Uploads from elementalPaul, tagged photomatix

Jean de la lune - reworked

nobody@flickr.com (elementalPaul) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:28:51 -0700

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Vancouver apartment

nobody@flickr.com (elementalPaul) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:30:00 -0700

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Maligne Lake

nobody@flickr.com (elementalPaul) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:31:37 -0700

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The alignment of the images that make up this picture is a tiny bit off but I hope it's not too noticeable.

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Check in

nobody@flickr.com (elementalPaul) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:15:05 -0700

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Unused check-in terminals at Vancouver airport.

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Ice Explorer on the Athabasca Glacier

nobody@flickr.com (elementalPaul) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:29:05 -0700

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I'm really proud of of this picture - I'd never have imagined that I'd get such a good image taken freehand, in the snow, on a glacier!!!

The Athabasca Glacier covers an area of 6km² (2.5mi²), has a length of 6km (3.75miles) and a depth ranging from 90 - 300, (270 - 1000ft). The glacier is currently receding at a rate of about two to three meters a year. 75% of the worlds drinking water comes from glaciers.

The Columbia Icefield (of which this glacier is a part) covers 325km² (125mi²) and reaches depths estimated at 365m (1299 ft). The meltwaters from the icefield flow to three different oceans; the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic.

I was concerned about the environmental impact of my visit to the glacier but, as the guide pointed out, it's better to manage these sort of trips rather than have people wandering around the glacier themselves.

Did I mention I took this on a glacier? :-)

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