This image is from Iceland and a beach close to a glacial lagoon. What happens is this large glacier produces icebergs and these icebergs float around in this giant glacial lagoon. eventually they find their way to the ocean. There they float and eventually get thrown up on shore and left there at low tide. It is amazing to walk onto this black sand beach and see these bergs. Hundreds of them on a typical low tide as far as you can see. Each one beautiful. You could spend hours there shooting.
Ice in Iceland of course. This image was shot in Iceland at the Glacial Lagoon. You could spend all day there shooting. Tough part is editing all the great images that you have photographed. This image was shot in a heavy wind with a long lens. The long lens compresses the shot. The pattern and color carrty off the rest really well.
Today I share a shot from my last trip to Antarctica. One thing you see while in Antarctica is vast seascapes. You can see storms moving across the horizon. Add to the storms a foreground of icebergs and you have a nice photograph. Shot with a 5dII with a 400mm lens. I have a lot of these kind if images and they are always nice to look at. If you ever go to Antarctica bring lots of data cards as you will take more photographs than you ever thought you could.
I do like cold places and I am always fascinated by ice. Some of my best photos are of ice. This shot was part of a series of close-ups of ice taken on an iceberg beach in Iceland. The story is that there is a glacier nearby and as the glacier calves, the icebergs slowly flow out o t the ocean. At high tide they are pushed to the beach and when the tide goes out they are stranded. The beach is littered with icebergs. Some as big as a house or car and some the size of baseballs. They are like finding diamonds. I like this one and others like it as the light comes through and reveals the beautiful patterns the icebergs have. Look for more in the near future.
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This is a another iceberg shot. Just one more day of Antarctica and then I’ll get back to some other images. While cruising the peninsula area one evening I saw the sun setting and illuminating the face of this iceberg. It’s simple and is effective and enhanced by the dark sky.
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On my last trip to Antarctica as we dipped below the Antarctic Circle we headed to an area that was known as the Gullett. we had been battling storms and lousy weather for days. As we approached the Gullett which is visited by very few people, the weather cleared to the most brilliant day you could ever have and the wind just stopped. Literally now wind. As we entered the Gullet which we would navigate for almost 12 hours we were met with the most breathtaking scenery you could ever imagine. Today’s image is a a stitched shot for 5 vertical P65+ images. These were shot handheld and then stitched in photoshop. The lens was wide i believe 45mm which allowed some great foreground. The sky was almost black getting blue s it met the horizon. I have a ton of images from the Gullet but this pano gives a good feel for the beauty there.
Once again we went for a zodiac ride to explore this magnificent bay we anchored in. We came across beautiful icebergs, a shore full of penguins and this shot. As we were cruising towards the iceberg in the background we found this smaller iceberg with a Leopard Seal on it. It mazes me the wildlife that abounds in Antarctica. As a matter of record, these seals are very aggressive and distance needs to be kept.
Well, it’s Birthday day for me. Feeling great and loving life!
This photo today was taken on an evening Zodiac cruise. We would drive around in zodiacs looking for photos. This giant Iceberg had floated into the chennel and we circled it and shot it froma lot of angles. I loved the intense blue color and shot this froma low angle. When we awoke in the morning this iceberg was gone and drifted along on its journey.
A few days ago I posted an iceberg image shot it the iceberg graveyard. Today is one of most fascinating and one of my most favorite images every shot. This shot by those that were there has been called many things. The Parthanon sticks though. We were cruising in the zodiacs and we saw this beautiful smooth lagoon and we crossed the lagoon and came through the arch seen in the middle of the this monster iceberg. We turned around and then saw this. You could swear it was hand carved but this si the result of nature and tides eroding a giant iceberg that was grounded. This is a massive iceberg. Most likely 450 feet long and 75 feet high. Needless to say we shot this from a number of angles. It’s always amazing when you are out shooting and then find one of those once in a lifetime shots. This is one of those. To visit and see more of my Antarctica Images Please CLICK HERE.
Happy New Year DAy…I hope this new year brings all the good things in life to everyone.
This will be Antarctica week for images. Seven days of images from the bottom of the world. Todays image is shot of an iceberg with more icebergs behind it as the light is about to go away. It never really gets dark in Antarctica in December and January. There is kind of like a 3 hour sunset – sunrise. Absolutely gorgeous light. This was shot with a Canon 1dsII with a 400mm lens.