Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 12:12 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Lots of really good ones. The colours in Metallic Seas and Sunset are > stunning, and you have captured some good action, e.g. in the last one. But > I think my favourite is the Black-Bowed Albatross. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 24 Nov 2019, at 05:20, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > The next installment of photographs from my South Georgia trip is of > birds, > > mostly sea birds, to be exact, the Albatross and Petrels that roam our > > oceans. Most of the photographs, except for the last four, have been > taken > > from the boat. > > > > Let us start with the king of the oceans, the Wandering Albatross. These > > are quite remarkable birds, they have been known to fly over 100k km in a > > year, they seldom touch the ground except to breed, and they have the > > longest wingspan of any bird - 2.5 to 3.5 metres, as can be seen from > this > > photograph (natural sky, not replaced!!!?) > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191012-16833.jpg.html > > > > The most common albatross in this region is the Black-browed Albatross, > > which can be seen quite easily, and nest in large numbers both in South > > Georgia and more so in the Falklands: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191013-124.jpg.html > > > > Petrels are the scavengers of the oceans. Here are two of the smaller > ones: > > > > Cape Petrel: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191012-16700.jpg.html > > > > Snowy Petrel: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191023-6831.jpg.html > > > > The most common large bird that we encounter in the open ocean, and on > > shore in South Georgia is the Giant Petrel, a formidable and rapacious > > predator and scavenger, so it is not unusual to have more interesting > > photographs of this species over any other: > > > > Metallic Seas: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191022-5620.jpg.html > > > > Sunset: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191022-5876.jpg.html > > > > High Seas: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191012-106.jpg.html > > > > Take Off: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191022-5221.jpg.html > > > > Wingspan: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191015-450.jpg.html > > > > Bath Time: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191024-10345.jpg.html > > > > The last two photographs are of common species on shore: > > > > Kelp Gull: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191022-4905.jpg.html > > > > Skua: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/South+Georgia/South+Georgia-20191022-5293.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