Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was thinking maybe you went on one of the Caponegro trips?. Thanks! Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Jan 28, 2014, at 11:04 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Leo, > Thanks for looking. It was supposed to be a photo expedition, but > turned out to be a general one, but of extremely good quality- the > only real let down was the photographic inputs. The Photo Pro's first > instructions to all of us was - "Now I want all of you to switch from > A mode to P mode"! (-: > After that I just ignored him and went about my business! > > The other scientific, biological, historical, conservation and > ecological inputs were all from world authorities on their respective > subjects, who had been hired for the cruise. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> > wrote: >> Fascinating. Was this a photo expedition? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Leo Wesson >> Photographer/Videographer >> 817.733.9157 >> www.leowesson.com >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 28, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Nathan, Ric, Jim, Jay, Douglas, Gene >>> Thanks for looking. Normally, if you mention "albatross" in the >>> English speaking world, everyone thinks of Coleridge's The Rime of the >>> Ancient Mariner almost immediately. >>> >>> Albatrosses and the big Petrels are really magnificent birds, where >>> the actual huge size is seldom readily apparent in photographs, >>> because there is never anything in the open seas to scale them by. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:14 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: >>>> Very nice set Jayanand. Especially like the Humpback Whale photo. >>>> >>>> gene >>>> >>>> ----- 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: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:16:23 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >>>> Subject: [Leica] Antarctica >>>> >>>> I just returned from a super trip to Falklands, South Georgia and the >>>> Antarctic Peninsula. Brilliant trip, really one of those "once in a >>>> lifetime"affairs. For starters, a few photos taken from the ship of >>>> some of the fauna of the Southern Oceans - all cabins had a very >>>> convenient balcony on our ship, so this was a good boredom killer at >>>> times during the long stretches at sea between various landfalls. >>>> >>>> Northern Giant Petrel: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140108_0297.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Black-browed Albatross: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140110_2044.jpg.html >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140110_2062.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Royal Albatross: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140110_1924.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Wandering Albatross: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140110_1950.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Fin Whale: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_2260.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Humpback Whale: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140110_1953.jpg.html >>>> >>>> A Pod of Humpbacks: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_2384.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Please look 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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