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Alaska, Fall 2008 / Set 12
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About this image:
“Hellooooooooo.........”
Inside this crevice you can see the intense blue of the
glacier ice. When compressed under the continuing layers of
snow that fall when forming glaciers, the lower levels of
snow are compressed and convert from snow flakes into
compressed ice. This ice has such a high density that it
actually turns blue as shown on this image. Blue ice is very
dense; the more white colored glacier ice is lighter and
contains a higher amount of air trapped in the ice and is
not as dense – however it's still pretty hard and heavy. |
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About this image:
A few distant clouds gave way to nice blue skies
The high cloud cover broke to reveal some nice blue skies
and the warmth of the sun. We thought this would be a nice
day for another cruise into Johns Hopkins Inlet. This photo
shows Russell Island as we saw it when coming out of Reid
Inlet. The water was quite still with only a few minor
ripples, the sun was out and it was warming nicely – perfect
cruising weather. |
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About this image:
Mad Dog is shadowed by the mass of Lamplugh Glacier
Directly behind Mad Dog is Lamplugh Glacier. Off to the
right you can see the remnants of a few great masses of ice
that collapsed quite recently. While we were setting up and
shooting the photo, there were great loud cracks, pops and
grinding of ice on ice - evidence of the slow
self-destruction of Lamplugh Glacier. |
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About this image:
“I've got my little beady eye locked on you, buddy!”
It is funny when we see groups of these Surf Scoters. As we
approach them they either take off in flight, half fly –
half run on the water and move a little further on, or they
dive below the surface. The ones that dive, after a few
seconds come back up and “pop” out of the water like a big
bubble. This fellow did exactly that, he dove down and then
popped back up – surprised to see that we were still
there... |
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About this image:
Another group of Surf Scoters takes to the air
Here's another photo of a small group of Surf Scoters as
they take flight. With their bellies so full and the new
feathers still coming in, it is comical to watch them flap,
run and bounce off of the waters' surface for 40 - 50 ft /
12 - 15 m before actually getting airborne. Some of them
give up at this point and just flop back down into the water
on their bellies. |
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About this image:
Time for a coffee break – with treats fresh from
the galley
With the nice weather and sun as inspiration, Dean figured a
couple of soesjes (Dutch Cream Puffs) with vanilla pudding
filling and icing sugar on top would go great with an
espresso for a mid-day break. Mmmmmm, roughing it on the
water! |
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