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109 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of snow and ice on top of a glacier; abstract black & white photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Blanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
109 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of snow and ice on top of a glacier; abstract black & white photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Blanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
109 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of snow and ice on top of a glacier; abstract black & white photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Blanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
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Wind Textures on Blanket Glacier

109 MEGAPIXELS
109 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of snow and ice on top of a glacier; abstract black & white photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Blanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
This photo is 420% higher resolution than a typical photo.
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Wind Textures on Blanket Glacier

109 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO
This photo is
420% higher resolution
than a typical photo.
Scroll to learn more.

Wind Textures on Blanket Glacier

109 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO
Blanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

Under close study, snow proves to be one of the earth's truly malleable substances. Its density ranges from weightless powder to solid ice, its forms can be soft and subtle, or as jagged as a serrated blade. While temperature, humidity, radiation and time all work to constantly change the snow, perhaps no force has greater power to effect sudden change than the wind. A single hour of wind can completely transform a smooth snowscape into infinite sweeping lines and feathered edges, eventually sculpting the snow into hard masses of endless subtle design.

Atop a peak in Canada's Monashee Mountains on New Year's Eve, I turned my hood to the wind and my camera to the snow to capture some of the nearly Martian landscape as hard winds from the north played with the fresh snow crystals as a child plays with an assortment of Legos. Always building, then destroying, then building anew.

Explore the full Snow Studies series here.

Date & TimeDecember 31, 2018:  1pm
LocationBlanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50.814600, -118.267300
Focal Length65mm
Aperturef/8
Shutter1/800 sec
ISO100
Num of Exposures5

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Here are more photos from Scott Rinckenberger's Snow Studies series. Click here to view them all.
A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of a waterfall in the winter with snow and ice; black and white nature photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie, Washington.A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of ski tracks down a large mountain; artistic black and white photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Dome Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington.
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Created using materials and methods that exceed the rigorous technical standards required to achieve the prized "giclée" industry rating
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Handmade by award-winning master printmakers with over 4 decades of experience
Optionally accompanied by your choice of elegant floater frame available in a variety of trims
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109 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of snow and ice on top of a glacier; abstract black & white photograph created by Scott Rinckenberger in Blanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
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Shine-enhancing
protective coating
Laser-exposed at a truly unprecedented 610ppi resolution
Created using fine art paper with a specialty emulsion enabling unsurpassed micro-contrast, ultra-bright whites, and deep blacks
Printed with a chromogenic process that produces "continuous tones" of silky smooth color (other printers use noticeable dots of ink)
Sealed between an extra-thick, shine-enhancing protective coating and a sturdy aluminum composite backing for a sleek look
Award-winning product quality recognized industry-wide
Designed to meet the most demanding standards for color-permanence set by leading museums
Handmade by certified master printmakers with over 4 decades of experience
Hand-signed by the artist and accompanied by our digitally-enhanced, holographic certificate of authenticity
Optionally accompanied by your choice of elegant floater frame available in a variety of trims
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Total Pixels108,630,150 px
Width12,765 px
Height8,510 px
Aspect Ratio1.5 : 1
Date & TimeDecember 31, 2018:  1pm
LocationBlanket Glacier, Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50.814600, -118.267300
Focal Length65mm
Aperturef/8
Shutter1/800 sec
ISO100
Num of Exposures5

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109 megapixels
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Photo id: 10529