Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marvellous !! And outstanding, or standing out of it all. Thanks Sonny, I?ll di(v)e less dumb tonight, into my warm bed ;-) Amities Philippe > Le 30 d?c. 2019 ? 19:30, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > They jump on. > > https://youtu.be/uhTRgpadGJI > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 12:06 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information