The Ice Factory

One of those evenings that goes in the memory books. Lake side in Patagonia's Los Glacier National Park in Argentina as post sunset glow filled the sky while this lenticular cloud hovered above Cerro Torre, the needle like peak at the foot of the glacier. The scale is difficult to comprehend, especially with a wide angle lens. Cerro Torre rises 8,144 feet above the lake. I took several photos is quick succession at various focal planes in case some of the bergs were blurred due to movement on the water. I opted for ISO 100, 2 sec. exposure, f16 to ensure enough overlap in focal planes should I need to merge. I ended up using 3 images - a primary exposure and the other 2 to "clean up" some slightly blurred bergs. Looking back, I probably should have selected a higher ISO (400) and a resulting faster shutter speed at f16 or even f11 or f13 to possibly get everything in one shot. In the end, it all worked out.