Shooting from a skiff, I came within a few yards of this massive chunk of floating ice that had broken away from Margerie Glacier. I was drawn to its translucence and its odd blue color. The color is due to air bubbles trapped within the ice being squeezed out. As the size of the ice crystals within the ice increase, they become clear and blue. The blue color is intensified by the blue reflection in the water. I was also drawn to the diagonal thrusts of the ice itself, and the way it seems to glow at the base. The jagged blue translucent ice symbolically provides a metaphor for a rugged yet magical place.