The Photographer: E. Paul Huisking, of Asheville, North Carolina
Getting the Shot: I took this on Feb 22, 2000, while independently traveling for five weeks through New Zealand. During my travels I visited the Fox Glacier on the South Island, and while there took a helihike. Twenty-two of us, along with several guides, were transported onto the glacier by helicopters for a three hour hiking excursion. Once we were dropped, we split into two groups. I was with the more adventuresome group, and the culmination of our hike was a descent into this ice cave from the surface of the glacier. The cave exploration involved slogging knee deep through ice melt waters. To get this shot I stepped back away from the others in a small side tunnel.
The Details: One should never let cold feet stand in the way of a good adventure! It was a warm sunny day, so many of my fellow hikers were dressed in light clothing, but we were all supplied with boots, ice creepers and walking staffs. The light in the cave, filtering through from the surface, was awe inspiring. The experience was one of the highlights of my trip.
The Camera: My camera at the time was an old Canon A-1 SLR with a 28-200 zoom lens and Kodak Royal Gold 200 film. This image was then printed as a 8x12 and digitally scanned with an Epson 4490 scanner.
We Love: How surreal the shot looks - doesn't it look like another planet?
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Getting the Shot: I took this on Feb 22, 2000, while independently traveling for five weeks through New Zealand. During my travels I visited the Fox Glacier on the South Island, and while there took a helihike. Twenty-two of us, along with several guides, were transported onto the glacier by helicopters for a three hour hiking excursion. Once we were dropped, we split into two groups. I was with the more adventuresome group, and the culmination of our hike was a descent into this ice cave from the surface of the glacier. The cave exploration involved slogging knee deep through ice melt waters. To get this shot I stepped back away from the others in a small side tunnel.
The Details: One should never let cold feet stand in the way of a good adventure! It was a warm sunny day, so many of my fellow hikers were dressed in light clothing, but we were all supplied with boots, ice creepers and walking staffs. The light in the cave, filtering through from the surface, was awe inspiring. The experience was one of the highlights of my trip.
The Camera: My camera at the time was an old Canon A-1 SLR with a 28-200 zoom lens and Kodak Royal Gold 200 film. This image was then printed as a 8x12 and digitally scanned with an Epson 4490 scanner.
We Love: How surreal the shot looks - doesn't it look like another planet?
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I can't believe there are no comments! Thanks for sharing your experience in New Zealand & sharing this beautiful picture.
Rose.
Thanks for such a beautiful picture, sure when I will be in New Zealand sure I will visit this place.
Thanks for sharing your travel adventures, also thank you for sharing your picture.
This is truly one of the most beautiful pictures i have ever seen.Your travel pictures are the best.