Shutterbug Photo of the Day

Today’s Shutterbug Photo of the Day is this incredible, rare photo of a flipped over iceberg in Antarctica by Alex Cornell. Cornell shot the image with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and a 16-35mm, f/2.8 lens. The settings were 1/160 sec at f/8, ISO 100.

“We spotted this iceberg in Cierva Cove, Antarctica while scouting in a Zodiac boat,” Cornell writes. “The iceberg looked more like an alien-artifact than a typical, all-white block of ice. Our guide explained that this iceberg had recently flipped; its color likely the result of frozen seawater and organic matter, freezing deep on the ice shelf. Of the thousands of icebergs we saw during our time there, this was far and away the only one that possessed this jeweled appearance. It was probably the most incredible thing I have ever seen -- I hope the pictures do it justice.

See a larger version of the image in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day gallery here.

You can see more of Cornell’s photos on this jewel-like wonder here. You can see more of his other work on his website.

If you want to enter Shutterbug Photo of the Day, post an image in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day Gallery and include your real name and some background on the image (how and where it was shot; the story behind the image; gear and settings used etc.) in the description field to qualify.

We will select one Shutterbug Photo of the Day image every month to run as a full page feature in the magazine.