[Leica] Landscapes and Icebergs

[Philippe]

Thanks - I’ll try to find out and report :-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 30 déc. 2019 à 04:37, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> 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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