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Ilulissat Fiord, Greenland
Ilulissat Fiord, Greenland
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Ilulissat, Greenland
Date: Sep 6, 2005
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000s
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2006

The mouth of this fiord is one of the most prolific iceberg nurseries in the world. The glacier at the head of the fiord advances up to 30 meters per day, one of the fastest in the world.

Statistics
Place: 279 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.9343
Avg (commenters): 6.7727
Avg (participants): 5.8682
Avg (non-participants): 6.2338
Views since voting: 1390
Views during voting: 565
Votes: 426
Comments: 24
Favorites: 3 (view)


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11/09/2009 06:38:00 PM
The clarity on this (and the colors) is just beautiful. I really hope you have a 'wall sized' one of this in your home.
02/07/2006 02:30:28 PM
This was my first ever entry. I first submitted it too big and got the message to that effect. I reduced the size and resubmitted it too small but there isn't a message to tell me that. It was my silly error but I think there should be a "too small" message as well as a "too big" message for people like me.

And thank you for all the nice comments you sent me.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 09:19:34 AM
That's like a scene out of a movie. Very cool.
01/30/2006 07:44:47 PM
Excellent control of contrast and whites!
01/30/2006 12:15:03 PM
i would be interestd in seeing this larger, with more detail, zoomed in more...
01/30/2006 07:31:50 AM
I never understood why Greenland and Iceland's names weren't switched! LOL. Great color, wonderful detail, beautiful job!
01/29/2006 04:23:11 PM
I would really like to see a larger version of this shot. Great capture of the light and shadows in the drifts with the silhouettes just adding a finishing touch. Good eye!
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01/29/2006 02:38:21 PM
Wow, so that's what it looks like from the ground! Beautiful. The ice on the right reallly looks like the ice visible from 38,000 ft...



Love the birds and the eerily gloomy light. I'd love to know what you were doing there.
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01/26/2006 09:00:39 AM
This looks like it could be great, but I can't really see anything as the shot is so small. Resizing to 640 would have helped with this.
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01/26/2006 03:29:51 AM
I so wish this were a bigger size, as it looks great here, but would have had a much bigger impact if bigger in size for sure.....
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01/25/2006 10:52:25 AM
I'm sure this would look outstanding very big....not sure why you have hampered the appreciation of this shot by making it so small here.
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01/22/2006 02:10:35 PM
Nice capture, however the image is a little smaller then the maximum allowed. If you could try to have your image as close to 640 pixels on the longest side more details are visible. "File Size: No larger than 150 KB (153,600 bytes). Dimension: No dimension may be shorter than 160 pixels or longer than 640 pixels." Sometimes scores suffer just due to the image being small. Still a beautiful capture-good luck
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01/21/2006 09:03:04 AM
great shot...i like the birds...8
01/21/2006 08:11:21 AM
The two birds add a nice point of interest. I love the shapes and shades of the ice and snow. Excellent shot.
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01/18/2006 12:41:34 PM
lovely photo.......but why so small?
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01/18/2006 04:43:48 AM
Really nice photo, its just a shame you submitted such a small version!
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01/17/2006 10:25:13 AM
this is just surreal. i really wish it was at full size so I can see more details! a beauty nonetheless :)
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01/17/2006 07:58:53 AM
8 for going to greenland
-3 for taking an unremarkable photo.
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01/16/2006 10:06:36 PM
Very nice winter shot - exposed perfectly for the snow
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01/16/2006 01:34:58 PM
Beautifull... but it should be bigger, I'm sure that you would have gain an extra point by using the 640 pixels that we are allowed to use in challenges.
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01/16/2006 01:22:00 PM
very beautiful, just wish it was biggER
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01/16/2006 09:38:05 AM
WONDERFUL! that's all i can say about it! 10
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01/16/2006 04:16:19 AM
I really like the expanse of scenery seen here in this cold landscape. What adds visual interest is thos sharp spiky mountains seen in the background which really adds to the idea that this is can indeed be a very cold and hostile land. Also there are two lone birds (the ones resting lower are not as visible because their grey/white hues dissapear into the landscape) on top of the ice shelf seen on the right hand side of the photo that adds interest because it shows us life can exist here. I think you could easily have presented this composition by filling the frame with just those four birds standing on the ice shelf and the sharp spiky mountains in the background with a smattering of sky. A closer crop would call more attention to focus the viewers attention on the two elements of the birds and the sharp mountains.
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01/15/2006 07:36:20 PM
Wow, so that's what that looks like! I've flown over many times and wondered what it was like down there. The contrast between the crisp ice and smooth clouds is excellent, as is the contrast between the cool blue ice and the warm clouds. And the two birds (cormorants?) provide a center of attraction. Just wish the image were full 640 pixels wide! 8
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