FIELD NOTES / GRL / Northern America
Greenland
Glacial ice & calving edges.
START WITH A PLACE
Ilulissat Icefjord
Ilulissat Icefjord is where the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier reaches the sea. Its icebergs and moving ice front offer a study of changing mass, fractured surfaces and reflected light.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in light and depth.
Compare the solid-looking face of an iceberg with the narrow blue shadows inside its fractures. Let the palette describe an observation rather than a fixed ice colour.
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Cloud white#e9efeaoklch(0.946 0.009 150.687)
Water grey#afc9c7oklch(0.816 0.028 190.955)
Deep teal#397b88oklch(0.545 0.070 212.299)
Mineral gold#c1a66aoklch(0.735 0.084 86.155)
Deep water ink#253944oklch(0.332 0.032 233.089)