A glacier is more than ice; not alive, it crawls; not feeling, it groans, cackles, shouts; passive, it is dangerous to approach closely backed as it is by the southern ice field, over a mile high. The ship nudged as close as a half mile from the massed ice, navigating using the bow thrusters to face first port, then starboard and back to port. I was lucky enough to be on the 11th deck, pictured above, when we caught sigh of the fast ship’s launch, manned by ship’s crew.
The crew prepared for a run to the rock face, almost 100 feet high, beneath 500 feet of glacier. Enjoy the views! Click any photograph to visit my online gallery. Purchase a photograph from this newly published series or any of my other popular works.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
“Go for It!!!”
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This is so beautiful it makes me want to leave home right now!
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Impressive indeed!
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Wow – Extraordinary images, Michael. You sure have lived… 🙂
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A trip of a lifetime, to be sure, Carolyn. Good to hear from you.
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Wow! Stunning! Such a wonder!
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Ribana, it is difficult to comprehend, evening standing below it. The sounds it makes can be awe inspiring, as well.
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I can’t even imagine the feeling of being so close 😍 Awe inspiring indeed!
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What a sight! Gorgeous pictures capturing the blue and the red.
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Janet, the ice is that blue color, water is almost magical in its properties.
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Impressionante la sua maestà!
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