Can I use this misty morning lake island photo for free, commercially?

Yes. This photo is licensed CC BY 4.0, so you can use it in commercial and personal projects — websites, ads, social media, videos and client work — at no cost. The one condition is the credit: “Misty Morning Lake Island” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/images/misty-morning-lake-island-b62f1818) — CC BY 4.0

What size is this photo?

The original is 1152×1440 pixels (JPG); it also downloads at 1280 px and 640 px on the long side. Its portrait shape suits phone wallpapers, Pinterest pins, Instagram and TikTok posts and magazine-style layouts.

Is this photo AI-generated?

Yes. It was generated by AI from the prompt “photo of a calm lake in soft morning mist with a small wooded island far away, empty space above” and it passed an AI review for quality and safety before listing. The downloaded file carries the IPTC “AI-generated” marker and its licence details.

Where can I find more backgrounds images like this?

Browse the Backgrounds collection, see the similar images below, or describe the exact picture you need and generate it free on this page.

Misty Morning Lake Island — Free Stock Photo (HD JPG)

Calm misty lake with a forested island and wide empty sky above still water

About this photo

Soft hazy morning mist drifts over a still calm lake surrounding a small wooded island, with ample empty sky copy space. This serene nature scene works perfectly as a website header, meditation background or presentation backdrop.

Prompt: “photo of a calm lake in soft morning mist with a small wooded island far away, empty space above” — AI-generated and reviewed for quality before listing.

Editor's note (9.0/10): This image closely matches the brief, has natural soft lighting, clean composition with excellent upper copy space, no visible artefacts, and is fully usable as a stock background asset.

Also searched as: morning fog landscape · calm water background · empty sky nature background

Direct file: 1152×1440 JPG

Using this photo — common questions

Can I use this misty morning lake island photo for free, commercially?: Yes. This photo is licensed CC BY 4.0, so you can use it in commercial and personal projects — websites, ads, social media, videos and client work — at no cost. The one condition is the credit: “Misty Morning Lake Island” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/images/misty-morning-lake-island-b62f1818) — CC BY 4.0
What size is this photo?: The original is 1152×1440 pixels (JPG); it also downloads at 1280 px and 640 px on the long side. Its portrait shape suits phone wallpapers, Pinterest pins, Instagram and TikTok posts and magazine-style layouts.
Is this photo AI-generated?: Yes. It was generated by AI from the prompt “photo of a calm lake in soft morning mist with a small wooded island far away, empty space above” and it passed an AI review for quality and safety before listing. The downloaded file carries the IPTC “AI-generated” marker and its licence details.
Where can I find more backgrounds images like this?: Browse the Backgrounds collection, see the similar images below, or describe the exact picture you need and generate it free on this page.

More lake images

See all →

Similar images

Need a different take? Tweak the prompt and generate — free, no account

Safe-for-work images only — no nudity or sexual content, no real or famous people, no children. Blocked requests still count toward today’s limit.

Takes under a minute. Good results join the library for everyone, with their prompt.

Want it private, larger or edited? The image workshop generates with every model and keeps your images to your account. A free account comes with 300 credits a month.

Get images like this from your AI agent or your code

The whole library is searchable through the BudgetPixel MCP connector and the developer API, on every plan, Free included. A search costs 10 credits and returns each result's download link and credit line, so the 300 credits a free account gets every month cover 30 searches.

Ask your AI agent

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to your BudgetPixel account once, with no API key, then ask in plain words:

Find a free stock photo like “Misty Morning Lake Island” and give me the download link and its credit line.

Connect the MCP server

Call the API

One request, with an API key from the developer console:

curl -G https://api.budgetpixel.com/v1/stock/images \
  --data-urlencode "query=misty morning lake island" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUDGETPIXEL_API_KEY"

Get an API keyAPI docs

Nothing in the library fits? On any paid plan the same connector and API generate images to order, and the models also come as plugins for ComfyUI, WordPress and Cursor.