I’ve been away on a cruise for 10 days, on the Queen Mary 2, and only had internet connection enough for emails. I’ve been busy though, and have loads of photos and videos and stories to share, but they’ll have to wait until I get back to Berlin. Something I’m not looking forward to, by the way, as my itinerary says that my flight from here in New Zealand to Heathrow will take 26 hours 5 minutes. Not good!
It’s hard to judge the size of things in Antarctica. There is absolutely nothing man made with which to compare the ice covered mountains. No buildings or masts or pylons. Worse than that, there’s not even any trees or bushes or grass. There’s just rock and ice and snow and the sea. Nothing else. Mountains just loom over you, and you’re not sure if they are huge and close, or even huger and far away.
Until you see another ship between you and a glacier. The dome of ice in the background probably rises about 2000 meters.
Zoom in a bit for a better view:
I took these two photos in the Gerlache Strait, the channel between the Antarctic Peninsular and Anver’s Island.
It’s not about the gear, it’s about knowing your subjects and how to take photos. But in the case of birds in flight, gear helps. Two things I like about my new zoom lens: super-fast autofocus and dual mode image stabilization.
From the Falklands, an Upland Goose:
Also in the Falklands, a Turkey Vulture.
The Turkey Vulture again.
This is not a dove. This is Snowy Petrel, a beautiful white sea bird which happens to have the southernmost breeding distribution in the world.
These birds are not flying.
This is currently the desktop image on my laptop. Click for full sized file.
