Glacier Nat. Park
Jan 16, 2019 07:48:16 #
Jan 16, 2019 08:04:46 #
mdpathjp wrote:
Thats "Many Glacier" in the background or what remains after decades of global warming. The water in the foreground is glacial run off. Comments welcome.
Surely you know that global warming is a hoax. Those glaciers are simply camouflaged.
Jan 16, 2019 08:27:27 #
Jan 16, 2019 09:02:20 #
Jan 16, 2019 09:19:24 #
Excellent image of Many Glacier. Thanks for sharing our beautiful national park.
Jan 16, 2019 09:22:13 #
Jan 16, 2019 09:24:17 #
Jan 16, 2019 09:52:03 #
Bokehen wrote:
So tell me, does the glacier water run "blue" cause if it doesn't then someone added some chlorine to the falls or you're not as talented with post processing..
BOO!
Jan 16, 2019 09:55:25 #
I believe you should add some context to your statement "the water in the foreground is glacial runoff". Perhaps we could begin with the fact that glacial runoff has been happening for thousands of years and continues today, probably at a higher rate. A true statement would explain that the water in the foreground is a combination of melting snow, rain water, spring water (water coming out of the ground), and glacial runoff. A statement that leaves the inference that the water is completely glacial runoff is grossly inaccurate.
Jan 16, 2019 10:30:23 #
Great composition and color. The water looks so clear and inviting. Know it is so cold it would cool a 6-pack in no time at all. Mahalo for sharing.
Jan 16, 2019 11:30:33 #
Global cooling and warming are not influenced by mankind, so much as natural events. It is said that the greatest warming period in recorded history was during the Middle Ages about a thousand years ago. I would respectfully ask that we do not add political commentare to posts and simply enjoy the image, which is quite lovely.
Jan 16, 2019 12:18:11 #
That is a beautiful landscape. Thanks for sharing the view.
As for glacial runoff, if you want to see what it really looks like, just have a look at the Matanuska River. It's entirely supplied by runoff from the Matanuska Glacier, and in the summer the water is a dirty grey color, due to all the glacial silt that comes with it. During the winter the water clears up, but not entirely. Some glacial waters have a milky blue-green color depending on the minerals in the soil as the water runs downstream from the glacier. The Mendenhall River, just outside of Juneau has a somewhat milky blue-green color, leaning more toward the grey, but to be fair, there is a large lake in front of the glacier which may account for the water not being quite so dirtied up from the silt. I'd have to say that in this picture, whatever water there is in that stream that comes from Many Glacier is diluted by water from other sources, so it appears more blue than silty grey. In any case, it's a beautiful photo, technicalities aside.
As for glacial runoff, if you want to see what it really looks like, just have a look at the Matanuska River. It's entirely supplied by runoff from the Matanuska Glacier, and in the summer the water is a dirty grey color, due to all the glacial silt that comes with it. During the winter the water clears up, but not entirely. Some glacial waters have a milky blue-green color depending on the minerals in the soil as the water runs downstream from the glacier. The Mendenhall River, just outside of Juneau has a somewhat milky blue-green color, leaning more toward the grey, but to be fair, there is a large lake in front of the glacier which may account for the water not being quite so dirtied up from the silt. I'd have to say that in this picture, whatever water there is in that stream that comes from Many Glacier is diluted by water from other sources, so it appears more blue than silty grey. In any case, it's a beautiful photo, technicalities aside.
Jan 16, 2019 12:45:20 #
Jan 16, 2019 14:16:42 #
I'll not get into any dispute about this image. However, I've been to several water falls and national parks nation wide, I really really doubt the water fall IS that blue. Clearly the photographer has "enhanced" this image in accordance to the dark blue sky above, which tells me that a filter was used. Perhaps a cheap one which didn't enhances the water clearly enough turning it into a cosmetic blue.
Jan 16, 2019 14:20:26 #
bbrown5154
Loc: Baltimore, MD
Bokehen wrote:
I'll not get into any dispute about this image. However, I've been to several water falls and national parks nation wide, I really really doubt the water fall IS that blue. Clearly the photographer has "enhanced" this image in accordance to the dark blue sky above, which tells me that a filter was used. Perhaps a cheap one which didn't enhances the water clearly enough turning it into a cosmetic blue.
I don't know if the photographer "enhanced" his picture or not. My feeling is no.
I've been to Banf and have seen the "blue water".
How Do The Rocky Mountain Glacier Lakes Get Their Famous Blue Or Green Colour?
As much as a local might try to convince you that each year the lakes are drained and the bottoms are painted or that dye is added to the water, neither is the case. As the melt water from a glacier that feeds a lake starts to flow in the spring time it carries with it glacier silt or rock flour. The silt is created when rocks underneath the surface of the ice are grinding from the movement of the glacier. The rock flour is very light and stays suspended in the lake water for a long time. The sunlight that reflects off this rock flour is what gives the lakes their spectacular turquoise blue or green colour.
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