The one with the mountain range in the background is looking over the Ross Ice Shelf toward the Royal Society Range which is looking southeast and is the continent.
This photo was taken at Pegasus Airfield located on the Ice Shelf...it was after a recent storm, but I always love the way the Hercs line up so perfectly. Mt. Erebus is behind in the clouds.
A view of the Ice Runway (no longer in service later in the season because the sea ice melts, this is different than the Ross Ice Shelf) But you can see the Hercs and McMurdo behind them and the beginning of Erebus.
Posted by Darren Huski on January 27, 2010 at 9:06 PM
Outstanding images! You make me really pop for a trip to the icebox down south.
Posted by Don George on January 27, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Thanks for the great images and interesting narrative.
Posted by Jack Brauer on January 27, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Awesome photos again! Thanks for posting them. I really love the first one - the purity and bleakness of that landscape is awe inspiring.
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on January 27, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Cynthia... first and third are awesome!!! You are so lucky to be there!!! Keep shooting... we want to see more Great job!!
Posted by Nick Moore on January 28, 2010 at 9:00 AM
It's hard to judge the scale of Erebus in #1 and #3, that is until you see it with the Hercs. I like all of these images, they all tell a story, keep these images coming!.
Again, this is really neat stuff. Had to show the kids and talk about what you had posted. And as Nick mentioned, the scale of the 12500'+ peak is hard to judge.
Something you might want to try is converting the first three to B&W since it is rather uniform white-blue already.
Posted by Lynn Scott on January 28, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Outstanding images here, Cynthia. #1 is jaw-droping for the reasons Jack mentioned.
Posted by Art Escobado on January 28, 2010 at 8:11 PM
#1 and #3 really have some fine magic to them!
Posted by Morris McClung on January 28, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Really nice stuff, and the last one gives a great sense of scale. Have you got a shot with the hercs and the top of Erebus?
Posted by Don Grall on January 29, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Great shots again, Cynthia! I remember a series of photos by the late Galen Rowell of him and members of his group rappelling into Mt Erebus if I remember correctly.
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15 repliesAgain, this is really neat stuff. Had to show the kids and talk about what you had posted. And as Nick mentioned, the scale of the 12500'+ peak is hard to judge.
Something you might want to try is converting the first three to B&W since it is rather uniform white-blue already.