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Bubbles
Abraham Lake is very popular among photographers. Water reservoir is located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) on the reserve Kootenay Plains / Bighorn Wildlands and attracts of Photographers from around the world. Apart from the fact that the lake - one of the most beautiful places on earth, where there is a rare phenomenon - bubbles in the ice. Particles of air just above the surface of the freeze and create an incredible sight.
Photographer Fikret Onal (Fikret Onal) explains this by saying that the plants on the bottom of the lake produce methane, which rises up and freezes in the form of bubbles. Arriving here in the winter, you can capture the action. But the shooting is not for the faint of heart. Despite the ice thickness 8-9 cm entire lake is covered with snow. And through the dark surface of the lake you can see all the cracks from which the sound of echoing sounds. Fikret Onal said that it took a long time before he felt safe and was able to walk on ice.
Photographer Fikret Onal (Fikret Onal) explains this by saying that the plants on the bottom of the lake produce methane, which rises up and freezes in the form of bubbles. Arriving here in the winter, you can capture the action. But the shooting is not for the faint of heart. Despite the ice thickness 8-9 cm entire lake is covered with snow. And through the dark surface of the lake you can see all the cracks from which the sound of echoing sounds. Fikret Onal said that it took a long time before he felt safe and was able to walk on ice.
