Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Ken, I had it in the fridge already, but it'll stay there longer than I had originally intended now! Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 1:14 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Icebergs > I've done that. If you'll put it in the fridge for a few days instead of > thawing out at room temp, it should survive. > > Ken > > > On 2/16/2014 6:57 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: >> They're great, Jayanand. Isn't nature pretty awesome? Mind you so is that >> D4 and its lenses. >> >> Glad I live in the temperate zone, and the only danger from ice is caused >> by me. I type this in confessional mode as your pictures of icebergs >> reminded me I put a nice Tokay Aszu 6 Puttonos into the freezer, for a >> couple of minutes, six hours ago, and completely forgot about it. I've >> just taken it out - frozen solid. No chinstrap penguins on it, >> however.... >> >> 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: Saturday, February 15, 2014 6:37 AM >> Subject: [Leica] Icebergs >> >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >