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Yet Another Avalanche
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Yet Another Avalanche

by Anand Narayanan

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 5, 2011139 views5 comments
As promised ! This one was big ! To give you a sense of scale, the prominent rock wall (Moonflower buttress, Mt Hunter) next to the avalanche is almost a mile high.

This one was a nightmare to compose since we were at an awkward angle to the slide. I felt that a the square crop did well to document the avalanche.

Mt Hunter, Alaska Range
Nikon D5000, 16-85 VR @ 25mm,f9,1/1250s, iso 200

Anand :wavey:

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 5, 2011 at 9:08 PM
The avalanche is a strong part of the image, but the striking contrasts between the white (handled very well), the gray and the blue of the sky is what makes the image for me. I can feel the clear crisp cold weather.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 5, 2011 at 9:50 PM
I think this captures an interesting moment, but the lack of scale maybe lessens the drama a bit. It's a mile from the base of the snow to the top of the mountain :confused:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on July 5, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Took a quick look at google maps. The base of the mountain is 8200 feet high. The peak is 14573 feet high, but the true summit is not visible in the pic. The highest point in the pic is may be around 13500 feet. So the whole pic is about a mile vertically. Sorry for the error, am not very good with miles :wink: These are crude estimates, but it should be easy to look up maps for accurate data.
Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Smorra on July 6, 2011 at 12:27 AM
This is very nice Anand. I really like how you were able to capture the avalanche in this image. Regardless of how many feet it is from top to bottom, that is one big mountain!
Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments
Comment posted by Venugopal Thantry on July 7, 2011 at 5:04 AM
Wonderful moment captured nicely. :toast:
Registered on May 12, 2011, 33 Posts, 144 Comments