Ice formations by a river on a frosty winter morning captured by Steffen Egly
by Steffen Egly
“Few and far between, often in the coldest temperatures of the year, waves arise on Lake Michigan where brave surfers risk hypothermia all for the perfect ride. “
One of the entries in the People category for the National Geographic Contest 2011
by Mike Killion
Ice hockey on a mirror! At the frozen Windy Arm of the Tagish Lake in Canada, nature has provided these guys a stunning place to enjoy the sport.
breathtaking
“As brine from the sea ice sinks, a ‘brinicle’ forms threatening life on the sea floor with a frosty fate. A bizarre underwater ‘icicle of death’ has been filmed by a BBC crew.
With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking. The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0 degrees C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.
Where the so-called “brinicle” met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet.”
National Geographic Photo Contests never fail to deliver. We recommend checking out all of the submissions:
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/