A Greenland Snowscape

Photo courtesy of Bob Mead.

Contrary to its name, Greenland is one of the coldest, most desolate places on earth. With most of its land mass lying within the arctic circle, Greenland's winters are very long and cold and darkness covers the northern region for months at a time.

But as you can see from today's picture, Greenland is also a land of beauty and mystique. Rocky mountain peaks rise upward from an endless sea of snow creating a winter wonderland the likes of which most Americans will never see in person.

Mr. Bob Mead took this beautiful photograph of the Greenland landscape. Here, in his own words is a little background info:
When flying over Greenland it is a rare treat to be able to see anything at all as the continent always seems to be shrouded in clouds. I was fortunate to find this window in the clouds for a brief period of time and got off several shots of this beautiful mountain snowscape below.

I was amazed how well the pictures came out considering they were
shot through a commercial airliner window from 40,000 feet. This shot
was one of my favorites. Hope you enjoy!

Shutter speed: 1/500
Aperture: f 5.6
Post Processing - Just a touch of contrast and sharpness in Photoshop.

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