Lake Louise Banff Alberta

by Joan Carroll

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Lake Louise Banff Alberta

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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All of nature's glory in front of you on a summer morning at Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. Lonely Planet says that it is 'an awe-inspiring natural feature that is impossible to describe without resorting to shameless cliches'! The description continues: 'Yes, there is a placid turquoise-tinted lake here; yes, the natural world feels (and is) tantalizingly close; and yes, the water is surrounded by an amphitheater of finely chiseled mountains that Michelangelo couldn't have made more aesthetically pleasing. Then there are the much commented-on 'crowds', plus a strangely congruous (or incongruous - depending on your viewpoint) lump of towering concrete known as Chateau Lake Louise. But, frankly, who cares about the waterside claustrophobia? Lake Louise isn't about dodging other tourists. It's about viewing what should be everyone's god-given right to see.' That just about encompasses the entire scene before you and behind you! Only to add this FUN FACT: Lake Louise was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.

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FEATURED PHOTO, The World We See Group group, 8/4/16

FEATURED PHOTO, Beauty In Art - 1 Per Day group, 8/2/16

FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion group, 8/1/16

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August 1st, 2016

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