Arctic Summer

[Artur Stanisz]

This year I visited Baffin Island twice, about two weeks apart and this photo comes from my first trip over there in the mid of August. In the past years, I trekked on Baffin Island a bit later, when the fall was in its full bloom, or even when the winter was already spreading in the valleys and over the mountains. This time I saw a different, more summer-like Baffin Island, the one with patches of lush green grass, more plentiful rivers and longer days. It shocked me how much of a difference two weeks can make in the Arctic. But regardless of the season, the raw splendour of Mt. Thor (visible on the photo) keeps inspiring me and makes me think about future adventures on Baffin Island.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Mt Thor is amazing as always and well balanced by the rocks in the lower right. The light is really nice too.

 

[JimFox]

This is an awesome sight Artur. I love the light in this.

I know how fast the seasons seem to go in the mountain regions down here, I can imagine it's even more sped up in the arctic. Instead of each season being roughly 3 months long like we are used to, up there you probably get 3 seasons all crammed into a single 3 month stretch.

 

[Artur Stanisz]

This is an awesome sight Artur. I love the light in this.

I know how fast the seasons seem to go in the mountain regions down here, I can imagine it's even more sped up in the arctic. Instead of each season being roughly 3 months long like we are used to, up there you probably get 3 seasons all crammed into a single 3 month stretch.

Jim,

As you probably know by now, I am a winter person so I usually have my workshops there in late fall. This year it was the first time when I went there earlier...just because I had 2 trips...literally 2 weeks apart (including flights, etc). I encountered a totally different photographic and hiking environment. So the photos from that first trip are different because the light, weather, and vegetation were different. More animals. I even started thinking about organizing a wildlife photo workshops there. Stay tuned!

Thanks, Artur

 

[Artur Stanisz]

Mt Thor is amazing as always and well balanced by the rocks in the lower right. The light is really nice too.

Thanks, Kyle. Appreciate your comment!

 

[Ben Egbert]

This is some spectacular scenery.

 

[AlanLichty]

Stunning light with an amazing scene.

 

[Alisa]

Beautiful! I have been wanting to get here! Maybe next year!?