Chena Ice Museum Interior, Central Alaska

Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 6 June 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

This is an interior view (towards the entrance) of the Chena Ice Museum, 1.5 hours drive north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Everything was made of ice... it was pretty amazing. The temperature was kept at 20 degrees fahrenheit... just cool enough to keep everything nice and frosty (i should mention that this was 35 degrees WARMER then it was outside!!!)

LED lights were used to give the different areas of the museum different and sometimes, constantly changing hues (you can see hints of blue, green, yellow and purple in the pic). Behind me (not pictured) were the 3 hotel rooms that went for a pricey $500 dollars per night!

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Comments (15)

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

Beautiful lighting

6 Jun 2008 6:44am

@Dhini: Cheers for the comment. The LED lighting made it an awesome enviroment, perfect for pictures!

Jrask from Pasadena, United States

beautiful colors in this photo! Looks like a very interesting place

6 Jun 2008 7:23am

@Jrask: Thank you! Yes -- it is amazing what they can do with ice picks and a few LED lights nowadays! :)

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Thats a beautiful sight, the colors are amazing. And to think it's only water.

6 Jun 2008 9:26am

@Observing: Right? Pretty amazing stuff really... and keeping the museum in good condition (replacing the giant ice blocks on a seasonal basis, making new sculptures, and basic 'cold' maintenance is a full time job for 3 people!) :)

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

I actually go cold just looking at this! The constantly changing different colours must look superb!

6 Jun 2008 1:07pm

@dobbino: Yes -- although i must admit, i felt WARM once i was inside... it was negative 15 degrees fahrenheit outside... so we gained 35 degrees just by stepping inside... i had to take off my heavy coat! :)

zOOm from Paris, France

What a thrilling place ! Hope you were wearing a pull-over (at least !) :-)

6 Jun 2008 3:57pm

@zOOm: hmm... if i can remember semi correctly i would have been wearing long thermal underwear and then flannel pajamas, and then ski pants... 2 pairs of socks (the top pair would be woolen), an under shirt, a long sleeve shirt, a thin jumper, a fleece pullover and then a heavy winter jacket (which i had to remove)... oh and two pairs of gloves, and a beanie too...! :) so i was comfortably warm in the 20 degree atmosphere!

Death from Mashhad, Iran

Very nice lights!
I love the violet because this color is sexy for me! ;)

6 Jun 2008 6:10pm

@Death: Hello mate, glad you like the lights -- yes i would say they are quite romantic myself. :) You've got some amazing themes going on in your photos! Why death? Can you elaborate for me? Cheers for the comment!

bruno from les Ollières, France

The constitution of ice leads to amazing colors.Nice !

6 Jun 2008 7:16pm

@bruno: Cheers mate!

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

fantastic lovely colours

6 Jun 2008 7:35pm

@Alun Lambert: Cheers Mate!

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

A magic place with great play of light.

6 Jun 2008 7:49pm

@Evelyne Dubos: Merci Beaucoup! :)

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Great shot the colours are fantastic.

6 Jun 2008 9:15pm

@Graham Russon: Cheers Mate!

shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines

beautiful colors:D

7 Jun 2008 12:38am

@shoti: Thanks much!

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Beautiful composition and colors. The light with the transparency of the ice is wonderful.

7 Jun 2008 4:50am

@akarui: Thank you! Yes the unique lighting made taking photos a very interesting experience, color-wise.

SuziQueue from Oceanside, United States

It looks like a fairy castle, only BIG! I couldn't take it, though - I'm allergic to cold. ;)

9 Jun 2008 2:15am

@SuziQueue: hehee... yes it was pretty cold... i have never spent time in a climate as cold as that... -15 degrees. it almost hurt... my fingers would ache -- my toes would ache... i was always hungry... i was always looking for more warmth... but i did realize that i COULD survive there... i had always wondered how people do it... and now i know that i could should i need to. it was a good feeling... of course i was quite happy to return to a very comfortable 60 degree weather! :)

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

You've got a lot of nice "travel" type shots posted but I especially like the lighting in this one.

16 Jun 2008 11:16pm

@Twelvebit: Cheers mate! Yes, it has been a busy 18 months of traveling for me! :)

TravBoy from West/Wet Coast, United States

beautiful image
the colour you were able to capture is amazing.
the ice is fantastic

27 Jun 2008 6:56am

@TravBoy: Hello and thanks Travis! :) Yes, the LED lights that they used to color the ice gave off some pretty amazing hues! I had know idea the camera would pick them up so well! Thanks again!

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