Calving from The Blue Wall, Los Glaciares National Park

            Catching a calving off the Perito Moreno Glacier takes a bit of extra sensory perception, foresight, hindsight and pure, unadulterated luck. In this case, I heard the thunderous cracking, which meant a chunk of ice likely was about to break off, turned my camera in the general direction of the sound and, with my exposure setting already pre-set, I fired off several high-speed continuous shots and was lucky enough to catch this image of a calving in action.
My visit to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the few glaciers in the world known to be advancing rather than in retreat, coincided with a rainstorm, which provided dramatic cloud cover over the mountains behind the glacier and prevented the sun from creating impossible contrasts of highlight and shadow. So it was a blessing to get that storm rolling in at the same time I arrived. Indeed, the frozen tsunami of ice was a deeper blue thanks to the shade provided by the storm clouds overhead in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina. 
   

Taken on: March 9, 2015

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/22.0, 1/10 sec, 75mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Focal Length:	75mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
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