glacial hole, a photo from Bern, West

Photographer's Note

As I was shooting from inside a glacial opening a hiker with her dog passed by from out of nowhere.

This small glacier is located after Bonera (1508m) shelter and Schussellaui (1545m) in the direction of Alpiglen and the Eiger trail - or roughly 2hr 30min hours from Grindelwald. Droplets of water were dripping from the ceiling with occasional pebbles. This was an exciting find for me since I never expected to find this glacier along the trail. I rested, took out my boots to dip my feet in the cold water, had lunch by the mouth of the glacier. It was a great feeling -- with all the magnificent view all around.

UPDATE: Please see my Workshop photo. I have tried to deal with the overexposure problem outside the glacial opening as a response to critiques. I hope this is a more balanced photo.

To see the other end of the glacial tunnel:
click here

faganrodney, jwmunro, jmcl, Buin, chinchini has marked this note useful

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faganrodney (489) 2006-12-02 9:05

Great location, it must have been very interesting. I like the detail of the crater like pot marks in the glacier. Having the hiker was also a good/lucky choice to give the needed scale. The only distraction for me is the contrast of the distant mountain.

jwmunro (286) 2006-12-02 10:16

Hello Latiff -

This is a nice image with lots of detail inside of the glacier. The hike provides some sense of scale with is important. The view outside of the glacier is a bit washed out and could use a little post processing.

Thanks for sharing

jmcl (14535) 2006-12-03 12:10

what a wonderfully intriguing and textured place and POV.

thank you for sharing it.

John

Buin (42580) 2006-12-05 13:15

Hallo Latiff!
This must have been a great experience for you - but I think it was rather careless ... nevertheless - you got a great picture with a wonderful light! I view of the light conditions there, you took a very agreeable shot. A not everyday photo!
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

Lix (0) 2007-01-03 10:33 [Comment]

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ayniLL (0) 2007-01-13 10:56

this hole is like heart

very good vision for this capture

your all photos on your page are excellent
TFS

chinchini (31529) 2007-02-01 15:22

Bonjour Latiff,
Je d嶰ouvre ta galerie et j'ai choisi cette photo. Tu aurais pu attendre la Saint-Valentin pour la poster ;o))
Superbe prise de vue et superbe endroit. Au point de vue technique, bravo !
Je suis 彋onn� du peu de points obtenus par cette photo.
Bien amicalement
Pierre

muzz (259) 2007-03-10 15:29

heloo latiff

another intresting one..
i really liked the way u have clicked this shot.

Regards
Muzz

Hellas (7123) 2007-05-21 6:55

Hi Latiff,
extraordinary photo and ideal place for its shade but so unsafe! This is also ideal for shooting through the hole. I saw your workshop and I can say that is very good! The depth of field is more distinctive than the original. Thank you. Regards,
Athanasios.

jramos (507) 2007-08-01 8:49

This is a very intersting photo. The composition and subject matter are very appealing. In fact, the cave's opening looks like a heart as if you love the hiker + you love nature = you love hiking in nature (but you are in a hole; I don't know what to make of that). Anyway, kidding aside, I like what you've captured here.

p.s. your workshop looks great!