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Ice
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:13 pmby MHD
The terminal face of the Franz Joseph Glacier, Westland, NZ
Full size:
http://potofgrass.ath.cx/gallery/nz/DSC_3658?full=1
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:17 pmby xerubus
very nice shot mhd... well done!
did you manage to get a pano of the area?
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:23 pmby sirhc55
Nice shot MHD - how big is the end as the pic does not give an idea of size or am I blind!!
Chris
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:01 pmby MHD
xerubus wrote:very nice shot mhd... well done!
did you manage to get a pano of the area?
Yes,
Still have to stitch it together
The terminal face is umm, about 300m across...
those bits of ice are real big
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:05 pmby MHD
to give an idea of scale here is a guided group on the glacier
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:07 pmby sirhc55
Bugger me it’s a lot larger than I imagined thanks for the second shot (very nice too) MHD
Chris
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:13 pmby AlistairF
Wow, insipiring pics. I'm going to be there in a month, so I have some idea of what to expect...
Hmmm... another reason to get that Nikon 12-24mm.
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:16 pmby sheepie
You're lucky you got a fine day!
Well done
Not a bad experience climbing through the ice eh!
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:19 pmby MHD
fine day? Fine 15 minutes is more like it... I posted a thread about gear testing extreeme style some time ago... we had 340mm of rain in just under 30 hours...
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:58 pmby Onyx
Wow, look at the scale of that thing!!! The first shot, was that a polarised sky? (I forgot how naturally blue NZ's skies are).
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:00 pmby MHD
no, natural blue...
when they are not white or grey with cloud they have a very nice blue colour
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:42 pmby Greg B
I did the walk up and down the glacier back in the late seventies. The guide said, - "if you slip and start down the ice, you will probably die. That's why you need to sign this form."
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:58 pmby BBJ
MHD great shots mate it is very decieving tho, and well since you did say they are big, uhmm!! look out for the avalanch and yes i would hate to be hit by one of them. Hope you enjoyed your trip.
Cheers
John
BBJ
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:21 pmby pippin88
The scale is deceiving, didn't realise that it was so big until you showed the photo with the people in it.
Nice shot.
Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:51 pmby mudder
When I saw the first pic I thought nice image, then when I saw the one with the tour group, I thought wow..... Hard to gain a real sense of the sheer size of the ice until something's in teh frame that I can relate to...
That would have been an awe inspring tour... Would love to experience that...
Cheers,
Mudder