Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis & Douglas Thanks for looking. Next set should me more interesting, faceting (hopefully not, though) the more destructive side of our planet - I am off to Australia for a fortnight. The Firkins have given us the go ahead to stick to our schedule of leaving on January 10th! Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 9:31 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Great stuff Jayanand, this planet is amazing - for the moment anyway! > > Bizarre Cloud and Iceberg2 appeal to me most. > > Happy New Year to all > Douglas > > > On 29/12/2019 05:00, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: > > 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 >