Mendenhall Glacier, Mendenhall Lake, Juneau, Alaska – Image 2848

Just this past week the Mendenhall Lake finally froze over with a thin layer of skim ice. In my 34 years of photographing the Mendenhall Glacier, I have never seen the water right in front of the glacier go mirror calm. I have many images of the mirror calm lake from the west side but never before from the east side. The Mendenhall is about 13 miles and generates a little micro climate. There is almost always a slight, almost imperceivable breeze coming off the glacier that is strong enough to break-up the water surface. I photographed this image about a year ago on the day before the lake iced over. The image was shot in the early evening (almost dark) with a very long exposure on a tripod with a slight drizzle coming from the sky. The image illustrates the month of October in my Juneau 2014 Calendar. Thank you for visiting. Camera body:D700, Lens:Nikkor 70-200mm, ISO 100, Tripod, Digital Capture© Mark Kelley