Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful place--and nice ritual at the end :-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Feb 4, 2014, at 6:04 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Still on South Georgia, two locations with a strong flavour of > Shackleton. Fortuna Bay is adjacent to Stromness, and at the very end > of his heroic journey, he traversed the bay, climbed a hill and > descended to Stromness and civilization. Just a few photographs from > there: > > Fur Seals: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_3039.jpg.html > > Moulting King Penguins: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_3099.jpg.html > > South Georgia Pintail: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3286.jpg.html > > Grytviken was the premier whaling station on South Georgia throughout > the whaling years, set up by a Norwegian, Carl Anton Larsen in 1904. > During this period, 1904 to 1965, no less than 175.250 whales had been > processed through all the whaling stations on South Georgia, in > addition to millions of seals (both fur and elephant seals), leading > to the virtual decimation of all these populations around South > Georgia. In addition, the human presence introduced the brown rat, > which in turn decimated all the ground breeding birds in the pockets > where it is present. Luckily, it cannot spread throughout the island, > as it is blocked by glaciers. There is an effort going on at present > to systematically exterminate it wherever it is established. > Shackleton died here on his Fourth Polar Expedition, and at his wife's > request, was buried at the graveyard at Grytviken: > > Approaching Grytviken: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3333.jpg.html > > Grytviken: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3354.jpg.html > > The Whaler's Church: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3426.jpg.html > > Shackleton's Grave: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3367.jpg.html > > A Toast: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3371.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >