Places like this are the natural birthplaces of intense religious beliefs. Remote and forbidding, life can be precarious, even today. In the summers, the earliest inhabitants here must have believed themselves blessed because of the lake’s bounty. Perhaps they judged the winters here — forbidding and often deadly, even now — as the price to be paid for the lake’s largesse.
There’s a curious energy here and the lake tends to have a powerful effect on people. It’s known for its volatile weather — a summer day that is almost preternaturally quiet can become a windstorm with little warning. The winds at Baikal have their own names and they are not for the fainthearted.
It’s no wonder, then, that this place has been associated with shamanism for centuries. The Buryats, a subgroup of the Mongols, view Olkhon Island as the most sacred space in the lake. It’s the largest island in the lake and is surrounded by some of the purest water in one of the world’s cleanest lakes.
I made the trip to Baikal in winter. It’s the most treacherous season on the lake, but also the most beautiful. When it freezes, Baikal doesn’t turn white. Instead it turns a deep, glassy blue, streaked with cracks and fissures like inclusions in a gemstone.
There is a mystical kind of beauty to Baikal and Olkhon Island. Catching the last wisps of a pink sunset over the ice, I couldn’t help but feel some of the ancient wonder this place inspires.
Technical details:
| Camera | Nikon d810 |
| Lens | Nikkor 16-35 f/4 |
| Settings | ISO 64, 16 mm, f/11, 20 seconds |
| Other | Single shot |
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every photo of you about the baikal lake is always wonderful
Beautiful photo and wonderful lake
beautiful lake when frozen :)
Nice photo
Luxury..
Great catch upvoted...
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Great photography !!! keep up the good work
Nice picture again. Hope to see another soon.
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Great job bro,
Amazing photo
Capturing nature is the best thing one can do. It's actually like capturing God. Love nature!
well said...
What? This picture made my so impressed. I wish to see view like that one on my own eyes in my life. Thanks for sharing this amazing photo! :)
beautifulll!!!!
Amazing photo...
thanks for shearing.very nice place.
I think this is the best!
wonderful your photography.
i like this place. carry on.
awesome photo. i like this photography.
keep it & thanks for sharing
perfect shot
Cheers!
Nice post
Wow.....amazing this photography, i appreciate this golden hour photography. all the best dear friend
Nice updete
Beautiful photography! I love how pleasant the sunset looks.
captured beautifully in words and image
agree with you there ...remote life can certainly be precarious
Interesting to know ...
One of the world's cleanest lake...
Sacred place I guess...
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Beautiful photography.
Beautifull picture once again! keep uploading high quality pictures like this one and im sure you will grow more popular!
Wow. Nice capture. Forget about the sunset. The frozen water looks beautiful.
awesome photography
This is beautiful, upvoted
Brilliant shot @ansharphoto
Beautiful photo! congratulations!
:)
nice picture
Today this place is reflecting as some kinds of mixture of precious gem stones and that rock is reflecting as sleeping rock. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Stay Blessed.
Wow! How beautiful!
I think this one if my favrouite!
beautiful！
It must have been magical to be there.
To listen to the vast cold silence only broken by the odd ice creak. To see the warms colours paint the landscape as the sun set in the land untouched by man.
Most beautiful indeed :)
Beautiful! This Reminds me og home!
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I love the juxtaposition of the ice with everything else in this photo - it's just so unexpected and really took me by surprise. It works perfectly. And the lighting is heavenly. Bravo! :o) Jay x
Excellent compo & colors!