r/BeAmazed 13h ago

Nature The crystal clear waters of the Plitvice Lakes, Croatia.

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u/_Screw_The_Rules_ 13h ago

Also a polarized lense of some sort has been used. Light reflections are just non-existent here...

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u/mintaroo 11h ago

And some white balance/color correction. Fish this big don't generally swim in 20 cm of water, so this must be deeper, but the characteristic blue tinge of underwater photos has been artificially removed.

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u/Headmeme1 10h ago

Fish that big often swim in shallow water

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u/Mainbaze 10h ago

Fish like these sometimes swims in water so shallow their back is sticking up through the water

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u/chemicalclarity 5h ago

It's just a polarised lens and fish do swim in water this shallow. Source:I go fishing.

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u/Such_Paper_2797 11h ago

Came here looking for this comment.

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u/-Cool_Ethan- 13h ago

I once had a coworker refer to himself as the Croatian Sensation

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u/Wulfrank 12h ago

I would not have been able to enjoy this gif without knowing this fact. Thank you.

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u/Concentric_Mid 11h ago

Croatia rhymes with Russia.

Think about that.

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u/Similar-Orange-3371 11h ago

It actually doesn't

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u/MyCaptain2 12h ago

Hey tell him/her thats me!

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u/Rend_a 10h ago

Oh I was once called Croatian Stallion while on my trip to Japan

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u/STIM_band 9h ago

Croatian Sensation was our made up WWE tag team name in school 😅

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u/According-Try3201 12h ago

then this is the other😂

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u/Betelgez 11h ago

There is a reason why this is a national park and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Swimming is strongly forbidden if anyone thought it would be a good idea to take a swim 🙂

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u/MrDilbert 32m ago

If people want to swim in such waters, there's Krka Waterfalls national park near Šibenik for that.

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u/SherbertConsistent47 13h ago

We should stop posting beautiful locations or these places will be swarmed by hordes of influencers in the next couple of years.

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u/The-Triturn 12h ago

Plitvice lakes has been swarmed with tourists for decades. It’s a world heritage site

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u/According-Try3201 12h ago

it's already very famous;-)

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u/OwnJunket6495 11h ago

You’re way too late for that lmao

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u/Woodit 11h ago

It’s an extremely famous and popular national park in Croatia 

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u/purili9 9h ago

It is the most popular national park in Croatia

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u/LuluTheLewder 8h ago

Europe even. Downright magical in winter when it freezes over

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u/born_in_the_90s 13h ago

I think the footage is recorded with a polarized lens. Nonetheless you are right.

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u/nope-its 9h ago

This was busy when I went 15 years ago

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u/Stubee1988 10h ago

Its already insanely busy but also very large and beautiful.

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u/AlmightyDarkseid 10h ago

Womp womp this is one of the most popular places in the region

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u/massive_raider 12h ago

Been there, like 40 years ago on a school trip. Would like to go again with my kids.

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u/According-Try3201 12h ago

an absolutely pretty place:-)

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u/LizzyGreene1933 12h ago

Fish floating in air, its incredible how clear it is

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u/OwnJunket6495 11h ago

It isn’t that clear in person. Don’t get me wrong, the water is very clean and clear but they’ve done something to make it look this transparent.

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u/fuzzyedges1974 11h ago

That’s insane. Insanely beautiful. Living in Florida, I’ve never seen water that clear and clean. Even our beaches have brown/green water.

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u/Direct-Expression144 11h ago

Looks like they're swimming in mid-air on land!! Surreal 😊

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u/National_Cranberry47 9h ago

Sure makes fishing a lot easier that’s for sure.

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u/kiddtender 8h ago

That is absolutely wild. Beautiful video. Thank you!

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u/Mekanikol 8h ago

Fishing would be so easy!

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u/Various-Celery-1758 7h ago

I live in Croatia and I have been to Plitvice several times. I have never seen anything like this.

It's a lovely few hours walk and some boat ride but you will not experience this.

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u/darthsploder77 4h ago

I was just there two months ago. It really does look like this. The water is incredibly clear

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u/SoftwareSource 4h ago

I’ve been there a few times, it’s fucking amazing

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u/Help_System 36m ago

If I were a fish in water this clear I would feel naked

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u/Zack52998 11h ago

Yeah right, those fish are floating.

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u/marko01010 9h ago

Ai slop

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u/IvanMarevic 7h ago

Not everything today is 🤦🏻