Photographs of Abraham Lake frozen in the middle of winter rival, in beauty and awe, those of any other Alberta mountain lake.
It may be man-made but it flaunts the same myrtle green in the water and the same mountain peaks around the lake that other natural, liquid wonders that dot the Canadian Rockies landscape provide.But Abraham Lake has something the others do not.
Frozen in the ice are other-worldly features, features that are so awe-inspiring and unique that they draw photographers from the world over.
In the bluish tinge of the winter's ice, photographs capture puffy pedestals of gas, cotton-like bubbles frozen in time and milky stains that colour the frozen surface.
Take a look.The features and colour showcased in all their glories in the ice are truly a sight to behold, but they are also to be respected, as they are nothing less than explosive.
What lurks beneath the surface of this bewitching lake is methane gas.
Methane is an effective fuel, burning - and exploding - with ease.
Thus, the haunting scenes captured by the photographer's lens, frame perfectly the duality of the beauty of the lake, explains photographer Fikret Onal.
"The bubbles are methane gas, which is released when plants and animals decompose in the lake," explains Onal.
"The plants on the lake bed release methane gas and methane gets frozen once coming close enough to much colder lake surface and they keep stacking up below once the weather gets colder and colder during [the] winter season."
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, according to University of Alaska Fairbanks Professor Katey Walter Anthony.