[Leica] Landscapes and Icebergs

Sun Dec 29 19:37:59 PST 2019

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 déc. 2019 à 06:00, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> >
> > 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
> >
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