Hey guys and gals, I would like to post up some photos of the amazing arctic wonderland that I have taken over the last 2 years in Iqaluit.
All of these photos were taken with my P&S Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. I love this thing and have learned a lot about composition, and how to set up the camera to take great photos. Enjoy.

One of the rarest and most beautiful cloud formations I have ever witnessed; Noctilucent Cloud
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-08/P1010558.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-08/P1010685.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-08/P1010602.jpg

A C130 Hercules and B727 Cargo Jet on the ramp during a snowy night:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202009-02/P1020930.jpg

Wonderful sunrise on Boxing Day Morning:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-12/P1020444.jpg

Icicles hanging from the apron flood lights:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202009-02/P1020884.jpg

Nice work, those planes look like toys sitting out there.

Thanks. Those 2 planes were photographed from the tower at the airport where I work from about 100 feet off the ground, and they were 1/4 mile away or more. I probably had some digital zoom going on as well because of the distance. The orange glow on the right was coming from 6 huge flood light arrays that are on at night to increase ground visibility for aircraft.

And because I work at the airport, and I am plane crazy, here are some photos of planes I have taken.

Boeing 767 Freighter:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1030176.jpg

C130 Hercules Cargo Freighter:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1030172.jpg

Busy summer day, 2 Dornier 228's and an ATR-42:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1000013.jpg

RAF C-17 landing while Boeing 727 Freighter waits:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1000058.jpg

British RAF C-17:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1000070.jpg

Combi freight/passenger Boeing 737:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1000012.jpg

Astar 50 helicopter kicking up some dust. Foreground left: Boeing 727, background Fuel Tanker making spring supply run:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Airplanes/P1000389.jpg

Looks beautiful, and miserable at the same time.....so how freaking cold is it there?

Looks beautiful, and miserable at the same time.....so how freaking cold is it there?

Right now, not so bad. -15 Celcius and snowing. During the coldest of colds it can reach below -40 celcius ambient (I've felt it, it's COLD). Actually I have a picture that demonstrates how cold -40 is.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-12/P1020380.jpg

HS-748 and steam fog on the bay in the background:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-12/P1020426.jpg

So cold that the ravens sit on the lamp posts to keep warm:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-12/P1020387.jpg



It's one of the loneliest places I've ever lived but there is always action at the airport, or in the Legion. To be expected for living on an island in the arctic. Our city and the airport is the territory capital and the hub for all the remote communities in the area so we do see quite a bit of traffic, as evidenced above.

Below: Showing off on Christmas day. The perfect donut as performed by a GMC Sierra 4x4 in the airport parking lot. :godance:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-12/P1020374.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-12/P1020372.jpg

neat!

No thanks...lol. Way to cool for my blood.

Where is this general location? If you don't want to give away specifics. I'm just curious.

Where is this general location? If you don't want to give away specifics. I'm just curious.

Iqaluit, NU, Canada. (Nunavut). Look it up and prepare to have your mind blown lol. :coffee:

OMG, Is that inside the Arctic circle? Google maps can't calculate directions there lol. We have an old saying in New England. "Can't get there form here." I can see your Control Tower in the satellite image.

OMG, Is that inside the Arctic circle? Google maps can't calculate directions there lol. We have an old saying in New England. "Can't get there form here." I can see your Control Tower in the satellite image.

Just south of the arctic circle. We're at 63N, the circle is 66N.

:omg:Just south of the arctic circle. We're at 63N, the circle is 66N.

No way I could live there, being cold sucks. Nice pics though.

Heh I'm originally from Yellowknife NWT. I don't really miss it that much when I see pics like these.

Hey guys and gals, I would like to post up some photos of the amazing arctic wonderland that I have taken over the last 2 years in Iqaluit.
All of these photos were taken with my P&S Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. I love this thing and have learned a lot about composition, and how to set up the camera to take great photos. Enjoy.

One of the rarest and most beautiful cloud formations I have ever witnessed; Noctilucent Cloud
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/Iqaluit%202008-08/P1010558.jpg

Bought the ZS3 camera for my father for Christmas.

http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/panasonic-lumix-dmc-zs3-camera.jpg

It takes some stunning photos!!

Question, you don't have your Evo up there do you?

thanks for sharing the pics! looks like a life experience for sure!

all the pics are awesome..but id rather be cold than hot anyday..when ur a big guy hot sucks

Bought the ZS3 camera for my father for Christmas.

http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/panasonic-lumix-dmc-zs3-camera.jpg

It takes some stunning photos!!

Question, you don't have your Evo up there do you?

Glad he likes the camera.

The evo isn't up here, it's back down in Manitoba. There are a few reasons for not having it here:
a) No high octane fuel
b) not many roads to drive it on (small community on a rocky island=10 miles worth of bumpy roads in town and nothing else)
c) Cost of transporting it here are astronomical. Air Freighter charges $26/cm and the boat freighter only comes up in the summer time when the ice is off the bay.

My new whip. 2002 GMC Safari AWD (AWD is broke so it's only RWD)
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/28411_10150176578125475_616905474_1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/28411_10150176577780475_616905474_1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm316/Reveers/28411_10150176577510475_616905474_1.jpg

Taken with my Palm Pre camera

Wow!! the pics are looking very nice. The photography is really amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
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picture looking good, but damn it looks to damn cold.

I wish I could be there. I'm sick of the damn heat all the time down here. Beautiful pics.

Nice pics man.