Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks - I?ll try to find out and report :-) Amities Philippe > Le 30 d?c. 2019 ? 04:37, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > Jim, Ric, Don, Philippe, Bob, Aram, Alan > > Thanks for looking. > > Philippe, now that you mention it, I don't know how penguins get on. I have > seen them jump off a few times, but never seen them jump on! They probably > clamber on from the bottom - remember most of the iceberg is under water, > and the penguins are accomplished swimmers, and completely at home in the > oceans. Regarding the cruise, there is no other way you can see South > Georgia, so if that is your desire, there is really no option. There are > all sorts of trips available from incredibly basic to very luxurious, > covering casual sightseeing to focused tours for photography, kayaking, > sailing, skiing, etc! Just keep in mind that you have to navigate the > stormiest and most violent seas on Earth to gt there. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Dec 29, 2019 at 10:16 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> All stunningly beautiful Jayanand ! >> >> In colour AND in BW. >> >> I would hate to spend time on a cruise, but your images might make me >> change my mind :-) >> >> One question : how do the penguins land onto the icebergs? I see ice walls >> everywhere. Do they use the waves (thinking of Splash) and take risks? >> >> And one suggestion : the last one in BW with the sun into the lens, >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8940BW.jpg.html >> After seeing it large, I?d chop of the top and bottom by let?s say 5%. >> Well, that my own idea of balance and you may not agree :-) >> >> Amities >> >> Philippe >> >> >> >>> Le 29 d?c. 2019 ? 06:00, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < >> lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit : >>> >>> The last installment from my South Georgia trip is a large one, so please >>> bear with me one final time. The landscapes of South Georgia are so >>> striking and so grand in scale that they literally beg for the multi >> frame >>> panorama format to do them justice. However, I did take some single frame >>> shots as well: >>> >>> Clearing Storm: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7595.jpg.html >>> >>> Golden Hour (After Sunset): >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191022-6426.jpg.html >>> >>> Sunrise: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-6432.jpg.html >>> >>> Sunrise (Closer): >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-6440.jpg.html >>> >>> Bright Light: >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191022-5576.jpg.html >>> >>> There are innumerable icebergs around this area, affected as it is by the >>> cold waters of the Antarctic current, as South Georgia lies on the inside >>> of the Antarctic Confluence. The first photograph has a bizarre cloud >>> formation, and I would like to know what it is, if anyone knows! The >> second >>> was at sunrise, and the rest were taken in overcast to dark, stormy >> skies, >>> giving a dramatic effect: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191017-2317.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8687.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7553.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7575.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-2840.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-2845.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7563.jpg.html >>> >>> The next section is details of icebergs: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-2950.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-2962.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-2995.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7558.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8758.jpg.html >>> >>> Penguins and terns are seen on icebergs - not too frequently, but the >>> sightings are not rare: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7670.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191018-7722.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-7368.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-7139.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-7180.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-7203.jpg.html >>> >>> Finally, and lastly, some shots taken on a sail up Drygalski Fjord, a >>> dramatic but short inlet which nevertheless boasts of two glacier mouths, >>> the Risting and Jenkins Glaciers, which is located at the south eastern >> end >>> of South Georgia. These glaciers were joined till the 1980s, but have >> since >>> meandered apart: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191022-5599.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8815.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8819.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8940.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/SGF/Landscape/South+Georgia-20191023-8940BW.jpg.html >>> >>> Please see LARGE >>> >>> Comments and criticism, as ever, are 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information