Crater Lake

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Clouds over Me by Majeed Badizadegan (Rotanimod), on Flickr

 

[Photographiend]

Oooh Nice. Went there once years ago. Hope you brought your mosquito repellant.

 

[vipgraphx]

Wow thats a cool photo and some blues a$$ water.

 

[theambitiousstranger]

Very nice, if i were to improve it i'd try to bring out some of the detail in the trees/mountain on the far left side.

 

[digital flower]

Super!

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Thanks all

 

[zombiemann]

OK, I gotta ask and I don't mean to sound like a jerk...... is the water that blue for real or is that a product of some nice editing.... if it's real, it's time for me to start planning a trip lol

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

OK, I gotta ask and I don't mean to sound like a jerk...... is the water that blue for real or is that a product of some nice editing.... if it's real, it's time for me to start planning a trip lol

. Yes. It's that blue.

The magnificent intense blue of Crater Lake is due to its great depth and clarity. Sunlight is able to penetrate deep into the water. The depth absorbs many of the longer rays and reflecting the shorter rays of the white light spectrum. Red light is the longest wavelength, thus gets absorbed. Violet and blue light are the shortest wavelengths, thus get scattered and reflected back to us, causing the lake to be its famous Crater Lake blue. The spectrum of the lake color changes from deep blue (31-46 m, or 100-150 ft) to light blue (<31 m, or 100 ft) to green (<15 m, or 50 ft) to yellow (<9 m, or 30 ft). -- Frequently Asked Questions

 

[Desi]

OK, I gotta ask and I don't mean to sound like a jerk...... is the water that blue for real or is that a product of some nice editing.... if it's real, it's time for me to start planning a trip lol

. Yes. It's that blue.

The magnificent intense blue of Crater Lake is due to its great depth and clarity. Sunlight is able to penetrate deep into the water. The depth absorbs many of the longer rays and reflecting the shorter rays of the white light spectrum. Red light is the longest wavelength, thus gets absorbed. Violet and blue light are the shortest wavelengths, thus get scattered and reflected back to us, causing the lake to be its famous Crater Lake blue. The spectrum of the lake color changes from deep blue (31-46 m, or 100-150 ft) to light blue (<31 m, or 100 ft) to green (<15 m, or 50 ft) to yellow (<9 m, or 30 ft). -- Frequently Asked Questions

That was my first though also........well, after "wow, what a great shot". That is stunning blue.

 

[hogpen]

That's a beautiful shot. The water looks amazing.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

OK, I gotta ask and I don't mean to sound like a jerk...... is the water that blue for real or is that a product of some nice editing.... if it's real, it's time for me to start planning a trip lol

. Yes. It's that blue.

The magnificent intense blue of Crater Lake is due to its great depth and clarity. Sunlight is able to penetrate deep into the water. The depth absorbs many of the longer rays and reflecting the shorter rays of the white light spectrum. Red light is the longest wavelength, thus gets absorbed. Violet and blue light are the shortest wavelengths, thus get scattered and reflected back to us, causing the lake to be its famous Crater Lake blue. The spectrum of the lake color changes from deep blue (31-46 m, or 100-150 ft) to light blue (<31 m, or 100 ft) to green (<15 m, or 50 ft) to yellow (<9 m, or 30 ft). -- Frequently Asked Questions

That was my first though also........well, after "wow, what a great shot". That is stunning blue.

That's a beautiful shot. The water looks amazing.

Thanks

 

[eugene_jenea]

I think it's been edited a bit but not by much, it looks awesome anyways. Great shot, congrats.

 

[Angela Spangler]

Love the blue!!

 

[j28Photography]

Great shot! I can't wait to find the time to go out there. Hopefully before the summer's over.

 

[Furashu]

Awesome!