It's with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to Crater Lake. It's such a beautiful, peaceful place. It's hard to imagine that beneath that tranquility lies a still active but dormant volcano. Most people assume it's dead because there's no steam rising from the cone. But the rangers will tell you that there are thermal springs at the bottom of the very deep lake and that the USGS believes the volcano will, someday, awaken again. Not for a long time but someday.
Anyway, I sadly packed my truck for the last time and headed for the rim for one last picture. It was absolutely the wrong time ... just after noon ... when I arrived. Any pro will tell you to stay away from the sky at that time of day because everything gets washed out by the intensity. But the sky was so damn beautiful with all the white clouds and the blue ... oh man. And the lake was unbelievable blue due to it's clarity and depth. Yes, the water is actually that deep marine blue. Everyone who sees it is blown away by the color. This is one of the cleanest bodies of fresh water in the world. No inflowing rivers to dump junk. All the water comes from rain and melting snow. And it is cold .... so, I set up the camera and took my pictures expecting they'd come out crappy. How surprised was I when this emerged from Photoshop. So, don't be afraid to take a chance when the sun is shining bright ... you might just get something spectacular.
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| Crater Lake Daytime - 16mm(1.6 crop),f/18,HDR,ISO 100,license CC BY-NC 4.0 |
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