Penquins, Seals & Glaciers - Antarctica and S Georgia
Feb 26, 2020 17:16:22 #
Leaving Antarctica behind was sad. I could have done many more days and excursions there but arriving at S Georgia Island was an awesome experience too. When we first arrived I could see the thousands of King Penquins onshore and could barely contain my anxious desire to be on the beach. Unfortunately we were in the second group to go ashore and I had to cool my heels for two hours until it was our turn. But I made good use of my time there once ashore. I burned through a whole 32 gig card that morning and was thankful for the second overflow card in the camera.
S. Georgia Island is best described as being a bit like Jurassic Park. The island has lots of greenery and wildlife mingled in with glaciers and volcanic rock formations. A land that is a photographers paradise.
The last photo is from the whaling village of Grytviken which means ‘Pot Cove’ named for the sealers tripots that were discovered there, [The British later called it King Edward Cove.] As a 'bay within a bay’, it is the best harbour in South Georgia and was chosen by the Norwegian Captain Carl Anton Larsen as the site of the first whaling station in Antarctic waters. He formed the Company Argentina de Pesca, incorporated in Argentina but run by Norwegian whalers. On November 16th 1904, Larsen arrived with a small fleet of ships to build a factory. Huge profits were made until the whales became scarce and the factory eventually shut down. My next post will have many more shots from Grytviken. This post is just a warm up for the other photos and posts that are to come. Thank you for checking it out.
S. Georgia Island is best described as being a bit like Jurassic Park. The island has lots of greenery and wildlife mingled in with glaciers and volcanic rock formations. A land that is a photographers paradise.
The last photo is from the whaling village of Grytviken which means ‘Pot Cove’ named for the sealers tripots that were discovered there, [The British later called it King Edward Cove.] As a 'bay within a bay’, it is the best harbour in South Georgia and was chosen by the Norwegian Captain Carl Anton Larsen as the site of the first whaling station in Antarctic waters. He formed the Company Argentina de Pesca, incorporated in Argentina but run by Norwegian whalers. On November 16th 1904, Larsen arrived with a small fleet of ships to build a factory. Huge profits were made until the whales became scarce and the factory eventually shut down. My next post will have many more shots from Grytviken. This post is just a warm up for the other photos and posts that are to come. Thank you for checking it out.
Gentoo Penquins traversing the Penguin Highway in Antarctica
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This Glaciers ice shelf has broken off. But I liked the way the sun dappled the surface of the ice and snow.
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Gentoos and Chinstraps at Aitchho Island
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Juvenile male Elephant Seals practicing for battle over a someday harem
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Macaroni Penquin lost amongst the Fur Seals at Fortuna Bay on S Georgia
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Out of the water and listening for his mates call
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Fortuna Bay colony had around 100,000 King Penquins. The brown fluffy chicks are nicknamed “Oakum Boys” because they resemble the workers that stuffed tar and oakum into the cracks on a ship.
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Female Elephant Seal resting in the hillocks at Fortuna Bay
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Kings in profile
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The Whaling village of Grytviken
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Feb 26, 2020 17:31:03 #
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Feb 26, 2020 18:12:30 #
Trip of a lifetime. Sounds like you have thousands (?) of images to process. Cannot wait to see the others. Cherish the memories espicawllly since you have so many images.
Feb 26, 2020 19:55:23 #
Feb 26, 2020 23:15:19 #
Longshadow wrote:
Thanks, it's good that you also appreciated what I saw. [your quote] One of my joys in using the camera is hoping that others see what I see.
Feb 26, 2020 23:34:28 #
CindyHouk wrote:
What an amazing adventure! Can't wait to see the other post .... so jealous!!
Thank you. Don’t be jealous, just find a way to go that will make you happy. Small boats cost more and you get to walk on the 7th continent, but a large ship gets you there to see it. Magnify the photo to see the large cruise ship.
![A large[3000+ passenger] cruise ship in center of ...](https://static.uglyhedgehog.com/upload/2020/2/26/t1-846028-5_d41917_1.jpg)
Feb 26, 2020 23:39:38 #
MoT wrote:
Trip of a lifetime. Sounds like you have thousands (?) of images to process. Cannot wait to see the others. Cherish the memories espicawllly since you have so many images.
Thank you and yes, I do have a few thousand raw files. Not all of them are useable at this time, but who knows what the future of software will be. I will post some of the more interesting shots and play for hours in my hobby with all the others.
Feb 26, 2020 23:42:39 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
❣️❣️👍👍🤗🤗
Thank you. I don’t really speak or understand very much emoji beyond a smiley or two. But thank you.
Feb 27, 2020 07:26:11 #
Feb 27, 2020 07:37:55 #
Nice photos! What ship did you travel on? I assume from your comments a relatively small ship?
Feb 27, 2020 08:28:48 #
Nice memories. My pick of the offerings is the last one--it’s stunning!
Feb 27, 2020 09:12:21 #
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Feb 27, 2020 09:22:49 #
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