Category Archive for: ‘Alaska HDR Photos’
Approaching Sawyer Glaciers
If you visit my blog often, you might think this is the 2nd time you’ve seen this image but it’s actually a brand new image which I finished post processing last evening. It’s very similar to a previous photo I posted, which was a view of the same Glaciers, but from a much closer distance. (See my previous Sawyer Glacier photo.)
I took this photo during a 7-day cruise that my family and I took last May. As we cruised through the Tracy Arm Fjord, in the near distance we began to spot this magnificent glacier glowing a bright blue color. As we got closer and closer, the fjord got narrower and narrower until finally we were within 100 feet.
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Sawyer Glaciers in the Tracy Arm Fjord
Spectacular, yes? This is one of my favorite shots and I’m sure you can see why. I took this glacier photo during a 7-day Alaskan cruise with my family towards the end of May, 2010.
These are the “Sawyer Glaciers” and are located at the end of the Tracy Arm Fjord, which is a 35-mile long stretch of ocean with 3000 foot high granite walls along both sides. This fjord travels through the Tongass National Forest, although I don’t remember seeing too many trees… Mostly just rocks and waterfalls.
As our ship was approaching the Sawyer Glaciers, the Captain announcedContinue Reading This Post —>
