Every few months one of us discovers a cache of negatives in some far corner of our storage space. This always propels me into a scanning frenzy. However, the scanning and retouching process is so time-consuming that I’m pretty picky about what I scan. This image didn’t make the first cut or the second. The negative didn’t look like much, and I had no recollection of even taking the shot. I had some time to waste last night, so I did a quick preview scan of the image and I was blown away.
As soon as I saw the image appear on my 30″ display, I was transported back to the moment I shot it back in 1985. Now I can’t stop looking at it.
I took this picture thinking my friends and family might be interested in seeing Thule, Greenland at high noon on a typical winter’s day. I can still taste the cold calm.
As always, amazing picture. Noon? Wow.
Reminds me of that movie Whiteout.
Lovely architecture, what is it, Polar Victorian? It reminds me, incidentally, of the inside of my fridge.
That’s exactly right, Antonio. The barracks were constructed like inside-out refrigerators to keep the cold out.