Archive - Mount Cervino and Blue Lake
May 07, 2022
Every weekend we present a notable item from our archives.
This EPOD was originally published on May 21, 2012.
Photographer: Stefano De Rosa
Summary Author: Stefano De Rosa
The photo above showing snow-covered Mount Cervino in a cobalt blue sky, reflecting in beautiful Lago Blu (Blue Lake), was snapped in the Pennine Alps on the border of Italy and Switzerland. Mount Cervino (14,690 ft or 4,478 m), better known outside Italy as the Matterhorn, is one of the highest peaks in the Alps. The easily recognized pyramid shape towers over Lago Blu (6,293 ft or 1,918 m) in the Aosta Valley of northwestern Italy. Crystal clear Lago Blu is fed by springs and surrounded by century-old larch trees. Photo taken on May 4, 2012.
Photo details: Camera Maker: Canon; Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Focal Length: 14.0mm; Aperture: f/14.0; Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500); ISO equiv: 100; Exposure Bias: none; Exposure Mode: Manual; White Balance: Auto; Flash Fired: No (enforced); Orientation: Normal; Color Space: sRGB; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows.