52 Week Photography Project —
June Edition
23 — Crushed
Glaciers move by internal deformation of the ice, and by sliding over the rocks and sediments at the base. They weight of the snow, firn, and ice, and the pressure exerted by upstream ice deforms glacier ice, in a phenomenon known as creep. This creep of the ice pulverizes the landscape, crushing it into powder that is picked up by the glacier. In the photo above of the Matanuska Glacier, you can see the crushed rock in the dark bands of the ice.
24 — Ordinary World
One persons extraordinary world can at the same time be another persons ordinary world. Take the photo above. My Son and I were visiting Alaska earlier this month and walking a trail. A black bear decided to take over the trail and bring all traffic to a halt. Of course, I began snapping photos like a crazy person while the people who deal with this every day, quickly turned around and found a different route to get where they were going. Just another ordinary day in their ordinary world.
25 — Flower Power
During a quick stop in Victoria, BC, my wife and I visited the Butchart Gardens. I’ll be honest, it was more her idea than mine. As we turned a corner and walked into the sunken gardens, the view stopped me in my tracks. It was overwhelming seeing all of the colors, shrouded in a mist, under a beautiful summer evening. You can say that those flowers had power.
26- This Lovely Mess
As we walked to the viewing point for the Exit Glacier, we came across he mess of rocks, sticks, mud and water. There was a certain juxtaposition standing in the middle of this messy area. Surrounded by mud, rocks, and other materials destroyed by the glacier, we looked up to see this incredible view of the icy glacier. This met the criteria of a lovely mess.
