Fourteen-Years Ago Today. Yellow Flower in front of a Locked Vault. Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. (28-Dec-2010, Argentina)
Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015: Day 13 – At Sea on the Hurtigruten MS Fram in the South Atlantic Ocean
The wind and waves were not as bad as the Hurtigruten MS Fram continued traveling south and west from South Georgia to Antarctica. Still not many folks were up and around either in the observation deck or in the dining rooms. I didn’t take any sea-sick medication and was doing fine as long as I kept eating the meals and could view the horizon. The ship’s musician was playing Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” on the piano in observation deck in the background during this short video clip recorded on a Leica T camera.
Thirteen-Years Ago Today. Alligator with its Jaw Wide Open. Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. (27-Dec-2011, Florida)
Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015: Day 12 – At Sea on the Hurtigruten MS Fram in the South Atlantic Ocean
Short videos from the observation deck of the Hurtigruten MS Fram of the sea conditions while traveling between South Georgia and Antarctica. I didn’t get seasick but remember that there were not many folks in the dining room. I did notice that my GPS track for the day had about six times as many data points from all of the rocking and rolling. We were going into some really heavy head winds, which reduced the speed of the ship from about 15 knots to 7 knots.
Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 17: Antarctic Peninsula.
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.
Zodiac Leading an Antarctic Cruise Ship Through the Lemaire Channel. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 31 mm, f/11, 1/40 sec). (David J Mathre)
Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 17: Antarctic Peninsula.
A large Brown Skua was soaring over the MS Fram as we traveled from Brown Station to Port Lockroy.
Brown Skua soaring above the MS Fram. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Skua soaring above the MS Fram. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
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)
