Ice on Turnagain Arm Tidal Flats; Anchorage; March 8, 2017
Ice forms in cold weather in Turnagain Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet, part of the Pacific Ocean. As big tides (30-foot differences) rise and fall, the tidal flats are exposed to cold air and ice forms directly on the tidal silt. Here there are also small icebergs, much smaller than the big mounds (large as a house) that form in prolonged cold weather. This is the scene near Indian, on the drive to Alyeska ski area on a coldish (about 20 degrees F), sunny day. Water flows in the channel tidal flows have cut in the silt banks.
The ice and tidal flats and waters are a rich subject for local photographers, and cars often pull into turnouts along the highway so people, most of them locals, can photograph the Inlet.
As always, I am interested in the dramatic graphics that can result.
Canon 5D Mark IV with 100-400 IS II lens at 400mm; 1/1000 at f/7.1; ISO 200.
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After a lifetime of mainly expressing myself with words, my postings here will mainly rely on images. They will speak for themselves to some extent, but I'll usually add a few comments of explanation. I've taken photographs for decades, since the 1950's, inspired in part by my father's photographic skill. Four years of photo assignments and quality darkroom time eventually gave way to decades of casual and family picture-taking. I re-immersed myself when I left film and turned to digital.