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TIMBER!!!!


TIMBER!!!!
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Copyright: Michael Gan (Michael_Gan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 578 W: 75 N: 694] (2761)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-21
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon F70, AF Nikkor 70-300, Fuji Sensia 100, B+W UV
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: To the end of the world...
Date Submitted: 2005-01-27 16:51
Viewed: 1436
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Please click on the picture to see the larger version.

Although not really a large pine tree that is falling down after being cut, the "Timber!" yell came to my mind when I saw this chunk of ice falling down from the Perito Moreno glacier. It looks rather small, but be aware that the height of the glacier is about 60 meters and you will understand that this is a huge piece of ice, causing an even bigger splash of ice-cold water...

When you're visiting the Perito Moreno glacier, you can be almost sure that you will see parts of the glacier breaking off and splashing into the water. We had to wait for about 1.5 hours before it happened, but after the first splash (this one) many more followed within one or two hours time. It's an incredible sight and the sound is really amazing. And even when nothing is coming down, you can hear that the glacier is 'alive'. You can hear the grumbling sound of moving ice all the time, sometimes it sounds like fireworks that are going off in the distance. It's a very impressive experience.

The slides were taken with the full 300 mm focal distance at an interval of 0.67 seconds and were scanned with a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III slide scanner.

Rinie_Hoff, mimi, robiuk, tomaszmarcinek, Deke, bertolucci, jrj, Prisley has marked this note useful
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This is a very impressive sequence, Michael. Even the small version is alresdy very attractive and I like the bold black frame that separates the different pictures, the colors are wonderful, that very special blue that belongs with glaciers.
Very attractive and very sharp and elegantly presented!

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  • mimi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 398 W: 337 N: 271] (2297)
  • [2005-01-27 20:42]

Great capture, Michael. You've done a great job documenting the fall of the iceberg. The panels seem a bit like a slo-motion movie. I disagree with Rinie, though. The black frame seems heavy to me and a bit overwhelming. I think I'd prefer a lighter frame both in terms in color and in terms of width.

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  • robiuk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2018 W: 176 N: 2285] (9849)
  • [2005-01-28 13:20]

Thanks Michael for posting this dynamic version of the glacier.
I found the note very useful as until now I didn't know anything about glaciers. But by what I've just read - they must be mighty!
Very good timing for taking this series of shots. We can see how well you had prepared yourself for that marvelous event.
Thanks a bunch,
Robi

After having seen a documentary on this glacier, I made up my mind: I want to go here one day. After seeing your wonderful sequence of pictures I made up my mind again: I just have to go there one day! seeing your photos makes me just feel and almost hear the power of the ice. Wow! Just wonder...Weren't your fingers nearly frozen by the time you saw this spectacle? Or wasn't it cold at all?

Also wanted to tell you that I read the little piece on TE in Op Pad, and it made me return again after being too busy for a while :-)

You put in a lot of work on this one! I guess we all appreciate it.

Well made and creative panorama. The sequence is very well caught and shows us well the “film” of what has happened. Good colors and details.

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  • Deke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 123 W: 19 N: 159] (708)
  • [2005-02-03 17:14]

Michael, thanks for pointing me to this sequence, I like how you present it as it might look on a strip of unmounted transparency film. I've witnessed this too and affirm your notes. A wonderful experience. I must scan some more of my shots of this place now I am in the mood!

Hi Michael, I like this dynamic sequence of this living and breathing glacier - it indeed has a movie like feel to it. The interval is well chosen and the handling of the light and sharpness is fine. Veru good job with an interesting note.

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  • jrj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5487 W: 506 N: 7212] (32767)
  • [2005-02-14 8:46]

Hi Michael
Creative and interesting 'ducomentary' of this ice block falling of the glacier.
Good presentation of all details in the pano and a good idea using the pano here..

IMPRESSIVE!! This is a great sequence that is also well commented by your note. I like your choice of framing in black. It gives more power to the pics. Great comp'.
Thank you for sharing this moment with us. It makes us realise how en danger are the "glaciers" because of the world getting warmer.

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  • AandK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 200 W: 43 N: 369] (1605)
  • [2006-01-22 8:11]

Oh, how I wish to see that in with my own eyes...
TFS so much!
Andreas

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