Gorgeous iceberg 7 [Le Toit du Monde]
The ice is so damn cool, and so very bizarre looking. The texture looks very much like plastic. Wild. The tall part is perhaps 9 or 10 storeys tall.
Now, some of us (the crazier ones among us) might look at an iceberg like this and think, "Wow, I'd love to go ice climbing on that!" I wouldn't recommend it. I just saw a movie about a guy who tried ice climbing on icebergs. The ice is under tremendous pressure and shatters easily. Hammering in an ice axe can easily cause huge cracks which shatter deep into the core of the iceberg. Plus they often have a poorly adhering surface layer of ice that easily shatters off -- I suspect from low density rain and condensation which has formed a weak, low density layer on the surface of the iceberg. Not fun! Save the ice climbing for waterfalls.
This photo was recently printed in Le Toit du Monde -- a magazine published by the Association des francophones du Nunavut. It was used as the opening photo for an article about global warming. Also published in the same issue were this, this, this, and this in an article written about the hike documented in this photo set.
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Comments and faves
saruwine, ms4jah, San Pedro '64, grumerjulian, and 18 other people added this photo to their favorites.
markeveleigh (72 months ago | reply)
A really beautiful formation and a good capture - well done!
Congratulations on getting this shot published and thanks for uploading it to PUBLISH AND BE DAMNED!
<CALI> [deleted] (71 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture. Well done.
kath & theo (70 months ago | reply)
Super!
sillydog (65 months ago | reply)
This photo would make a great addition to theGlobal Climate Change group.
grumerjulian (64 months ago | reply)
beautiful foto...I would ask if I can use your foto for our highschool newspaper(the school has no money so for free)...our topic is "global warming"...I hope you say yes!:D
Adventure Addict (64 months ago | reply)
grumerjulian: Sure. :) noncommercial use of any of my photos is totally cool. Just put a credit down for me (Dave Laird) and we're even. Be sure to download the high-resolution original by clicking on the All Sizes link above the pic!
digbytoast (58 months ago | reply)
Brilliant shot -- the colours are amazing!
norvegia2005sara (56 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Deep North, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
MoRomy (48 months ago | reply)
beautiful...
Frances Billano (45 months ago | reply)
LOL. It looks kind of phallic, don't you think? Kidding aside, this is one of the more interesting iceberg photos I've seen.
Shamrockah (44 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture! =)
VWJ (44 months ago | reply)
great picture
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