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Franz Josef Glacier Up Close


Franz Josef Glacier Up Close
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3975 W: 518 N: 8120] (27582)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-25
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 17-40mm f4L, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: South Island Winter Holiday 2005
Date Submitted: 2005-09-08 4:19
Viewed: 1875
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Why is Glacier Ice Blue?

Glacial ice is a different color than regular ice. It is so blue because the dense ice of the glacier absorbs every other color of the spectrum except blue--so blue is what we see!

It's Not Frozen Water!
Sometimes the glacial ice appears almost turquoise. Its crystalline structure strongly scatters blue light. The ice on a glacier has been there for a really long time and has been compacted down so that its structure is pretty different than the ice you normally see. Glacial ice is a lot different than the frozen water you get out of the freezer.

It's Not Frozen Snow!
Glacial ice is not just frozen compacted snow. There are other things in the ice that make it much different than the ice in your home. Glaciers move through rock and soil as they carve their way down a slope. This means the ice is going to have a lot more ingredients than just water.

Wow! Just Imagine...

What would happen if you broke off a big chunk of ice from a glacier and put it in your glass of water? Would it be any different than the ice in your freezer at home? What would happen to all those air bubbles that have been trapped under pressure?

• If your chunk of glacial ice melted in your glass of water, then you would have dirt, gravel, and even organic matter [living stuff] in your water.

• All those pressurized air bubbles would rush out so fast, they might explode your glass!

The above obtained from http://www.asf.alaska.edu/glacier_power/ice_blue/blue_begin.html

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 12:50 p.m.
Date: 24th August 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 17-40mm USM L
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/350
F-Stop: F/13
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw

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To flagman: Retiredcoasties 1 10-05 12:02
To Jancie: How's The Camera?coasties 1 09-08 05:41
To zakiwi: Thank you so much for this shot.coasties 1 09-08 05:01
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Hey Pam,

This is magnificent. I absolutely love it --- it's amazing how powerful this image is. Thank you so much for this shot.

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  • tjasa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 84] (645)
  • [2005-09-08 4:35]

brrrr why is so cold here :)
fantastic picture! great blue colour and sharpness! I like that you can also see the sky ! excellent work!

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  • sway Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 316 W: 88 N: 308] (1212)
  • [2005-09-08 4:57]

HI Pam,
NIce shot of the Glacier.
I love the shapes the ice makes.
NIce composition, framed with the ice.
:)

Hi Pam, this is superb! And you have got the colours just right too. Great shot, and so interesting to read your notes, thank you. This is real nature at its best! Well done.

Hi Pam,
Superb landscape photo!
Brilliant composition, excellent colour, very interesting note.
TFS!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2005-09-08 6:20]

What a sight! :) I have got some pictures exactly like this. I climbed the Franz Josef Glacier and landed on top of the Fox Glacier with a helicopter. I think the blue color of the glaciers was awesome. If I think back to my trip to NZ I am at the Glaciers. They're so impressive. Your picture is very good and very well exposed! Perfect POV and composition. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

very intresting. i like the POV. it's very well done :D

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  • Kris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 193 W: 0 N: 129] (1810)
  • [2005-09-08 6:53]

Hi Pam,
It's amazing the place to be photographed. Great light and colours. Very good sharpness. I also like the dreamy sky.
Congratulation.
Well done. Regards, Krzysztof.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4964 W: 298 N: 4027] (13131)
  • [2005-09-08 8:11]

Hello Pam!
Amazing landscape.Lighting,POV,DOF,composition,place and your note are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hello Pam, A great POV for this one! Excellent closeup view of the glaciers ringed by the mountains and sky. Very good exposure and details. Very informative note - Very well done.

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  • Vicky Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 56 W: 0 N: 94] (468)
  • [2005-09-08 9:50]

Fantastic shot Pam, especially on such a hot day here in the UK!
I love the misty sky and the colour of the ice. Good composition and PoV. I enjoyed reading your note too...and I think I will stick to water from the tap when I have ice in my drinks!!! Well done. Best wishes, Vicky

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3170] (10926)
  • [2005-09-08 12:55]

What a fresh photo ! Today it was hot in our office and your ice is good for me this evening ;-) Yes your shot is powerful and the blue colors are great. Interesting note too...
Thanks for sharing Pam

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2300 W: 322 N: 4275] (16888)
  • [2005-09-08 15:48]

Pam, this is a very nice shot.

Excellent sharpness, pov and composition. Great control of exposure.

A pleasure to check.

Wow! Superb colors, excellent light and fantastic details. Great work!
TFS.

Hi Pam,
What a superb, stunning glacier photo! I like the sharpness and the colors. The composition is absolutely good. Your photo reminds me on the Norwegian glaciers we visited last year. By looking at your photo you feel that special atmospere of the glaciers again. Well done! TFS ans regards, Ruud

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2952 W: 367 N: 3779] (11765)
  • [2005-09-14 2:35]

HI Pam, this is an excellent shot. It has a lot of atmosphere and I really feel like I am there! THe POV is fantastic and the colours look superb, very nice composition. Very well done.

Great composition with the path thorugh the glacier leading your eye in and the the mountains with a similar but dark outline and then the clouds. Great shot, and good information in the description.

Regards,

Tom

This is a very cool shot.(no pun intended)
I like the texture and the vastness of it. Good post Pam. I'll mark it as a favorite.
Scott

What a sight to see one of these up close, you're so lucky. I'm guessing you're retired, as you get to go to all of these wonderful places all year?!
Very interesting note also.

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  • rimas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 3 N: 554] (3877)
  • [2006-01-31 2:15]

Great shot Pam. Excellent composition. Fantastic light and clouds. Locely place, amazing forms and colors.
Congratulation.
Rimantas

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  • hvdp Silver Star Critiquer [C: 25 W: 1 N: 3] (210)
  • [2006-02-14 6:23]

Very nice picture! Original point of view and nice composition. TFS.

Very good shot. The atposphere is really strange, and is really good the contrast between the withe of the snow-ice and the dark of the rock!
Good work, bye Tom

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