Lake Carezza, Italy
A piece of paradise to 1520 m .Emerald water and romantic atmosphere!Thanks to the colors in reflected sunlight, the lake is also called the "Rainbow Lake", ie Ladino "Lec de ergobando." A legend says that a beautiful mermaid he lived in the depths of Lake Carezza, which fell in love with the magician Masarè. And to win her love, the Witch Lanwerda advised to dress up as a wizard seller of jewelry and create a rainbow with these up to the Rosengarten Latemar. The magician liked the idea and meant that the rainbow shone in attractive colors. But he forgot to dress up! The Little Mermaid saw it then, and from that moment on submerged forever in the lake and not seen again. The magician was so angry that he threw all the jewels and pieces of the rainbow in the lake. And because of this, the lake still sparkles magically in all the colors of the rainbow ...
The Carezza lake has no visible tributaries, but is fed by underground springs that bring water from the peaks of the Latemar. The water level then varies continuously and also according to the season. Normally in late spring the lake reaches the highest level, due to melting snow. In October instead of the lake has the lowest water level.
Elevation: 1,520 m s.l.m.
Water temperature in August: ca. 13th (rest of the year ca. 7th - 9th)
Category: Alpine lake

And during a relaxing trip on the lake, you can recharge your batteries and enjoy the beautiful landscape that surrounds you. And the more adventurous you can also dive into the icy water ...  :)!
Greetings from Italy!


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Evening in the Fjords by Dylan & Marianne Toh

Footsteps - Johnny Myreng Henriksen Photography http://on.fb.me/1l6VNnx #norway #snow #footsteps

Seceda

Here is the image from yesterday. For me Seceda was one of the highlights in the Dolomites, and it was also a great source of frustration until I got this one photograph. The cable car from Ortisei takes you to the top, and you only have to walk a few minutes to get this incredible view of the peaks. Now if you want to be there at sunset or sunrise you need to camp, or it’s a very long walk from the nearby town in the valley (7-8 hours one way). We chose to stay in a hut 2 hours from the top. So we took the cable car in the afternoon, walked down to the hut and drop our bags. I then walked up the valley for sunset but there was unfortunately nothing to see. I staid at 3,000m until 11pm to get some star trails. The sky cleared half an hour after sunset but I was only able to get one or two 15 minutes exposures before the clouds came back. I walked down the valley again, ate and slept a few hours in the warmth (it was sub-zero at 3k). At 4am I walked back up with the equipment and set for sunrise, and got nothing again. The fog would be constantly rolling in and I was trying to contain myself, not thinking about how far away I live, how I wouldn't be able to come back any time soon, etc. This is the problem with locations you really want to photograph, you build expectations. By 8am I had given up and started walking down again to get breakfast at the hut with my girlfriend. We then went back up one more time and the fog started to clear, this is the photo you have here. I got a few frames before we decided to go back to town via the cable car. I was a bit bitter, yet somehow lucky, I could also have had a perfectly blue sky for two days, or pouring rain. And I have the single and short star trails shot (identical composition), so I will probably try to post it also.

Landscape photography, you have to be committed… and fit.

Feel free to share.

#italy #seceda #valgardena #mountain #hiking #climbing #landscape #clouds #longexposure #nikon #jeromebphoto

Like in the previous close-up image, I shot backlit to add glow to the larch needles at Easy Pass. As dynamic range in this wide-angle image was marginal, I used a second exposure for the sky, retaining more detail in the sky.

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Grands Charmoz - Photography by +Robi M  www.robertmaric.net Aiguille des Grands Charmoz (3445 m) showing its glory after whole day of raining. In my opinion the beauty of Mont Blanc massif. #mountains #clouds #alps

Standing All Alone - Sam Assadi Photography 500px.com/photo/88919307 Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. #seascape #beach #sunset

Reflections Of Autumn by Duncan Wallis
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Seceda

Here is the image from yesterday. For me Seceda was one of the highlights in the Dolomites, and it was also a great source of frustration until I got this one photograph. The cable car from Ortisei takes you to the top, and you only have to walk a few minutes to get this incredible view of the peaks. Now if you want to be there at sunset or sunrise you need to camp, or it’s a very long walk from the nearby town in the valley (7-8 hours one way). We chose to stay in a hut 2 hours from the top. So we took the cable car in the afternoon, walked down to the hut and drop our bags. I then walked up the valley for sunset but there was unfortunately nothing to see. I staid at 3,000m until 11pm to get some star trails. The sky cleared half an hour after sunset but I was only able to get one or two 15 minutes exposures before the clouds came back. I walked down the valley again, ate and slept a few hours in the warmth (it was sub-zero at 3k). At 4am I walked back up with the equipment and set for sunrise, and got nothing again. The fog would be constantly rolling in and I was trying to contain myself, not thinking about how far away I live, how I wouldn't be able to come back any time soon, etc. This is the problem with locations you really want to photograph, you build expectations. By 8am I had given up and started walking down again to get breakfast at the hut with my girlfriend. We then went back up one more time and the fog started to clear, this is the photo you have here. I got a few frames before we decided to go back to town via the cable car. I was a bit bitter, yet somehow lucky, I could also have had a perfectly blue sky for two days, or pouring rain. And I have the single and short star trails shot (identical composition), so I will probably try to post it also.

Landscape photography, you have to be committed… and fit.

Feel free to share.

#italy #seceda #valgardena #mountain #hiking #climbing #landscape #clouds #longexposure #nikon #jeromebphoto