![]() Notice the gaps skyline in the picture on the right, which are absent in the picture on the left. The skyline appears “shorter”/”partially submerged” in the picture on the right. Forgive me for not carrying my DSLR on that day, and for subjecting you to cropped and contrast-enhanced pictures taken on a smartphone, but they show the effect clearly enough. ![]() Take a look at the pictures below - both pictures were taken with my Pixel 3, with no zoom in either case (although I cropped the pictures later to roughly equal proportions). After all, when there’s a city across the lake and you can see it, why would its skyline appear partially submerged in the lake’s water when you’re at the same altitude as the lake? It had started to look as though part of the skyline had submerged…it was a strange sight to see at first. We decided to venture down to the waters of the lake, and on our way down, I noticed that the skyline had started to appear smaller. It was much more satisfying to see in real life, though.) (If you’re seeing this on a phone, you might need a magnifying glass. Having not carried my DSLR along, I had to settle for this shoddy picture of the Chicago skyline instead, shot on my phone. The wide field of view of my smartphone camera meant that the skyline - far in the distance - would look smaller in the picture than it appeared in real life, but here’s something to give you an idea (and trust me, it looked much better in real life): It was a terrific sight to behold, and I instantly regretted not bringing my DSLR along. Coupled with my shortness of breath from all the dune climbing, it gave me the feels of being an ancient nomad, wandering the forests and accidentally stumbling upon the sight of a great civilization in the distance. As we reached the highest point along Trail 8, roughly 150 ft above the water of Lake Michigan, we got to see the Chicago skyline in the distance. Instead, the water reflected the dull gray color of the overcast sky.Īs I realized a little later, the cold and dry weather was not all bad, as thanks to it, we got to witness a very interesting phenomenon. This was my second time visiting the lake, and I was hoping to see the sparkling blue waters of the lake under a clear sky. But I was visiting Indiana only for a few days, and I really wanted to visit Lake Michigan, so I decided that it would be worth it.Īs we hiked up along the sandy dunes of the State Park’s Trail 8, we began to get a good view of Lake Michigan. It was a bit too cold and dry to be outdoors for my taste. On a gloomy afternoon last week, some friends of mine and I drove from Lafayette, IN to the Indiana Dunes State Park.
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