Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This series just continues to impress. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Feb 15, 2014, at 7:37 AM, 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >