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Iceberg Collapse in Antarctica Captured on Video
Watch the arch crumble in less than nine seconds
This blink-and-you'll-miss-it video shows an iceberg arch collapsing into a cold, grey sea in Antarctica. Videos of collapsing icebergs aren't hard to find, but this one is particularly mesmerizing.
Photographer Eric Cheng explains how he captured the images that comprise the video while aboard the Sea Shepherd in 2009/2010:
"I literally raised my camera to my eye (Canon 1D Mark II w/70-200/2.8L lens), and the arch collapsed. I mashed the shutter button down and captured 20 frames-in bursts. I shot in bursts because I was afraid that the buffer wouldn't hold. Later, I pulled the frames into Motion and created this video."
(Via Adventure Journal)
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Why is it mandatory to blast the guy, for his good fortune at being there for a rarely seen event, then sharing it? Antarctica isn't the place for you couch critics anyway.
July 12 2012 at 8:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythat's it?
July 11 2012 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replytook almost 3 years for him to post this fake azzed vid...this berg was probably blown up just to make this video
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July 11 2012 at 8:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"mesmerizing" isn't the right word for this. its more like "umm...ok?"
Wow that's the greatest photoshop video so. Mezzzzzmoreized
July 11 2012 at 7:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"mesmerizing" isn't the right word for this. its more like "umm...ok?"
July 11 2012 at 7:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWOW! Nine whole seconds!!!
July 11 2012 at 6:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJust how mesmerized are you supposed to get in nine seconds???