Happy spring!

It's spring in Kugluktuk, can't you tell? :D Don't let the -40C with windchill fool you!

I created this pano image on the first day of spring. It was bitterly cold, and having my hands outside my gloves for even a moment to capture each piece of this image was painful. This image was thirteen individual captures combined into the one frame you see here. To get this view of town we walked out on the ice that had been ploughed clear of snow, I setup my tripod on the snowbank that the plough had left to get some elevation, determined and set my exposure, manually focused and started the series. Once I create a final version I'll find a way to share the large, full resolution image.