Emerald Lake

A clear emerald lake lies beneath sharp gray peaks and a dense wall of evergreens. Stones are visible through the shallow foreground, while the deeper center holds a clean reflection of snow, rock and sky. Dark trees along both shores make the water's green color look even brighter.

Submerged stones fill the nearest water with pale gray and green shapes. Farther from shore, the lake becomes a darker mirror of the trees and mountain slopes. Upright trunks turn into longer, less distinct lines in their reflections. Snow on the peaks is brighter and more sharply bounded than the pale patches below it. The two shores narrow toward the central valley, giving the open green water a different outline on each side.