Fourth Lake, a photo from Sagarmatha, East

Photographer's Note

This is Fourth Lake, so called because it is the fourth lake one reaches as one treks up alongside the Ngozumpa Glacier in the Gokyo valley, in the Solo-Khumbu region of Nepal. The lakes were formed by the damming of meltwater by the lateral moraine of the Ngozumpa glacier, which accumulates in the shadow of the world's sixth highest mountain, Cho Oyu (8201m) and which with a length of 25 miles is the longest glacier in Nepal.

Many villages in Nepal are threatened by the slow retreat of glaciers in the Himalayas; as the glaciers retreat, the lateral moraines remain, temporarily holding the lake waters but lacking the mechanical strength to do so for more than a few years or perhaps decades. Eventually these natural dams will burst, flooding the valleys and villages which lie beneath them.

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guillaumejm (0) 2006-04-18 17:08

Superbe couleurs, tellement soutenues. Le ciel est très intéressant et contrasté.
J'aime également beaucoup le cadrage.
La rive au premier plan donne une bonne profondeur à l'ensemble.
Beau travail.
JMarc

fallan (1860) 2006-04-18 17:42

Very formidible landscape. Wished the foreground was just a little sharper. The mountains are stunning.

siolaw (38294) 2006-04-18 20:57

Hi Philip...very nice landscape..he mountains are nicely sharp..great blue in the sky...not so easy to get there either..
well done
laurent

manub (920) 2006-04-19 11:21

Beautiful colors and composition. I just regret the loss of sharpness due to the scan. Very interesting note. Is it the Cho Oyu that we see in the background ?

grafu (2241) 2006-04-20 14:16

hello Phillip. very nice place... attractive colors, cold yet juicy. fine, clean, well contrasted picture, i like it. regards.

valdec (7367) 2006-04-21 13:05

Wow, bardzo piêkne, czuæ groze i piêkno. Gratulujê

drago (4832) 2006-04-22 7:46

What a place to be!What a fantastic landscape!Thanks for sharing!

Leksand (908) 2006-04-24 13:01

Very beautiful colours and great composition.

Graal (103040) 2006-05-01 2:44

Hi Philip,
beautiful landscape, nice colours and composition. I like it a lot. Fantastic a place for shot. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2006-06-04 4:17

Hi Phillip,

wow, browsing through your gallery, I see that you travel quite extensively, and I´m impressed...it´s one of my dreams to visit Nepal and the most amazing mountains in the world...mabye once...so until then I enjoy very much photos like this one...beautiful!

Have a nice evening, Ivana

Jeronimo (1382) 2006-06-04 14:36

C'est une tres belle photo de montagne et une classique mais belle composition.
Bravo.

PARDAL (624) 2007-04-22 8:49