Lake Powell, a photo from Arizona, West

Photographer's Note

Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona (most of it, along with Rainbow Bridge, is in Utah). It is a major vacation spot that around two million people visit every year. It is the second largest man-made reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead when full.
Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination. The reservoir is named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American Civil War veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869.
The lake's main body stretches up Glen Canyon, but has also filled many (over 90) side canyons. The lake also stretches up the Escalante River and San Juan River where they merge into the main Colorado River. This provides access to many natural geographic points of interest as well as some remnants of the Anasazi culture.

Long after the Glen Canyon Dam was built and continuing to the present day, controversy remains between supporters of dam removal and those who believe it should be left in place.

The small Canyons are lost, but the lake is also very attractive. One can go by a boat along one of the canyons. With the steep walls and wonderfully green water it is wonderful excursion.

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Lake Powell near the Glen Dam

ikeharel, Fis2, papagolf21, Lidka, holmertz, jimmj63, pajaran, jhm, ChrisJ, adramad, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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dkmurphys (73148) 2018-01-12 0:09

Hello,
How great the river looks. Amazing colors and rocky textures. Spectacular image.

D

ikeharel (88534) 2018-01-12 0:34

Fantastic set of colors, Malgo, bright and clear shot with superior contrast.
A see this was a boat cruise through the marvelously men-made artificial lake scenery.
All 3 photos are wonderfully collected.
Best regards,
Ike

Fis2 (120713) 2018-01-12 1:01

Czesc Malgosiu!
Piekne miejsce, robi wrazenie.
Znakomity kadr, kolory i ostrosc.
Podoba sie.
Milego dnia.
Pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (168539) 2018-01-12 1:13

Ciao cara Malgo, great view of fantastic place, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good weekend ciao Silvio

papagolf21 (124451) 2018-01-12 1:47

Bonjour, ch鑢e Malgo,
L'image donne l'impression d'阾re en relief.
La beaut� du sujet est mise en valeur d'une magnifique fa鏾n.
Bravo !
Amiti閟.
Philippe

Lidka (3340) 2018-01-12 2:13

Dear Małgorzata!
Piękne miejsce. Nie ma to jak sztuka natury. Wspanałe skały. Gdzie Ty wlazłaś, żeby pstryknąć tę klkmatyczną fotkę. Uważaj na siebie w takich miejscach. Piekne kolory. Wspaniały kadr. Światna ostrość. Brawo.
Well done!
PS. Dzisiaj wysłałam w sprawie Wawelu trzeci podpis. Dotąd nie przywr骳ono mi zdjęcia, ani też nie udzielono żadnej odpowiedzi. Dziwne obyczaje tutaj panują. No, ale to nie Twoja wina, rzecz jasna.

Nicou (165906) 2018-01-12 2:19

Hello

tr鑣 tr鑣 belle image et vue quel canyon avec cette eau verte et la roche rouge quelle forme de cette roche quel effet c'est tr鑣 beau.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

holmertz (68794) 2018-01-12 2:44

Hello Malgo,
The rocks look quite dramatic and they are well placed one at each side. There's a beautiful contrast between the blue sky and the green water.
Kind regards,
Gert

jimmj63 (3845) 2018-01-12 3:30

ciao Malgorzata,
a good view of this corner of the lake, great desert lights.
ciao, Giacomo

jhm (172780) 2018-01-12 3:53

Hello Malgo,

All three pictures are superb, I known not what I must choice for the best.
Almost ten year ago but real wonderful to look at.
The colours of the rocks are fantastic.
Also the light blue sky is a nice addition.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards,
John.

Sergiom (101792) 2018-01-12 7:43

Ciao Malgo,

Cela doit 阾re saisissant de voguer sur des eaux aussi limpides dans un paysage de pierres qui brillent d'une lumi鑢e int閞ieure aussi belle. Le ciel est parfait.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (53499) 2018-01-12 8:13

Piekny element krajobrazu, troche jak z bajki, klify, warstwy skalne, jezioro, efekt super
pozdrawiam Ryszard

lousat (106793) 2018-01-12 12:36

Hi Malgo,this could be a good raison for me to be there,i hate the big city with big buildings,but these sceneries are amazing! 3 magnificent pic with the best contrast between the warm colors of the rocks and the cold of water,very well done as usual! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (132258) 2018-01-12 16:39

Czesc Malgosiu!

I like the striking warm cold color contrasts between the red rock and the blue sky and water. Good sharpness and tight framing. Nice reflections in the lake and the whitewater wake of the boat adds interest and perspective. Tfs!

Cricri (138816) 2018-01-12 23:11

Hi Malgorzata
Un endroit qui m閞ite d'阾re vu, qui est de toute beaut�, impressionnant rochers et des couleurs sublime, un beau souvenir pour moi
Le billet de Cuba sur FB, n'est pas vrai, c'est un jeu que FB faisait et comme par hasard j'ai eu le billet Cuba :-) dommage que ce n'閠ait pas vrai :-)
Belle journ閑
cricri

Tue (54164) 2018-01-12 23:14

Hello Malgo,
Wow, this is so beautiful, the shapes of the reddish rocks are amazing and you composed the photo so well. The sunlight was fantastic and it brought out the colour so well and vividly. Great photo!
Lars

kasianowak (11949) 2018-01-13 0:08

Super kolory i odbicia w wodzie. Po prostu cudo. Niesamowita jest tez zielen wody na zdjeciu w WS.
Zycze milego weekendu
Kasia

BennyV (24497) 2018-01-13 2:06

A sprakling picture, Malgo!
Great light, superb colours.

Benny

adramad (54894) 2018-01-13 8:21

Hi, Malgo.
Beautiful of these rugged and rocky mountainous shores that make up this lake, the colors of the rocks give formidable textures.
Colorful, sharpness and brightness are captured excellently.
Very good composition. I like it.
Have a good weekend.
Warm greetings.
Luis.

P.S.
Malgo you say that the rock to which the text of my last photo refers, does not seem to be one of the highest in the world, is that for that you have to see the complementary image of the WS, which shows the rock and that is from where the view of the valley is taken.

carlo62 (65749) 2018-01-13 15:36

Ciao Malgo
bellissima giornata luminosa, hai ottenuto delle foto molto belle e di eccellente qualit�.
Straordinarie queste rocce.
Saluti
Carlo

PS la piazza di Rimini � dedicata alla memoria di tre giovani partigiani (Mario Cappelli, Luigi Nicol�, Adelio Pagliarani), che qui vennero giustiziati il 16 agosto 1944 dai fascisti.

mkamionka (44151) 2018-01-14 7:18

Czesc Malgorzata,
te okolice to chyba najbardziej fotogeniczne miejsca na swiecie, czego Twoja fotografia jest najlepszym dowodem.
Niesamowite swiatlo i kolory. Te skaly wygladaja nieziemsko. Bardzo chetnie bym tam kiedys wrocil -kto wie moze zabiore tam kiedys swoja corke? Ale poki co jesli wszystko pojdzie zgodnie z planem to Floryda bedzie pierwszym stanem Ameryki ktory zobaczy :)
Piekne formacje skalne, po prostu nie mozna przejsc obok tego zdjecia obojetnie!
Pozdrawiam sedrecznie,
M

pierrefonds (79441) 2018-01-14 16:26

Hi Malgorzata,

It seem there is an human face on the side of the cliff. The point of view os showing the details of the cliff surroundin lake Powell. I like the contrast between the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

fabianoleite (12805) 2018-01-15 15:40

Beautiful colors of the lake and of the rocky walls, with a nice contrast. Good work, congratulations!