| In June 2007, we arrived by helicopter, expecting to spend about 45 minutes setting up a time-lapse camera. As we flew in, we noticed a huge peninsula of ice sticking out from the glacier. It looked unnatural—glaciers like to maintain a smooth, even arc across the calving face. We knew this peninsula would break off, but there was no way of telling when.
So before we started our camera installation, I took our Panasonic HVX200, set it up on a tripod, and set it to record a continuous loop. This camera has the ability to use its solid-state memory cards and record forever until the user stops the recording—and the camera will save the last hour of record time. So I turned it on and went to help James and Jason with the time-lapse installation.
I was walking back from the helicopter with some gear when I heard James and Jason shouting, “Jeff!!! JEFF!!! Get the camera running! The ice is breaking up!” I ran back to see this massive piece of ice—about five football fields long—rolling away from the glacier. It was like watching the Titanic sink. It was absolutely breathtaking to witness glacial change of this scale. People don’t normally see glaciers change like this, ever. And the best part was that James didn’t even know the camera was running the whole time. But it was, and we got some amazing video.
In June 2007, we arrived by helicopter, expecting to spend about 45 minutes setting up a time-lapse camera. As we flew in, we noticed a huge peninsula of ice sticking out from the glacier. It looked unnatural—glaciers like to maintain a smooth, even arc across the calving face. We knew this peninsula would break off, but there was no way of telling when.
So before we started our camera installation, I took our Panasonic HVX200, set it up on a tripod, and set it to record a continuous loop. This camera has the ability to use its solid-state memory cards and record forever until the user stops the recording—and the camera will save the last hour of record time. So I turned it on and went to help James and Jason with the time-lapse installation.
I was walking back from the helicopter with some gear when I heard James and Jason shouting, “Jeff!!! JEFF!!! Get the camera running! The ice is breaking up!” I ran back to see this massive piece of ice—about five football fields long—rolling away from the glacier. It was like watching the Titanic sink. It was absolutely breathtaking to witness glacial change of this scale. People don’t normally see glaciers change like this, ever. And the best part was that James didn’t even know the camera was running the whole time. But it was, and we got some amazing video.
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