I naively expected a glacier to be whiter – while I knew it wouldn’t be pristine, I imagined there would be less blue and brown in there.
I failed to appreciate how visually interesting a glacier is – all angles and lines, peaks and troughs. The ice nearest the sea...
I love the surreal colours of this Alaskan glacier: blue ice with black strips, against a dull grey background.
You can see where the ice is collapsing into the ocean, and even where rushing meltwater has carved caves in the ice.
Located in Glacier Bay...
If you look to centre-right you will see John Hopkins Glacier coming down to the sea.
Picture taken in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, early on Day 4 of our Holland America Line one-week cruise. We travelled on the MS Zuiderdam late August/early September 2011. ...
Although it’s hard to tell from this picture, the glacier here stands 250 feet above the sea, and stretches another 200 feet below water.
Some more facts: it’s one mile wide and 12 miles long.
Located in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, it’s one of the...
Diagonal lines – I came to photograph the glaciers but came back with shots with lines, dots and reflections.
I call that a result.
I love reflections, and the contrast between the dots of floating ice and the angular rock.