Crater Lake Canvas Print

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Crater Lake is the most irridecent color I have ever seen, and visible from 20,000 feet in the sky as you fly over if traveling by plane. That was the vantage point I had the first time I saw this lake and knew I had to go there.

Crater Lake was formed after the collapse of the ancient volcano of Mount Mazama erupted nearly 7,700 years ago. It is believed to be 42 times as powerful as the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, in 1980. The basin of caldera was formed after the top 5,000 feet of the volcano collapsed. Subsequent lava flows sealed the bottom, allowing the caldera to fill with approximately 4.6 trillion gallons of water from rainfall and snow melt, to create the seventh deepest lake in the world.

I have an incredible love for the out doors, followed by my love to photograph all of creation. I have been doing this for many years and have quite a huge collection of images and prints. I think, without a doubt, that my favorite thing to photograph is the finite detail of nature, next would be wildlife, and scenics. Some of my favorite locations are Yellowstone Park, Glacier Park, Crater Lake, Banff Alberta, and the West Coast. I love being where there is alot of fresh air and a trail to hike. I also enjoy kayaking, snowshoeing, and x-country skiing. All of these give me unlimited opportunity to do what I love so I can share what I see with you. In the past, I have done very little enhancing in my images, but in the last year of so I...