The first time I saw this picture I just froze in amazement. It resembles a work of modern art to me, a mixed media piece dabbled in shades blue and pale rose surrounding crumbled marble or granite. The lighting and the intricacy of this image misleads the eye into perceiving something different. The truth is this is a high resolution photo taken from Taiwan's Formosat-2 satellite in March of this year. In an odd way this is man made art, although it is the indirect result of man's hand. The actual image is of the collapsing Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.
The mystery photo is a zoomed in sub scene from the larger ice shelf. What I view as an artist's skillful hands is actually a 1 mile by 2 mile close-up view of icebergs and water. Rather than broken marble, these are building size icebergs breaking away from the Ice Shelf. It's an amazing site and truly one of nature's most spectacular shows. Click on the image below and enjoy the larger version. Have a great rest of the day. Warren Hohmann
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