By: Nic
Previously, we introduced how photographers captured stunning icy lake views in Russia's Lake Baikal at -23°C. Another female photographer recently shared photos taken at the same location online, revealing many mirror-like transparent ice surfaces cracked with emerging bubbles, creating an extraordinary sight.
Photographer Kristina Makeeva, from Moscow, Russia, shot in sub-zero temperatures on Lake Baikal. She found that many cameras struggle in such frigid conditions, with batteries typically lasting only about two hours—making every photo particularly precious.
In many of Kristina Makeeva’s images, you can see numerous bubbles rising from beneath the ice. These are formed by gases exhaled by algae, and these pearl-like spheres may be the reason Lake Baikal is known as the “Pearl of Siberia.”
The large cracks on the lake can span up to 30 kilometers in length and are about 2 to 3 meters wide. According to Kristina Makeeva, when they fully rupture, the sound is like thunder or gunfire.
For more images, you can visit Kristina Makeeva’s website, Instagram, and 500px.
Source: MyModernMet