Peyto Lake
Peyto Lake under the midday sun – Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada
Peyto Lake is one of those rare locations that is best photographed under a brilliant midday sun to get the full impact of its turquoise water from suspended glacial flour in the lake refracting the green spectrum of the sun’s light. The three most famous glacier-fed lakes with bright turquoise/emerald water color in the Banff-Jasper area are Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Peyto Lake. Each has its own beauty, but perhaps this view of Peyto Lake seen from Bow Summit is the most visually striking of them three.
This is a single exposure shot at 16mm with a two stops soft-edge GND filter.
Alternate View
| EXIF & Info
- Camera:
- Canon EOS 5D
- Lens:
- Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM
- Filter:
- Lee 0.6 soft-edge GND
- Tripod:
- Gitzo GT3530S + RRS BH-55 LR ballhead
- EXIF:
- [F8] [1/200s] [16mm] [ISO 50]
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- Date Taken:
- September 30, 2011
- Published:
- November 8, 2011 at 12:10 am
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