Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Thanks for looking. I do not have a clue what the red stuff is, nor do I have a clue how the water can be so severely two toned as in the Flying Saucer photograph. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Not a landscape for camping in overnight. What's the red stuff on the > caldera cliffs? > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" > <jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" > <psm-1857 at googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:44 AM > Subject: [Leica] Deception Island > > >> The first stop around the Antarctic peninsula was Deception Island, a >> very well known spot in the South Shetlands, and our first landfall >> below 60 degrees South. It is the blown out caldera of a volcano, >> which is still active to some extent, with a narrow channel called >> "Neptune's Bellows" leading to a large, circular, sheltered harbour. >> We stopped at a point called Telefon Bay for a short hike up to a view >> point and some scenery. Luckily, this was one of the few clear days >> with bright sunshine that we had in the whole trip. The minute I >> landed, the first thing I saw was a Chinstrap Penguin running along a >> beach full of kelp, next to very deep blue water, and the walls of the >> caldera as a backdrop. The ice tended to be grey because of all loose >> greyish brown volcanic soil blowing around everywhere.: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4642.jpg.html >> >> Suddenly, it swerved into the water, and was gone: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4685.jpg.html >> >> Walking on, a Crabeater Seal was asleep on the water's edge. Despite >> the name, these seals live on krill, and not crabs - they are thought >> to be the most numerous seals on the planet, but this was the only one >> we saw. It was fast asleep, but as I got near, it raised its head and >> had a look: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4758.jpg.html >> >> Then it yawned and went right back to sleep: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4796.jpg.html >> >> The rest of the photographs are of the landscape and details on the >> caldera. This one was from the zodiac, the ice forming a detail that >> looked like a flying saucer, and a two toned sea in the foreground:: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4918.jpg.html >> >> A typical landscape: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4706.jpg.html >> >> Two looks at a small valley with a stream at the bottom: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4719.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4738.jpg.html >> >> Details on the caldera slopes, taken from the ship: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4812.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4827.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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information