[Leica] Landscapes and Icebergs

[Sonny Carter]

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 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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Sonny
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