an ocean of ice Photo

Photographer’s Note

The 250 km² ice formation, of 30 km in length, is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system shared with Chile. This icefield is the world's third largest reserve of fresh water.
The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that are not retreating.
The terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier is 5 km wide, with an average height of 60 meters above the surface of the water, with a total ice depth of 170 meters. It advances at a speed of up to 2 m per day (around 700 m per year), although it loses mass at approximately the same rate, meaning that aside from small variations, its terminus has not advanced or receded in the past 90 years. At its deepest part, the glacier has a depth of approximately 700 m.

lilimih33, Nicou, quetzal, Buin, mursaloglu, MLINES, Zelanda has marked this note useful

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Mitch (0) 2007-04-28 14:04

Hi Matteo,
Nature at its finest!
Good composition and sharpness.
P&S

lilimih33 (9874) 2007-04-28 14:05

Ciao Matteo!
Bellissima foto! Perfetta!
Great colours, light and clarity!
Excellent done!
Lili

PS - Sei de Arezzo? Conosco 2 persone da li.

Shana (3203) 2007-04-28 14:10

Bonjoir,

mangifique ce galcier, ce bleu est merveilleux.

Bravo et belle soirée, Shana

Nicou (46171) 2007-04-28 14:24

Hello,

que c'est beau, ce bleu est mangifique, ce panaroma glacière et extraordinaire, on y voit très bien les détails.

Très belle soirée,
Nicou

Malheureusement j'ai plus de point.

quetzal (3467) 2007-04-28 14:50

Hello Matteo,
What a very impressive and beautiful ocean ! There is a pretty palette of blues. Good composition.
Regards
Jean-Louis

sabyasachi_d (413) 2007-04-28 14:54

tell u what!! what most attracts me on this earth is high altitude, hills, glaciers, streams and waterfalls. u r a natural fav of me, if u keep posting more of these spot.
BRAVO, well done
good capture of the glacier!!
TFS
sabya

delic (6735) 2007-04-28 15:03

Superb photo that captures the glacial blue nicely. Well done.
Hakan

Buin (38574) 2007-04-28 15:48

Hallo Matteo!
This is an impressive and beautiful scenery. You have had the luck of good weather here and therefore your picture shows more than many others of this place. Including the forest in the foreground was very skillful to emphasize the not to surpass contrast betwen the ice and the plants. Great! Thank you for showing!
Greetings from Germany - and have a nice sunday!
Frank

evasion (141) 2007-04-28 16:14

bonsoir MAtteo
quelle belle prise de vue ce bleu et cette lumière ; magnifique nature quand tu nous tiens...
Josyane

mursaloglu (5280) 2007-04-28 16:42

Caro Matteo
Una foto stupenda con un blu dominante e un senso di profondita eccezionale. I toni dei colori sono ammirevoli. Compilemnti . ihsan

MLINES (11054) 2007-04-28 19:26

Hi Matteo. A very expansive panarama showing this huge field of ice. A uni friend went to Patagonia for climbing years ago and enjoyed this area a lot. Now i see why. Very good series. TFS. Murray.

Zelanda (5692) 2007-04-28 20:26

Hola Matteo,
Bella imagen del glaciar, un sitio al que me gustaría ir.
Bonito color y excelente POV.
Saludos cordiales
Zelanda

Stepan (27175) 2007-05-16 17:50

Wow, must be so impressive. I wish we could see more, but the mystery of the scene (produced by the close view) makes extra interest. Well seen.
Stéphane

ViktorVaughn (1517) 2007-11-07 8:00

I like this view of the perito moreno glacier. I have seen several photos of this beautiful place, but I think this is the first one with the perspective head on.

You can just see how far the ice actually goes, it just goes on forever. And the mountains in the background. Just amazing!