Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 17: Antarctic Peninsula.
After visiting the Argentine Almirante Brown Base we traveled to the British Port Lockroy. A stowaway Snowy Sheathbill hitched a ride on the MS Fram to Port Lockroy. The Gentoo Penguins at were minding their nests, with several hatching and just hatched chicks.
Stowaway Snowy Sheathbill that hitched a ride on the Hurtigruten MS Fram from the Argentinian Brown Station to the British Port Lockroy. Maybe it is a spy??. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/8, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on a nest and newly hatched chicks at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/7.1, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on a nest with egg at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/11, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on a nest and with egg hatching at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/11, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on a nest with egg and newly hatched chick at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on a nest with egg and newly hatched chick at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/11, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on a nest with newly hatched chick at Port Lockroy. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/11, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 17: Antarctic Peninsula.
The first stop in the morning was at the Argentine Almirante Brown Base. Lots of Snowy Sheathbill and Gentoo Penguins. The Gentoo Penguins were minding their nests, with several hatching and just hatched chicks.
Snowy Sheathbill near the landing at the Argentine Brown Scientific Station in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)Snowy Sheathbill on rocks at the Argentine Brown Scientific Station in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 27 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)Snowy Sheathbill on snow at the Argentine Brown Scientific Station in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin nesting site at the Argentine Brown Scientific Station in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin nesting site at the Argentine Brown Scientific Station in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/16, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 17: Antarctic Peninsula.
We woke on New Years day to see more amazing icebergs. The first stop was at Brown Station (Estación Científica Almirante Brown) in Paradise Harbor. I took a panorama of the harbor and research station from the deck of the MS Fram while waiting to go ashore. Then to Bransfield House (location of the southernmost post office) at Port Lockry. The Gentoo Penguin eggs were just beginning to hatch. Later in the day we proceeded to the Lemaire Channel in the Southwest Antarctic Peninsula. The blue colors of the water, glaciers, and sky were unreal. I did my best to accurately record the colors. All of the panorama images need to be viewed in full screen mode.
Iceberg in Antarctica from the Deck of the MS Fram. Composite of three images taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/11, various) Raw image processed with Lightroom, Nik HDR Efex 2, Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)Panorama of Paradise Harbor and Brown Station (Estación Científica Almirante Brown) in Antarctica from the Deck of the Hurtigruten MS Fram. Composite of 16 image takens with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 200, 32 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, Photoshop CC 2015, and AutoPano Giga Pro (David J Mathre)Gentoo Penguin on its Rock Nest Built with Pebbles. Underneath are a New Years Chick that Just Hatched, and a Second Egg Where the Beak Just Appeared. Next to Bransfield House, Port Lockry in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/11.3, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)Northern Entrance to the Lemaire Channel in the Southwest Antarctic Peninsula. From the deck of the Hurtigruten MS Fram. In camera panorama taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 32 mm, f/8, 1/180 sec). Jpg image processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)Zodiac Leading an Antarctic Cruise Ship Through the Lemaire Channel. I had never seen clouds this color blue before, and they were that color blue. I am guessing it is blue light reflecting off the glacier. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 31 mm, f/11, 1/40 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
