

Patrick Rouzes August 12, 2011

WOW, acsolutely captivating & breathtaking image & capture here, Laura! You have all the elements of a winner, my friend! Good luck! #9599874

Troy Gallagher August 12, 2011

Fantastic capture of this beautiful place Laura. I was there in 1986 and I would love to go again. Troy #9600018

Monnie Ryan August 12, 2011

And an absolutely gorgeous view it is!! #9600077

John 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! #9600092

Stephen Zacker August 12, 2011

Wow.. talk about dramatic scenery. #9600104

Robert K. Bemus August 12, 2011

Very stunning shot, Laura!! #9600573

Gina 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. :) #9600658

Laura 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. #9601258

Jeff Robinson August 13, 2011

Amazing - Very beautifully captured Laura! #9601459

Shelly A. Van Camp August 13, 2011

Beautiful image, Laura! #9601651

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 13, 2011

WHOOOOOOOOA! These are both incredibly beautiful, Laura! :-) k #9602084

Terry 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! #9603034

Emile 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 #9603179

Patricia 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. #9603799

Ellen Hodges August 15, 2011

Absolutely stunning capture, Laura!!! #9604655

Julianne 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. #9605211

Tammy Espino August 15, 2011

No matter what makes it so blue it's gorgeous!!! :) #9606126

Kathy Coombs August 16, 2011

Amazing! #9606993

Wm Nosal August 27, 2011

Beautiful Shot, Laura!
It's Been To Long Since I Been There #9636870

Melissa Olsen September 17, 2011

Just beautiful...I hope to get there someday!
#9676447

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 :) #9703988

Laura 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... #9734574

Laura 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!! #10721141

Ken 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! :-) #10834597

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