It's tailing pond effluent from the Alberta oil sands. Gotta put it somewhere, and it makes them lakes look real pretty for all them Japanese tourists with those there expensive cameras...
Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> Sent: June 27, 2012 6/27/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO/GESO - Majestic Stones and Water Glad you told me about the purity, I'd have thought the color was due to the Canadian Government enhancing the lake with Cyan aniline dye. The second is more dramatic, the first is a bit better balanced. I like the second better. Drama in my landscapes not in my women, I always say. On 6/27/2012 2:08 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > I had a short conference trip to Banff earlier this month. > Despite the weather not being at its best (drizzle or snow, with low > clouds [*]), and me not having proper clothes for that, I managed to > find some terrific views and even to take some photos.. > > > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37097.html > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR36882.html > > > I am not sure which shot is better of these two: > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37060.html > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37160.html > I've been told that the color of the water is due to its purity, as it > comes from the melted snow. > > > A few photos from the same trip but with different subjects. > > This shot has some nerdy humor in it: > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37006.html > > And yet another funny shot with a followup: > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37074.html > http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR37136.html > > If you are interested in seeing the full gallery, - click on "index" > on any of these pages. > > ----- > [*] http://42graphy.org/galleries/banff-2012/_IR36836.html > > Cheers, > > Igor > > -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

