A dantesk world of ice

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted April 8, 2012129 views6 comments

Climbers are facing the amazing ice wall of the glacier Sólheimajökull in South Iceland. In Iceland we see dirty ice in glaciers due to the proximity of active volcanoes. By the eruption of the Eyafjalla volcano in 2010 the Sólheimajökull glacier is contaminated with ash that the ice shades in all kinds of varries grey and even black colors.
Shot made with Nikon D5000.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 8, 2012 at 2:55 PM

Fascinating natural phenomenon. Almost want to see this on an big wall. What is the red and blue in the lower bottom center of the image

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 8, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Hi Michel,

First of all, I'd like to welcome you to NPN! We look forward to your images and contributions to the forums and galleries.

This is an excellent post and tells a great story. Despite their tiny size, the people are what provide the scale and so much of the story. This also showcases the glacier and the ash very well. I like the hints of blue ice showing through in a few areas too.

I hate to do this to you, but I'm going to go ahead and move this to the Man & Nature gallery. Even though the people are very small in the landscape, their presence is key to the composition and story here. I hope you understand and please feel free to drop one of the mods a note if you have any questions.

Thanks for posting!

Lon

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 9, 2012 at 11:01 AM

I like this Michel. I might be tempted to crop out the sky as this has great depth even without it. Wonderful work.
Bob

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 11, 2012 at 7:09 PM

Is that mountainside all ice? Wow! The climbers really put it in perspective. The ice is a fascinating study in texture.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on April 12, 2012 at 5:05 AM

Very interesting & excellent photo. Well done Michel.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on April 13, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Looks like a lot of interesting composition choices here. The climbers add a nice sense of scale and I almost didn't notice them.

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