Hallo from Swiss series – Mythenquai auf Zürichsee

The Scene:

 

Lake Zurich (Swiss German/Alemannic: Zürisee; German: Zürichsee) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the town of Zurich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. Zürichsee is strictly the name of the part of the lake downstream of the dam at Rapperswil, mostly located within the canton of Zurich. The part upstream of the Rapperswil dam is called Obersee, and is shared between the cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz.

 

Lake Zurich's water is very clean and reaches, during summer, temperatures well beyond 20 °C. Swimming in the public baths and beaches is very popular. The lake's water is purified and fed into Zurich's water system; it is potable.

Pictured here is the west end of the Lake as viewed from Zurich. The Mythenquai is a large lakeside swimming area with a 5-meter diving tower and a 250-meter-long, narrow sandy beach. And yeah, beaches are a rare commodity in the landlocked country of Switzerland. The iconic water fountain and Swiss Re corporate headquarters to the right of it can be identified prominently.

 

The shot:

I had actually gone back to the city to redo my Old City shot again, there was a veil of cloud around that area that I couldn't get the blues that I wanted in the sky. So I hung around the lake and tried to get some other compositions. The other end of the lake looked mesmerizing and I ended up making this picture.

 

ISO 100 | Canon 24-105 L @ 55 mm | f/11 | 25 sec