Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]More awesomeness, especially the valley. And the seal is so fat and cute! 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 19, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > The first stop around the Antarctic peninsula was Deception Island, a > very well known spot in the South Shetlands, and our first landfall > below 60 degrees South. It is the blown out caldera of a volcano, > which is still active to some extent, with a narrow channel called > "Neptune's Bellows" leading to a large, circular, sheltered harbour. > We stopped at a point called Telefon Bay for a short hike up to a view > point and some scenery. Luckily, this was one of the few clear days > with bright sunshine that we had in the whole trip. The minute I > landed, the first thing I saw was a Chinstrap Penguin running along a > beach full of kelp, next to very deep blue water, and the walls of the > caldera as a backdrop. The ice tended to be grey because of all loose > greyish brown volcanic soil blowing around everywhere.: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4642.jpg.html > > Suddenly, it swerved into the water, and was gone: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4685.jpg.html > > Walking on, a Crabeater Seal was asleep on the water's edge. Despite > the name, these seals live on krill, and not crabs - they are thought > to be the most numerous seals on the planet, but this was the only one > we saw. It was fast asleep, but as I got near, it raised its head and > had a look: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4758.jpg.html > > Then it yawned and went right back to sleep: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4796.jpg.html > > The rest of the photographs are of the landscape and details on the > caldera. This one was from the zodiac, the ice forming a detail that > looked like a flying saucer, and a two toned sea in the foreground:: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4918.jpg.html > > A typical landscape: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4706.jpg.html > > Two looks at a small valley with a stream at the bottom: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4719.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4738.jpg.html > > Details on the caldera slopes, taken from the ship: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4812.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140116_4827.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 >