Moraine Lake
by Gary Johnson
Title
Moraine Lake
Artist
Gary Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Art
Description
This image was photographed at Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada in the fall of 2016 on one of my two trips to the Canadian Rockies. Moraine Lake got its name because of the glacier that once filled its basin. Over thousands of years the glacier scraped rock from its bed and pushed large rocks into what is call a “terminal moraine”. As the glacier receded and melted, the turquoise water filled the basin creating Moraine Lake. The incredible turquoise color is made as the light reflects off of the glacial sediments that are suspended in the water. I photographed this at sunset as the sun shined its last light of the day on the clouds creating a beautiful contrast between the turquoise lake and the pink clouds.
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January 16th, 2020
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