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I Walked On Frozen Baikal, The Deepest And Oldest Lake On Earth To Capture Its Otherworldly Beauty Again
Lake Baikal is still the pride of Russia and the deepest and cleanest lake on the planet, about 19 percent of the lake fresh water is contained in this lake. Its purest water creates an incredible world in winter when the lake at one moment is covered with ice crust. The methane and oxygen bubbles from the plants freeze up momentarily, creating an incredible 3D model of the cosmos. Cracks, hummocks, splashes in the grottoes on the shore - it is so unique and beautiful that it captures the spirit.
I want to appeal to all tourists and residents so that they keep this clean corner of nature whenever possible, it is unique, beautiful and amazing. It would be very pitiful to lose him.
My previous post about Baikal here.
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JDawn 7 years ago
Amazing...it almost doesn't look real or like it is from a different planet !!
Jessica Hepler 7 years ago
Definitely using this as part of the inspiration for a tattoo I want it's so surreal <3
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Tania Grimm 7 years ago
Me too!! Every time I do that my friends and family always look at me like if I am crazy or something
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Sky 7 years ago
That ice is some of the thickest in the world for a lake. People where I live drive cars on ice that's way thicker than the ice on this lake.
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William Wilson 7 years ago
It's Russia, I'm sure there's vodka close by 😉
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MBZ MetalsmithArtist 7 years ago
Stunning! I'd love to have a high quality print of this image
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Ged Maybury 7 years ago
Farting jokes aside -that really is incredible. I know of this place, but is really has lifted my appreciation.
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JDawn 7 years ago
Do you have a web site? I would love to possibly buy one. This has to be one of the coolest set of pics I've seen in a while !!
Michael Schneider 7 years ago
https://www.56thparallel.com/russia-tours/lake-baikal-ice-photo-tour/ for anyone interested in taking images like these themselves.
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MBZ MetalsmithArtist 7 years ago
Love the play with density vs light in this piece- I had a real moment of discovery when I understood the composition
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Gayle Bynum Cardosa 7 years ago
I never really considered bubbles when thinking about frozen lakes. They're so beautiful. These photos are unlike any I've seen. Just so pretty.
Ged Maybury 7 years ago
Time re-frozen. Jellyfish rising from an alternative dimension. Breath of the Gods.
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Caitlin Smith 7 years ago
Nice image but I don't understand this fad. They did not sleep there, why do the take pictures like this? I understand wanting an artistic picture, but this is a really common thing to show 'pretend' sleeping spots. Someone explain why this is a thing?
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MBZ MetalsmithArtist 7 years ago
Excellent variety of texture and space in this image- they all are remarkable though I admit I prefer the landscapes uninhabited.
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Heather Bateman 7 years ago
Love everything about this--but could do without the vehicle. Just leave puppers in the pic and it's perfection!!
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CelSlade 7 years ago
Why on earth would anyone mark this comment down? Let people like what they like ffs.
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I Love My Dog 7 years ago
It looks like the prow of an ancient ship crashing through the ice that became fossilised into stone.
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Otis Spunkmeyer 7 years ago
Great photos. Stuff like this is what turned me on to Bored Panda!
jenna 7 years ago
Stuff fantasy cannot surpass. I do love the pictures without the persons in it. They give me more magic. The cracks in the ice remind me of my youth. We were taught that the cracks could tell us the thickness of the ice and that they strenghtened the ice mass. The bubbles would weaken the ice mass. However, I love both the cracks and bubbles.
Otis Spunkmeyer 7 years ago
In most lakes, only the top portion freezes. The rest doesn't freeze and remains liquid. And there is oxygen below the ice, so the fish are ok.
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Excalibur Blade 4 years ago
Absolutely asking. We are in a rare deep freeze here in Texas and the entire state is frozen. Below 0 temps. May power outages.
Otis Spunkmeyer 7 years ago
Great photos. Stuff like this is what turned me on to Bored Panda!
jenna 7 years ago
Stuff fantasy cannot surpass. I do love the pictures without the persons in it. They give me more magic. The cracks in the ice remind me of my youth. We were taught that the cracks could tell us the thickness of the ice and that they strenghtened the ice mass. The bubbles would weaken the ice mass. However, I love both the cracks and bubbles.
Otis Spunkmeyer 7 years ago
In most lakes, only the top portion freezes. The rest doesn't freeze and remains liquid. And there is oxygen below the ice, so the fish are ok.
Load More Replies... Excalibur Blade 4 years ago
Absolutely asking. We are in a rare deep freeze here in Texas and the entire state is frozen. Below 0 temps. May power outages.
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