Inspiring Photo: Portage Glacier #5319469

Portage Glacier

Uploaded: December 14, 2007

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This is the most gorgeous color of blue that I have ever seen. Mother Nature gives the most gorgeous gifts!Portage Glacier, Alaska.

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Yvonne M. Nieves December 14, 2007 0

Absolutly BREATHTAKING photo. Looks like a shot from National Geographic, amanzingly beautiful, GREAT capture.
Yvonne
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Songbird Cline December 14, 2007 0

Well, Thank you Yvonne, Thats very nice to hear! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. I'll tell you Alaska is a gorgeous place, and the ice is stunningly beautiful! #5205814

Songbird Cline December 14, 2007 0

Yvonne, BTW, your night blooming ceres is amazing... simply beautiful. #5205815

Dr. Harmeet Singh December 14, 2007 0

Out of the world..No doubt it is the most beautiful glaciers in the world.Stunning capture,dear friend. #5206154

Songbird Cline December 14, 2007 0

Harmeet, thank you!! you are always a great encouragement to me! #5206230

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 20, 2007 0

A stunning scenic landscape, rarely seen. A treat for the eyes! #5235516

Songbird Cline December 20, 2007 0

Donna, thank you very much!! Alaska is a gorgeous place! #5235528

Ed Taguba December 23, 2007 0

Songbird,

Wowsers!!!! That is a very, very beautiful photo. Congratulations on POTD!

Aloha,
Ed #5245249

Jim Britt December 23, 2007 0

How awesome. Congrats Songbird and happy holidays! #5245271

Les Rhoades December 23, 2007 0

Congrats on the POTD! #5245297

Dr. Harmeet Singh December 23, 2007 0

Oh wow..Great this is Photo of the Day.Big Congrats.. #5245304

Bill Houghton December 23, 2007 0

This is so beautiful Songbird. Congratulations on your win. Bill

Check out my personal website at:

Bill Houghton Photography
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Susie Peek-Swint December 23, 2007 0

Stunning colour and capture Songbird ~ many congrats on POTD! #5245371

Josselyne Klecanda December 23, 2007 0

Absolutely georgous. Unbeleavable. Never knew such color existed. Well done! #5245430

Jeff Robinson December 23, 2007 0

It has many years since I have been to Portage - You have captured it Beautifully! Congrats on your wonderful POTD! Jeff #5245580

Joy Rector December 23, 2007 0

congrats on the POTD #5245675

Laura Clay-Ballard December 23, 2007 0

Congrats! pretty! #5245723

randy dannheim December 23, 2007 0

Stunning image Songbird!!!!!!!! I can only dream of seeing such a place - thank you for bringing it to me.
Randy #5245881

Denise Denomy December 23, 2007 0

VERY POWERFUL CAPTURE, Songbird! BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your POTD!!! :0) #5245945

Deborah Lewinson December 23, 2007 0

Outstanding capture of this breathtaking place, Songbird, congratulations on your POTD!
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RC Fritz December 23, 2007 0

Congratulations on your P O T D!!! #5245989

Cheryl E. Molennor December 23, 2007 0

Congratulations... Awesome! #5246227

Colleen Farrell December 23, 2007 0

Gorgeous! Congrats on your POTD! #5246455

Dennis Walton December 23, 2007 0

Beautiful. The blue color of the ice makes the scene look cold - as it should! #5246486

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton December 23, 2007 0

A very beautiful image.. Congratulations on your POTD! #5246516

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 23, 2007 0

A beautiful POTD, congratulations Songbird! #5246659

Tiia Vissak December 23, 2007 0

A great shot!

Congratulations! #5246668

Songbird Cline December 23, 2007 0

Everyone, thank you so much for the encouraging comments. You have no idea how surprised and happy I was this morning to find the POTD messages! I am always encouraged by your suggestions and comments. Thank you all for looking at my gallery, and taking the time to comment!...Songbird. #5246676

Patricia Ronan December 23, 2007 0

Great image, congrats on your POTD:) #5247156

Evy Johansen December 24, 2007 0

Very beautiful!! Congratulations on your POTD!! #5247533

Songbird Cline December 24, 2007 0

Evy, Patricia, and everyone, thank you so much! It was quite a terrific surprise for me! I appreciate all the support and positive comments! You all are great! #5247776

Kathy L. Clark December 26, 2007 0

Songbird I have say a big congrats on your lovely POTD. I am from Alaska and spent many wonderful days at portage glacier growing up. When I was little the glacier was all the way to where the visitors center is now. In the winter there would be big icebergs frozen solid in the lake and we got to climb on them. That was from 1958 to about the 1970s. I moved to Alabama in 1994 and miss Alaska's fabulous landscape. Thanks for the memories. #5253160

Songbird Cline December 26, 2007 0

Thank you Kathy... I sent you an email #5253264

Vladan D. Djordjevic December 28, 2007 0

Great photo with superb composition, tones, color! #5259994

Emmanuel Panagiotakis December 30, 2007 0

Very nice picture here my friend
Congratulations on the Award also #5266859

Songbird Cline December 30, 2007 0

Vladan and Emmanuel, thank you so much! Im very happy that you like this photo! #5266900

Kenny Metro December 30, 2007 0

Congratulations on your POTD!!
Hope it made your day as much as mine did.Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! #5268640

December 30, 2007 0

Thank you Ken.. YES!! I was SOOO excited, as Im sure you were to get POTD! Your zoom in Xmas lights are terrific! Thank you soo much for looking at my gallery and taking time to comment! #5268677

Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 01, 2008 0

AWSOME capture Songbird. Love the pov...really bebautiful!
BIG congrats on your POTD!!! #5274350

Songbird Cline January 01, 2008 0

thank you!!!! #5275152

Luis Sanchez Martin January 07, 2008 0

oh.. what an AWESOME image..!! congratulations ..well deserved... #5305178

Songbird Cline January 07, 2008 0

Luis.. thank you!!!! #5305330

Fanie Heymans January 08, 2008 0

WOW, what an awesome nature capture! Fantastic! #5309853

Songbird Cline January 08, 2008 0

thank you... I got very lucky that day!! #5309943

Jim Britt January 10, 2008 0

Congrats Songbird. Really beautiful photo. #5317100

Songbird Cline January 10, 2008 0

Jim, thank you so much for looking and commenting!! I appreciate that!! #5317115

Jim Baines January 13, 2008 0

Songbird, this is totally awesome! I can feel myself standing there! I have stood in similar places in Alaska near the Army's Arctic Training Center at Fort Greely and could hear my own heartbeat! Just amazing!
Jim #5334072

Songbird Cline January 13, 2008 0

Jim, thank you!! #5334264

Elizabeth A. Marker January 17, 2008 0

WOW!!! This is absolutely Gorgeous!!!!
Congratulations on getting Photo Of The Day!!!!!!! Liz #5351190

Songbird Cline January 17, 2008 0

Thank you... Gorgeous Alaska! Its stunning every where you look! #5351331

Z. Banu January 21, 2008 0

WOW!SO BEAUTIFUL IMAGE YOU DESERVE IT!!CONGRATULATION WELL DONE SONGBIRD. #5371031

Mitch Spence January 21, 2008 0

Songbird, this is a beautifully done shot of the glaciers. People have a hard time believing that the ice is truly this color, but it is, and I was mightily impressed when I saw the glaciers. #5372144

Songbird Cline January 21, 2008 0

Hi Mitch, Yes the glaciers are an awesome color, especially when the sun is NOT out. The color is magnificent on cloudy days as this was in Sept.
We all need to help with the global warming problem so we have galciers for our grandkids to see.. they are melting at an alarming rate. #5372796

Alex T. Mizuno January 23, 2008 0

Songbird, congratulations on this fantastic Photo of the Day! I'm really fascinated by your landscapes from all over the world! It's like looking at National Geographic Magazine. This is one of your outstanding nature images. Thank you sharing this rare image! #5379960

Steven E. Ray January 23, 2008 0

This certainly is a most outstanding photo Songbird! The jutting fragments creates a very nice texture. Most excellent find! #5380185

Songbird Cline January 23, 2008 0

Steven and Alex, THANK YOU!!! #5381709

Laura E. Swan February 03, 2008 0

I wish I were standing RIGHT there. Right now. With a VERY HUGE COAT ON of course!

Just amazing. You are right. Mother Nature sure knows how to give good gifts!

What a moving photo. #5438017

Songbird Cline February 03, 2008 0

Thamk you!! I got really LUCKY to get this shot.. It was a gloriuos day!! #5438071

Jillian Danielson February 03, 2008 0

GORGEOUS!! I just love your gallery! #5438113

Tayseera Al-Barram March 11, 2008 0

Beautiful! Amazing shot! ~ #5624993

David A. Simons March 24, 2008 0

Congratulations on this photo becoming photo of the day. #5688993

Randy L. Quast March 30, 2008 0

outstanding photo Songbird and congrats on the photo of the day. #5716628

Doug J. Dailey April 18, 2008 0

Wow.. very nice Songbird. Photo of the day, congrats. Keep up the good work. I haven't been on here that much, but I have some butterfly and a hummingbird moth that I added. Check them out if you have time.

Best wishes,

Doug #5801999

Songbird Cline April 18, 2008 0

Doug! Thanks!! #5802012

paola A. Jofre May 01, 2008 0

Wow!!! The color!!! This is an awesome job!!! Excellent detail!!! #5869181

Songbird Cline May 01, 2008 0

Paola, thank you!!!!! #5869243

May 26, 2008 0

Superb image! The colors and the wonderful atmosphere of pure nature at its best.

Congrats on the POTD! #5976350

Randy L. Quast May 31, 2008 0

Very nice photo Songbird and Congrats on the EP and the Photo of the day. #5999086

June 04, 2008 0

Congrats!! You have an amazing gallery. Thanks for checking mine out.

God bless,jen #6017705

Z. Banu June 09, 2008 0

Awesome!!!!!!!!Congrats!!very well done songbird #6037305

Wendy Stevenson June 18, 2008 0

Beautiful raw wild scenery you've captured here Songbird! Congratulations on your POTD! #6073765

Cassie L. Woodlee June 23, 2008 0

STUNNING!!!!!!!! WOW. Congrats on your POTD!!!!!!!! #6097385

Nancyj E. Hovey August 09, 2008 0

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your Photo of the Day!!! I love it. 8o) #6292091

Gary Lange September 18, 2008 0

Wonderful image and gallery, Songbird!! #6471065

Mary Timman November 11, 2008 0

Breathtaking capture. Had to be awesome seeing this view! You captured it beautifully. What color!
Thank-you for all your recent lovely comments. I really appreciate it and love seeing new people in my gallery.
I can see why you have so many EP...they are all simply beautiful! #6740713

Michael Lynch November 27, 2008 0

Congrats on your Photo of the Day ! Still looking through your shots; I'm impressed ! #6813106

Jennifer A. Lambert February 07, 2009 0

Absolutely GORGEOUS !!!!
Blessings, Jenny N Bama #7138683

Cyndy Doty September 24, 2009 0

Beautiful! The glacier colors are stunning! #7978304

Kaye Burazin September 29, 2009 0

Breathtaking, spectacular, mind blowing, and may I mention that I really love this #7992138

Songbird Cline October 02, 2009 0

Its a beautiful place! Sadly it is melting and appears different than the last time I was there one year ago. Thank you everyone for the comments and visiting my gallery! I sure appreciate it! #8001698

MELODIE C. ROBERTS October 02, 2009 0

I Stood On That Glacier Many Years Ago
The Blue as you mentioned was something I believed only existed in Dreams
Gorgeous Capture Songbird

Incredible Gallery!!! #8002006

Patrick Rouzes October 12, 2009 0

CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved EFP & POTD,Songbird! Exceptional work indeed! WTG! #8030978

Barbara Waldoch October 12, 2009 0

Congratulations on this beauty, Songbird! #8031394

Ivan Chacon February 16, 2010 0

Beautiful image and gallery ...congrats on your POTD! :) #8387304

Ellen Hodges July 13, 2010 0

Huge congrats on the POTD and an extremely awesome capture, Songbird!! Wow! #8756814

Kaye Burazin July 24, 2010 0

This is certainly Mother Nature at her finest. #8782561

Christine Lobsinger July 27, 2010 0

Oh My GOD!!!! I'm so excited to see this image you created Songbird... WOWOW!!!!
Simply Stunning!!!!
I've never see anything like this before!!!
GOrgEOUS
CONGRATS TO YOU ON YOUR EP AND POTD!!
CHRIS
SMILING WITH YOU #8788295

Songbird Cline July 27, 2010 0

This is still one of MY all time favorite images. #8788363

Rona L. Schwarz August 05, 2010 0

As well it should be! It is truly a wonderful capture of this iconic glacier! I have been there and seen its beauty (alas in my film days), and this is such a creative composition. Love all your Alaskan beauties, but this is my favorite! #8806585

Songbird Cline August 05, 2010 0

Rona, Thank you for the nice comments, I sure do appreciate the encouragements...
You were at Portage Glacier in your film days? What are your film days? Now Im curious... #8806804

Ken Smith September 17, 2010 0

My kinda scenery, Song Bird. And you have some great shots in your gallery...I like how the nice colours! #8912578

Songbird Cline September 17, 2010 0

Thank you, this was a beautiful day in Portage, the cloudy sky causes the blue in the glacier to pop.. #8912582

Wm Nosal October 03, 2010 0

Wow! Beautiful!
Never Got There When I Was Out #8944937

Bill Houghton March 11, 2011 0

WOW! Songbird, this is beautiful. Very good shot. Bill #9284755

Freddy Bland June 05, 2011 0

Outstanding!! I've never seen Alaska and this snow is so blue!! Congratulations on an excellent Gold winning image, Songbird!! #9445351

Songbird Cline June 05, 2011 0

small ice pieces, as well as snow, looks white, because the sunlight shining onto them gets completely reflected back, and no absorption of light by the ice particles take place. Hence, small ice pieces and snow appear white. However, large ice bergs and glaciers in most places appear blue in color. In nature, there are other things that appear blue, like the sky and sea water. But the phenomena involved in both cases that makes them appear blue are different, although they result in the same blue color.

Sky is blue due to Rayleigh scattering, while sea water is blue due to reflection of blue light and absorption of red light. The blue color of the ice berg or glacier is also due to Rayleigh scattering, or the Tyndall effect, after the release of blue light from the sunlight. As the ice is transparent, it permits light to pass through. Before the ice allows light to pass through it, the ice crystals absorb light of longer wavelengths from the visible spectrum. Hence, red light is absorbed. The major color left, which is blue light, has a shorter wavelength, and is allowed to pass through the glacier.

As the light travels deeper and deeper into the glacier the ice appears dark blue. This phenomenon of blue color becoming darker as the light goes deeper is due to scattering. Though sky also appears blue due to scattering, it is slightly different from what is occurring in the ice. In the sky, blue light gets absorbed and scattered, while in the ice, blue light gets reflected and scattered.

If the ice berg is thin, then all the white light is transmitted through it. If the ice is thick, then only blue light is transmitted through it. If we make a hole in the glacier and look through it, we can observe the blue color inside. So, glaciers appear blue due to reflection and scattering of the blue light present in sunlight. #9445375

Katrina McMeans October 30, 2011 0

Very beautiful! I would love to visit Alaska sometime! #9772426

Songbird Cline October 30, 2011 0

Alaska, is a stunningly spectacular, larger the life, place.. Its just breath taking! You MUST go! Be SURE to go inland to see Denali.. its a sight of a life time. #9772432

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