Plitvice Lakes

by John and Tina Reid

What seems like a perfectly landscaped garden is in fact the natural beauty of Plitvice National Park in the interior of Croatia.

John and Tina Reid

Website: www.nomadicvision.com

Plitvice Lakes by John and Tina Reid was photo of the day on Tuesday, 5th October 2010. It is tagged Croatia, Lakes. You can leave a comment below.

17 Comments

Tim Andes

5th October 2010 at 1:10 am

<3 Great photo. Love the water and the shutter speed

JimAtkin

5th October 2010 at 1:15 am

Nice shot. Looks like spring.

Michael

5th October 2010 at 2:04 am

Beautiful blues and greens. Congrats.

Susan

5th October 2010 at 2:13 am

Spectacular photo of one of the many waterfalls of the Plitvice Lakes. I traveled to Croatia last year and this park was one of the highlights of the trip. Thanks for bringing me back again!

Pauline Jones

5th October 2010 at 8:01 am

This is interesting, how come the water is aquamarine?

Malta Photography

5th October 2010 at 8:49 am

great long exposure shot. did you use any filters here. the colors are very vivid.

John Reid

5th October 2010 at 11:09 am

Hi guys – thanks for looking in and commenting.

Here is my attempt to answer your questions:
1. I used a standard BW polarizer to remove glare off the water and foilage, which helps with saturation.
2. The water is aquamarine because of the karstic rock so predominant in the area.
3. If you’re wondering how much photoshop trickery went into this – do an image search on Plitvice Lakes. It really is a garden of eden. Our flickr stream will have more of the area (Croatia set)