Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it pays not think too much about the source of the cliff color ;^) nice batch jay ric On Aug 13, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > They are so amazingly colourful, not what I associate with the Arctic. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On Aug 13, 2012, at 6:53 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Alkefjellet is what is called a "bird cliff" - sheer walls rising from the >> sea where birds breed, in this case the Thick-billed Murre, also called >> Brunnich's Guillemot. The cliffs are amazing - with every little ledge >> occupied by birds breeding, hundreds of thousands of them. The sheer >> inaccessibility of the cliffs makes it a very safe place for breeding - >> most land based predators like the Arctic Fox cannot get near most of the >> ledges. This cliff is particularly good for photography because even the >> ledges at sea level are occupied. We took a zodiac cruise along the base >> of >> these cliffs, and most if not all of the photographs are taken from the >> zodiac. >> >> Thick-billed Murre: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1503.jpg.html >> >> A breeding pair: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1506.jpg.html >> >> Bird Cliffs 1: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1492.jpg.html >> >> Bird Cliffs 2: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1501.jpg.html >> >> Bird Cliffs 3 (B&W): >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1528BW.jpg.html >> >> Bird Cliffs 4: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1534a.jpg.html >> >> Please see LARGE! >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information