Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hate it when that happens, usually because I'm too pressed to fill up an ice water bucket. Best of luck with it, sounds delicious now to buy some Tokay. On 2/16/2014 7:39 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information