Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great images, as all from this trip have been. However, I have to wonder what is going on with all the grain, especially in the b&w images? Looks like pushed Tri-X or old Ektacolor! Artifacts from severe jpg compression? Choice with the post-processing? Jay On 2/14/2014 10:37 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Continuing the Antarctica journey, as we were leaving South Georgia > for the Antarctic continent, we made a detour to a dramatic inlet with > glaciers tumbling down from all sides called Drygalski Fjord. As we > approached the entrance it all looked quite dramatic: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_4055.jpg.html > > When we went in, it suddenly got dark and extremely blustery, and very > cold, which the captain, to his credit, navigated expertly in a very > narrow channel. At the end of the fjord, the clouds were low, dark and > dense, and the place was full of glaciers: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_4086.jpg.html > > On the way out, however, the weather started clearing up: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140113_4186.jpg.html > > So we set sail for the continent, and shortly after, icebergs started > turning up, glimmering under gray skies: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140115_4219.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140115_4229.jpg.html > > Then a big tabular iceberg showed up with a small flock of Chinstrap > Penguins along for the ride: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4233.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4235.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4471.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4533.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE. > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand -- Jay, Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> "Being a Leica customer is like dating the most beautiful girl in the world... who cares more about herself than you... but, you keep calling her back anyway... because the sex is so good... most of the time." (RickLeica on LUF)