Motif: Kittiwakes and blue glacier

Posted by Matt Cox on Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:02 pm

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Some years, a freshwater river exits below the waterline from the Monaco glacier on Spitsbergen. This causes a localized die-off of fish, which provide an easy meal for this large flock of Kittiwakes. Given enough time and patience (and the luck to be there in the right year), it's a matter of waiting for the glacier to calve and cause a nice blast-off to get a shot such as this. Taken off a boat with a Nikon F100, 500f4 with TC-14E, 1/250 at f4 on Provia 100F pushed to 200.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:17 pm

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Hey Matt, I believe I have seen your photo before with less crop if I remember right. This is just stunning. I'd love to see the original. great work.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:30 pm

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Matt, this is beautifully conceived and executed.

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by Bill Whala on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:31 pm

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Stunning works for me too. The colors are awesome. I love the flurry of activity.

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by AlexC on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:39 pm

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Cold feather soup!!!
Very nice indeed!!! Congrats!!

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:53 pm

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Very cool - this would be cool as a wall sized mural!

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:56 pm

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Stunning shot Matt! you obviously were there at the right time and had the patience!

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by BrianS on Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:42 pm

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A stunner -- what a cool idea.

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by LHays on Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:42 pm

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Wow....this is way too cool. This is an amazing shot....I love it.

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by DC on Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:06 am

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Awesome shot Matt. Extremely well executed. Congrats.

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by Harvey Edelman on Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:06 am

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by Alan Melle on Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:23 am

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Great shot! Love the wall of blue ice as a background.

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by Wil Hershberger on Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:19 pm

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Stunning for sure.

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by Laura Stiefel on Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:40 pm