New Zealand Fox Glacier

Minority · 10th May 2003

Taken on my Trip to NZ a month back.. Make me feel like going back again.....

jasphotography · 10th May 2003

Glacier trekking ehhh ... it does look easy from the pic or where you were standing but in actual fact, from my experience, it could be rather tricky. Or is it not?

It seems rather dark for the first 2 pics and pic 3 appeared to be taken using another camera (a compact?).

I quite like pic 2 myself and if it could be a little brighter... this is personal taste as your original has its merit too.

Lovely place you had been...

Minority · 10th May 2003

Yeah it was abt 1.5 hrs hiking to get up to the side of the terminal face. At some pt of the climb we were abt 200m drop and we are standing on this little ledge.

There is where the 1st shot was takem. Actually you are right the shots are taken with 2 cameras. Shot 1 n 2 are with a Eos 3 , sigma 20mm f.18 with provia 100. I guess slides don't do very well in gloomy weather. The last shot was taken with a Canon G1. Coz the climb down was pretty tricky its hard holding on to a Eos 3 with PB.

But given the chance I will do it again.. was really an experience what I would hope for was a clearer weather.

Jeff · 10th May 2003

Was up on the glacier on HeliHike. Freezing siah. The snow does give a false sense of distance, not to mention the 6kg boots we have to wear. Quite an experience though. I still remember I was posing by this ice cave when minutes later it just collapsed!

Cool place to revisit.

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Minority Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 611	New Zealand Fox Glacier Taken on my Trip to NZ a month back.. Make me feel like going back again.....

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Minority Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 611	Yeah it was abt 1.5 hrs hiking to get up to the side of the terminal face. At some pt of the climb we were abt 200m drop and we are standing on this little ledge. There is where the 1st shot was takem. Actually you are right the shots are taken with 2 cameras. Shot 1 n 2 are with a Eos 3 , sigma 20mm f.18 with provia 100. I guess slides don't do very well in gloomy weather. The last shot was taken with a Canon G1. Coz the climb down was pretty tricky its hard holding on to a Eos 3 with PB. But given the chance I will do it again.. was really an experience what I would hope for was a clearer weather. Last edited by Minority; 12th May 2003 at 07:24 AM.

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Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,516	Cool Was up on the glacier on HeliHike. Freezing siah. The snow does give a false sense of distance, not to mention the 6kg boots we have to wear. Quite an experience though. I still remember I was posing by this ice cave when minutes later it just collapsed! Cool place to revisit.

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jasphotography Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,362	Glacier trekking ehhh ... it does look easy from the pic or where you were standing but in actual fact, from my experience, it could be rather tricky. Or is it not? It seems rather dark for the first 2 pics and pic 3 appeared to be taken using another camera (a compact?). I quite like pic 2 myself and if it could be a little brighter... this is personal taste as your original has its merit too. Lovely place you had been...