Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 d?c. 2019 ? 04:37, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > > > 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 d?c. 2019 ? 06:00, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > >> lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit : > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA