Mountain XII

Original photograph by Alex Yu

Fire and ice

Date
2002 May
Location
Columbia icefield, Canada
Equipment
Nikon Coolpix 5000
Notes
Some may say it is a poor picture because it does not represent the essence of the Columbia icefield. The sun is too dominant and thus the icefield is not noticeable. Actually I focused on another theme: the contrast between the sun and the ice.
Original photograph by Alex Yu

Black and white

Date
2002 May
Location
Mountain Rainer, Washington
Equipment
Nikon Coolpix 5000
Notes
The picture results from good timing. If I had visited Rainer in winter, everything would have been covered by snow. If I had gone there in summer, the ice would have been melted down. In May it is warm enough to keep the stream running but cold enough to maintain the surrounding snow.