These brilliant blue
beauties, which look like tidal waves frozen at their highest point, were
captured by French astrophysicist (and part-time photographer) Tony Travouillon
as he travelled across Antarctica.
The blue coloring of the ice comes from tiny bubbles in the ice, which diffuse the red light in color spectrum, and leave only blue light to reflect to the human eye. (Photo by Tony Travouillon)
The blue coloring of the ice comes from tiny bubbles in the ice, which diffuse the red light in color spectrum, and leave only blue light to reflect to the human eye. (Photo by Tony Travouillon)