Crater Lake, a photo from Oregon, West

Photographer's Note

Our visit to this spectacular place was all that I had heard and read about it. The water color is exactly as you see it here - the deepest blue I have ever seen. There are many photogenic vistas so this is only one of many that I took. The weather was perfect and the landscape out of this world.

Crater Lake - Like No Place Else on Earth

Crater Lake has inspired people for hundreds of years. No place else on earth combines a deep, pure lake, so blue in color; sheer surrounding cliffs, almost two thousand feet high; two picturesque islands; and a violent volcanic past. It is a place of immeasurable beauty, and an outstanding outdoor laboratory and classroom.

Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range, 100 miles (160 km) east of the Pacific Ocean. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the 12,000 foot (3,660 meter) high Mount Mazama collapsed 7,700 years ago following a large eruption.

Generous amounts of winter snow, averaging 533 inches (1,354 cm) per year, supply the lake with water. There are no inlets or outlets to the lake. Crater Lake, at 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep, is the seventh deepest lake in the world and the deepest in the United States. Evaporation and seepage prevent the lake from becoming any deeper.

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PixelTerror (0) 2009-09-13 11:22

Hi Gerald
Very nice overlooking pov, the grade in the sky due to the combination pola + wide angle is bit strong to my taste
Have a nice day JY

feather (51130) 2009-09-13 11:35

Classic view of Crater Lake; classic views are just that for a very good reason. Until you see the colour for yourself it is difficult to believe the strength of the blue. Excellent shot of a great location.
Kath

cbrman (21685) 2009-09-13 11:58

Hello Gerald,

Dommage que cette vue de Crater Lake soit si floue !
Je trouve qu'un brin de sharpening en plus aurait sauvé cette très belle vue polarisée.
Une vue qui aurait mérité un peu plus de travail et de PP !

A+

Dominique

gilou530 (34) 2009-09-13 12:38

salut gerald
fabuleux paysage sous des couleurs saturées magnifiques qui rendent cette photo superbe
bon boulot
amitiés
gilbert

Nicou (193814) 2009-09-13 15:46

Hello,

Fantastique compo, quelle image, ce bleu profond de lac, avec cle ciel plus clair, ces pentes des montagnes, avec le beaux sapins, sueprbe compo.

Braove et amitié

Nicou

danyy (0) 2009-09-13 23:06

Bonjour Gerald,
beaucoup de couleurs ici, et elles sont fortes, tout l'art de la polarisation aussi. Un lac bien connu, souvent postée, d'une beauté et d'une originalité extrème, la nature su sol, sans doute pauvre, ne permet bas une végétation luxuriante, ce qui est plus avantageux pour les photos.
Cadrage et POV bien étudiés.
Compliments.
Daniel.

jhm (211738) 2009-09-14 4:14

Hello Gerald,

These Crater Lake care for a very nice picture, very soft and lovely strong colours.
An excellent detailed picture, sharpness and clarity be superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

azleader (6) 2009-09-14 4:53

Classic and well composed view of the lake with Wizard Island.

This reminds me once again I need to make a pilgrimage to this lake. I have never photographed it in digital before.

Here is a view of the lake taken by my son last winter that you might enjoy:
Crater Lake - Orion Davidson

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-09-14 5:11

Hello Gerald!
That place is magnificent and your picture is excellent!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

jlbrthnn (76043) 2009-09-14 6:56

Hello Gerald,
Your composition is brilliant, the inclusion of the tree of right-hand side is well seen. The remainder was provided to you by this really exceptional site. You made a restitution of the colors, remarkable. Congratulations.
Have a nice day.
Cordially.
Joël

Cricri (176) 2009-09-14 10:21

Hi Gerald
Sublime beauté de ce lac super bleu qui ce contraste avec le reste du paysage, excellent POV et cadrage
Good evening
cricri

carper (96) 2009-09-14 11:00

very nice one Gerald,
a fine shot, marvelous place good balance a quality photo, have a nice day.
regard jaap

jemaflor (148214) 2009-09-14 12:03

Hi Gerald,
A great lake landscape, good pov and composition, nice effect with this V and strong blue water, very beautiful shot.

toni_al (15875) 2009-09-14 12:59

Salut Gerald
Très joli, les differents tons de bleu entre le ciel et le lac.
Amities
Toni

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2009-09-14 14:11

Hi, Gerald -

As Jean-Yves says, a bit heavy on the polarizer for the sky, though the lake really is that blue. Great use of the tree on the right and the diagonal slope on the left as framing.

Best,
Dan

Charo (51290) 2009-09-16 15:09

Hello Gerald,
They are very interesting and amazing lakes that are formed in the craters of volcanoes, and in this, even more curious that the island formed within.
Excellent perspective and the intense blues that give good color contrast.
Best wishes,
Charo

Waylim (25436) 2009-09-21 17:22

Hi Gerald,
Ahh, this brings back so much wonderful memories of this trip for me. You are so fortunate to have such a wonderful clear day to really bring out the deep blue of the lake. Beautiful rich color and lovely composition the on the foreground gives so much depth, however I would have like to see more of it. the lake looks a bit flat and no ripple pattern, perhaps it's areally calm day. Sharpness is a bit soft. But over all quality is good.
Way

Bluejeans (64251) 2009-09-29 5:38

Ola Gerald,
Que lugar espetacular este lago neste vulção , bonitos tons de azul bem fortes, bonitas as cores da terra, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

kiks (12805) 2009-10-17 8:46

Wow... this is a dream landschape!! The well saturated blues make it even more impressive.
Best regards
KIKs