The front of S/V Northern Lights gave nice views of the floating pancake ice floes.
Pancake ice or pancake ice can be formed in two ways: either on water covered with some degree of crushed ice or by breaking up pack ice in moving conditions.
The sailing ship S/V Noorderlicht is a Dutch two-masted schooner. Since 1994 the sailing ship has been sailing in the Barents Sea and around Spitsbergen.
The photo was taken during an expedition trip on sailing ship S/V Noorderlicht to Spitsbergen (Svalbard, Norway).
In my free work I combine my passion for travel with my great love photography. Landscapes and nature cover the majority of the works offered here, from the winter landscapes of Norway to the tropical jungles of Costa Rica. And, not to forget, pictures of my city:.. Read more…