Antarctica photos (2004)
Oct 18th, 2008, 11:58 AM
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Antarctica photos (2004)
Yes I know this is the Africa board but I also know some here are interested in that destination.
I've been reviewing our photos from the 2004 trip in the weeks before we head off on the second one.
Posted some of those old ones to my flickr account.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kavey/s...7608141786892/
I've been reviewing our photos from the 2004 trip in the weeks before we head off on the second one.
Posted some of those old ones to my flickr account.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kavey/s...7608141786892/
Oct 18th, 2008, 12:11 PM
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Just a reminder, with snow scenes you can not rely on your camera's meter. It wants to make the snow some shade of grey. Typically have to expose at least one stop more than the meter indicates. Experiment some when you get there.
regards - tom
regards - tom
Oct 18th, 2008, 12:59 PM
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Thanks Tom!
I'd only just switched to a digital SLR for this trip so was far less confident with it than I am now.
Also, I shot in JPG then which left me far less room for manouvre with the processing.
That said, I'm stronger at processing now too so I really ought to go back to the original files for these shots and process again.
Too lazy!
I'd only just switched to a digital SLR for this trip so was far less confident with it than I am now.
Also, I shot in JPG then which left me far less room for manouvre with the processing.
That said, I'm stronger at processing now too so I really ought to go back to the original files for these shots and process again.
Too lazy!
Oct 18th, 2008, 03:22 PM
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Wow, Kavey! You have some fun pictures! Love the penguins. And the icebergs. And the penguin feet. And the King Penguins with the babies. And just the babies. And the penguin that looks like he's dancing with the ice sculpture. And those seals. cute, cute, cute.
What month were you there? I planning on going to the Falkland Islands in January. And probably a side trip to Easter Island.
What month were you there? I planning on going to the Falkland Islands in January. And probably a side trip to Easter Island.
Oct 18th, 2008, 03:45 PM
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We were there in November/ December.
Our trip was a 19 or 20 day one taking in Falklands, South Georgia and the Peninsula.
South Georgia was the highlight for me though it was all fantastic.
With the exception of the King penguins, which breed all year round, there's no one time of year, so you see them at all stages of the cycle, the other penguins were on eggs when we were there.
A few weeks later and you'll see small chicks for some species.
Later still and better chance for chicks but also more chance of adverse weather, I believe.
Weather for us was superb though we had a couple of days of VERY rough seas (Force 10-12) and two hours of snow blizzard. Rest of time it was sun sun sun!
Our trip was a 19 or 20 day one taking in Falklands, South Georgia and the Peninsula.
South Georgia was the highlight for me though it was all fantastic.
With the exception of the King penguins, which breed all year round, there's no one time of year, so you see them at all stages of the cycle, the other penguins were on eggs when we were there.
A few weeks later and you'll see small chicks for some species.
Later still and better chance for chicks but also more chance of adverse weather, I believe.
Weather for us was superb though we had a couple of days of VERY rough seas (Force 10-12) and two hours of snow blizzard. Rest of time it was sun sun sun!
Oct 19th, 2008, 03:31 AM
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Sundowner - we did a trip similar to Kavey's in 2007, but went in January -- fluffy chicks in the Falklands (New and Carcass Islands), a mix of eggs, chicks (in every stage) for the Kings in South Georgia, and chicks in various stages/sizes in the Antarctic islands and on the peninsula. Was lucky with the sea conditions most of the time - even the Drake was not bad; and the weather was fantastic 95% of the time. Only one day of snow/sleet and that was the day we were leaving the peninsula.
Oct 19th, 2008, 03:06 PM
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Kavey,
I really enjoyed your pictures. How wonderful that you are going again! So far, Antarctica is my favorite trip, but we haven't done our Safari yet! That is coming in April!
We went this last Jan-Feb on Polar Star's South of the Circle trip. We had great weather and wonderful sites too, except for the day we were were south of the Circle. At least we were able to do our last landing. It was on the continent.
Our trip across the Drake was memorable! We set sail around 6, have the lifeboat drill and a briefing where the expedition leader, Damon, tells us we should have a nice sail that evening through the Channel, but to expect the conditions to go down hill “a little” once we are clear of land. Oh well, silly us, the landscape is beautiful, sunset is lovely and we see rockhopper penguins and many birds. We have a nice welcome dinner and about 10 we turn in and are gently rocked to sleep. The fact that there are dead lights on all deck three potholes doesn’t really connect with any of us passengers, yet.
About 2, I wake up as I slide off the bed! I go the window and look out only to see the spray cover our window! Being small the ship also is beginning to have a figure 8 type of motion. Our bed is turned into the center of the ship, which I soon learn is most peolpe’s preference, but not mine! I decide to sleep on the sofa bed at this point and lay down and fall back asleep.....for a while. I am rudely awakened about an hour or so later as the soda and I go sailing across the room and colide into the bathroom door and the cabinets all fly open and dump everything on the floor! My husband wakes up, looks around and calmly suggest that I will be safer if I will get back in BED! At this point the tilt of the ship changes and I go for another ride while I explain if the sofa would stop moving I would! He gets up and holds the sofa while I get back to bed where he joins me. This missile that is the sofa, now begins to fly around the room in earnst, crashing into everything. DH realizes the computer and camera are not safe, so he gets the sofa wedged in a corner and spends the next two hours sitting on the sofa with his feet against the wall to hold the thing in one place! At 6 he heads down to the main desk to find the maintenance man. They return together a few minutes later and rebolt the sofa to the wall and to the floor for good measure. Welcome to the Drake Passage!!
The next day, they posted our scheduled itinerary and encouraged us not to move around more than necessary. We were told not to go out on the decks as we were having “green water over the bow”, (deck three) and heavy spray hitting our windows on deck 5.
Fortunately we could get to the bridge from the inside so DH spent time there. There were too many steps for me with the ship moving so much. The wind continued all day at force 8. We had seas to 35 feet and the ship was listing to as much as 33 degrees. There had been a storm with hurricane force winds through the Drake the day before, so even though the winds weren’t that bad, the seas were still reacting to the day before.
For the next two days at each meal time, the captain turned to ship eastward to settle things some so we could go to the dinning room to eat. Needless to say, there were lots of sick people for the crossing, though we were lucky and weren’t sick. To make things worse, there is norwalk virus aboard - someone had come on board sick! This was not good!
It was so rough that Staff gave up on the original itinerary and headed much more eastward than planned to Elephant Island to get some protection from the sea movement. This forced a new itinerary canceling some of the planned stops, and openning up others. Fortunately the weather cleared and we had beautiful days the rest of the trip except for the day we were south of the circle.
I really enjoyed your pictures. How wonderful that you are going again! So far, Antarctica is my favorite trip, but we haven't done our Safari yet! That is coming in April!
We went this last Jan-Feb on Polar Star's South of the Circle trip. We had great weather and wonderful sites too, except for the day we were were south of the Circle. At least we were able to do our last landing. It was on the continent.
Our trip across the Drake was memorable! We set sail around 6, have the lifeboat drill and a briefing where the expedition leader, Damon, tells us we should have a nice sail that evening through the Channel, but to expect the conditions to go down hill “a little” once we are clear of land. Oh well, silly us, the landscape is beautiful, sunset is lovely and we see rockhopper penguins and many birds. We have a nice welcome dinner and about 10 we turn in and are gently rocked to sleep. The fact that there are dead lights on all deck three potholes doesn’t really connect with any of us passengers, yet.
About 2, I wake up as I slide off the bed! I go the window and look out only to see the spray cover our window! Being small the ship also is beginning to have a figure 8 type of motion. Our bed is turned into the center of the ship, which I soon learn is most peolpe’s preference, but not mine! I decide to sleep on the sofa bed at this point and lay down and fall back asleep.....for a while. I am rudely awakened about an hour or so later as the soda and I go sailing across the room and colide into the bathroom door and the cabinets all fly open and dump everything on the floor! My husband wakes up, looks around and calmly suggest that I will be safer if I will get back in BED! At this point the tilt of the ship changes and I go for another ride while I explain if the sofa would stop moving I would! He gets up and holds the sofa while I get back to bed where he joins me. This missile that is the sofa, now begins to fly around the room in earnst, crashing into everything. DH realizes the computer and camera are not safe, so he gets the sofa wedged in a corner and spends the next two hours sitting on the sofa with his feet against the wall to hold the thing in one place! At 6 he heads down to the main desk to find the maintenance man. They return together a few minutes later and rebolt the sofa to the wall and to the floor for good measure. Welcome to the Drake Passage!!
The next day, they posted our scheduled itinerary and encouraged us not to move around more than necessary. We were told not to go out on the decks as we were having “green water over the bow”, (deck three) and heavy spray hitting our windows on deck 5.
Fortunately we could get to the bridge from the inside so DH spent time there. There were too many steps for me with the ship moving so much. The wind continued all day at force 8. We had seas to 35 feet and the ship was listing to as much as 33 degrees. There had been a storm with hurricane force winds through the Drake the day before, so even though the winds weren’t that bad, the seas were still reacting to the day before.
For the next two days at each meal time, the captain turned to ship eastward to settle things some so we could go to the dinning room to eat. Needless to say, there were lots of sick people for the crossing, though we were lucky and weren’t sick. To make things worse, there is norwalk virus aboard - someone had come on board sick! This was not good!
It was so rough that Staff gave up on the original itinerary and headed much more eastward than planned to Elephant Island to get some protection from the sea movement. This forced a new itinerary canceling some of the planned stops, and openning up others. Fortunately the weather cleared and we had beautiful days the rest of the trip except for the day we were south of the circle.
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Hi Kavey
Wonderful photos! I especially love the penguins - they look such characters! They look great individually and in big numbers!
Cindy are you off again this January? You do get around! Is this a children free trip? You shall be freezing cold this January, and I will be boiling hot in Botswana and South Africa!
Kind regards
Kaye
Wonderful photos! I especially love the penguins - they look such characters! They look great individually and in big numbers!
Cindy are you off again this January? You do get around! Is this a children free trip? You shall be freezing cold this January, and I will be boiling hot in Botswana and South Africa!
Kind regards
Kaye
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