An arctic lead ice ‘vortex’ formed by combined opening, closing and shear of surrounding sea ice floes during the formation of thin, elastic ‘nilas’ ice in between the floes. The image covers an area 1m by 1.5m of nilas about 2cm thick on the surface of the Beaufort Sea. Small white patches on the ice surface are frost flowers deposited by a thin saturated layer of air above the ice.
Photo by Andrew Roberts, ARSC Postdoctoral Fellow.
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The natural beauty of Alaska almost makes it easy to take great pictures—with outstanding scenery all around, it’s hard not to pick up a camera and start shooting. ARSC is pleased to showcase the results of an employee photography competition for artwork to feature in the center’s 2009 calendar. The judges’ first-place choice, based on quality of composition, creativity and artistic treatment, is Gene McGill’s September photo of a bull moose in Denali National Park. Second place is Andrew Roberts’ “frost flowers” and third, Roger Smith’s panoramic photo of the Ivishak River. More than a dozen entries made it to the semi-finalist stage and the photos featured in the 2009 calendar prove that ARSC employees have many talents.
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