Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've done that. If you'll put it in the fridge for a few days instead of thawing out at room temp, it should survive. Ken On 2/16/2014 6:57 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > They're great, Jayanand. Isn't nature pretty awesome? Mind you so is > that D4 and its lenses. > > Glad I live in the temperate zone, and the only danger from ice is > caused by me. I type this in confessional mode as your pictures of > icebergs reminded me I put a nice Tokay Aszu 6 Puttonos into the > freezer, for a couple of minutes, six hours ago, and completely forgot > about it. I've just taken it out - frozen solid. No chinstrap penguins > on it, however.... > > Douglas > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" > <jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" > <psm-1857 at googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 6:37 AM > Subject: [Leica] Icebergs > > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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