Chasing Ice

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Has anyone seen this? Incredible!


Really cool how he setup 25 remote D200's powered by the sun to do timelapse. They worked without a problem (after some initial timer problems) in -40 degree temps for up to a year on their own.

More on that from here:
The EIS team chose to put its time-lapse cameras — Nikon D-200 DSLR cameras powered by a custom-made combination of solar panels, batteries and other electronics — at accessible and photogenic sites that represented regional conditions well, had high scientific value and were photographically and logistically manageable. Each camera system weighs 125-150 pounds or more and had to be secured with anchors and guy wires against winds up to 150 mph, as well as against temperatures as low as -40°F, blizzards, landslides, torrential rain and avalanches. The cameras shot once every hour,[6] in daylight hours, for approximately 8,000 images per camera per year. The total survey archives now include more than 800,000 frames. By capturing images in diverse locations throughout the Northern Hemisphere over several years, the EIS can provide a more complete picture of the effect of global warming across different geographic regions than previous ground-based, time-lapse studies. As of January 2012, the team has 27 cameras at 18 glaciers.
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Please no climate change debate...
 
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Some more information from a Popular Mechanics article:
His network of cameras began as 25 Nikon D-200s. At one point it grew to 43, each one taking one picture every half-hour for as long as the sun was out. Balog says that when the project started, 16 GB memory cards were basically the best around, and his cameras pushed that limit. The Icelandic recorders could be reached with a short drive from Rekjavik, so Balog could empty the cards every few months. But some of the most remote Greenland cameras went more than a year between visits, pushing the 16-gig cards to their limits. Eventually 32 GB cards and larger became readily available, and with that extra storage the project now tallies more than 1 million still images.
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Read more: <em>Chasing Ice</em>: Stunning Time-Lapse of the Changing Arctic - Popular Mechanics
 
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