James, this was last summer's holiday - not every day life
The glacier is receding at between 1m and 5m per year, although if this winter is cold it may gain some ground again. On this arm you can do a range of guided walks or go on your own if you are properly experienced. I took Hannah, our six year old, for a family walk that lasted about 1.5 to 2 hours (it was supposed to be one, but the group was large and we had to go higher to turn around). It was a spectacular experience and she was thrilled to have managed it.
In terms of HDR, this area was actually relatively low in dynamic range as the rock and ice are very reflective and hence you have some great big fill panels on every side. On these images the highlights were all fully recoverable and the black point is about 20, so I have actualy left them slightly high key to try and retain some sense of the brightness and light. Otherwise I've done a little HDR, but have only once reallt managed a look I was happy with - practice I'm sure would improve matters.
Mike
