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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-six: An American safari -- wildlife photography in southeast Alaska’s wilderness > Frigid sunset , Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 2013
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08-JUN-2013

Frigid sunset , Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 2013

Just 250 years ago, Glacier Bay was all glacier and no bay. It was a 100-mile long river of ice, thousands of feet deep. That ice has retreated to the north, leaving us with national park that covers three million acres of mountains, glaciers, forests, and waterways. It anchors a 25 million acre world Heritage Site, one of the world’s largest protected natural areas. Fifteen glaciers are within this park – the ice in this image has fallen from the face of Margerie Glacier. Shooting with a 24mm prime wideangle lens from the deck of our ship in the late evening light, I juxtapose the effect of a warm setting sun against the chill of floating ice that seems to extend forever.

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Phil Douglis21-Oct-2013 19:36
Thanks, Iris. I really "felt" this image as I made it. The ice seems so cold, and the sky so hot, giving the image its contrast and incongruity. It had to be a vertical frame in order to use the lines of ice to lead to the mountains and sky. To me, this sweep of fire and ice caught the essence of Glacier Bay.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)17-Oct-2013 23:41
An amazing photo, Phil. The juxtaposition of the fiery sky and the frozen flow of ice work so beautifully in the image and the vertical orientation adds to the drama.
Phil Douglis07-Jul-2013 21:58
Fire and ice indeed! This is one of my favorites as well, because of that contrast between the heat of the sun and the chill of the ice.
sunlightpix07-Jul-2013 20:18
Fire and ice! One of my favorite images in this gallery! A big winner! V
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