Buse Lake Abstract
by Theresa Tahara
Title
Buse Lake Abstract
Artist
Theresa Tahara
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Rather than making waves, a strong wind skims across the top of the water leaving delicate patterns and a layer of white foam along the edge.
Buse Lake is one of the few in the world that is a magenta colour clear through due to one or more forms of purple sulphur bacteria that smell like rotten eggs and only live in lakes where there is no oxygen in the water. All of this is happening in a lake that has other properties akin to water on the moons of Jupiter. With this bacterial bloom, you can only see about 3 centimetres into the water of Buse Lake due to the abundance of the pinky purple pigment in the bacteria. And the colour goes right to the bottom of the lake which is only about 3 metres deep.
Where is the magenta colour? For some strange reason, the lake this year has turned an almost normal colour. My guess is that it may have been too hot this year for the purple sulphur bacteria to live. If you search the internet for Buse Lake in Kamloops, BC you will see pictures of the magenta coloured water.
Today, the lake is conserved within Buse Lake Protected Area, along with a very rare and tiny brine fly that is reported to live there.
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August 8th, 2015
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Comments (12)
Theresa Tahara
Thanks for the feature on the homepage of Digital Magic 08-09-15, Jean. ;-) and for the feature in Images That Excite You, John.
Ed Hall
Simply stunning, Theresa! Love it!
Theresa Tahara replied:
I'm glad you like it Ed. I imagine you have driven past this lake many times. ;-)
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations for the feature of your work on the homepage of Digital Magic 08-09-15!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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