Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 3:32 AM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Feb 15, 2014, at 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. > > Thank you for bringing the world to my computer screen. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information