[Leica] Icebergs

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

These are all excellent, but Iceberg View 1 is my favorite.

On 2/15/2014 12:37 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> Continuing the Antarctica journey, as we were leaving South Georgia
> for the Antarctic continent, we made a detour to a dramatic inlet with
> glaciers tumbling down from all sides called Drygalski Fjord. As we
> approached the entrance it all looked quite dramatic:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_4055.jpg.html
>
> When we went in, it suddenly got dark and extremely blustery, and very
> cold, which the captain, to his credit, navigated expertly in a very
> narrow channel. At the end of the fjord, the clouds were low, dark and
> dense, and the place was full of glaciers:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_4086.jpg.html
>
> On the way out, however, the weather started clearing up:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_4186.jpg.html
>
> So we set sail for the continent, and shortly after, icebergs started
> turning up, glimmering under gray skies:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140115_4219.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140115_4229.jpg.html
>
> Then a big tabular iceberg showed up with a small flock of Chinstrap
> Penguins along for the ride:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4233.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4235.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4471.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4533.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE.
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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