The Slide

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 2011117 views8 comments

An avalanche sliding down the lower slopes of Mt Hunter in the alaska range. After three days of white out, the sun started to make an appearance. There were avalanches in every direction. While not the most spectacular of the lot, i sort of like the play of light and shadows in this.

Shall post the big monsters later

Nikon D5000, 16-85 vr @ 48mm, f10, 1/2000s, iso 200, -0.7 (dont know why i under exposed)

Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions
Anand

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 29, 2011 at 6:17 PM

Very dramatic image.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 29, 2011 at 9:13 PM

Anand,

Great timing, catching this at such a telling moment. And from this vantage point, the thought quickly slips in to my mind questioning whether or not you are at a safe distance? The low hanging clouds obscure any notion of the source of the rock fall in terms of potential size and this could literally come right in to your living room!

The shadow or texture in the snow really helps, otherwise you would just have a white-wash foreground.

Nice catch!

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 29, 2011 at 9:55 PM

I like the abstract qualities here Anand. I have never seen an avalanche but I am sure it is an amazing scene to observe and I am sure equally scarey. I like the high key, B&W treatment here.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on June 29, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Great shot and I like how the shadow helps the avalanche stand out. Being a skier, these are my worst nightmare.

Registered on October 28, 2008, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on June 30, 2011 at 2:26 AM

Your image shows a dramatic moment, but some reason I feel at peace looking at it. Maybe it's the black and white conversion that induces this feeling. Beautiful, Anand!

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Manoj Vallati on June 30, 2011 at 10:47 AM

I love the dynamism in the photo Anand..Do you have a vertical comp of the scene ? The shadows add a new dimension
Thanks for sharing

Registered on February 24, 2011, 49 Posts, 148 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 30, 2011 at 11:30 AM

I wonder if this might be the first "avalanchescape" posted here

The monochrome treatment seems right for this. I like the comp with the snow jutting up in the center of the frame to create a focal point with the avalanche.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on June 30, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Thanks for the response guys !
@Lon: We were in a fairly safe location. You can see the debris from a previous slide on the bottom right. It usually doesnt get that far. We did see a couple of really big ones whose smoke engulfed us momentarily even as we were more than a mile across the glacier.
@manoj: No, this was the only frame i got. The whole mountain was obscured by clouds so there wasnt a lot visible on top.
@tony: I can assure you this wont be the last avalanchescape

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments