Antarctica Part XI

[DaveB]

Still going...
Here's an assortment of photos, made in weather ranging from severely overcast to clear skies.


Even a grey day gets a little bit of colour...
Lemaire Channel, Antarctica
EOS 5DmkII, 24-105 @ 105mm, 1/200s, f/8, ISO 200



Mountains lit by the midnight sun
Marguerite Bay, Antarctica
EOS 40D, 100-400 @ 180mm, 1/200s, f/5.6, ISO 400


Ignoring the wider view of the landscape, it's worth zooming in on details every now and then:

Our wake
Laubeuf Fjord, Antarctica
EOS 40D, 100-400 @ 400mm, 1/500, f/8, ISO 100



Iceberg figurehead
Andvord Bay, Antarctica
EOS 5DmkII, 24-105 @ 47mm, 1/250s, f/7.1, ISO 800


And one last "non-landscapey" shot, included more for personal reasons than because it's a good photo (it's not):

David and Jane's wedding anniversary
Stonnington Island, Antarctica
EOS 5DmkII, 24-105 @ 32mm, 1/20s, f/8, ISO 100

Looking at this photo now I can see all sorts of ways I could have made a more-interesting composition, but in retrospect I was just grabbing a last shot before we descended back to the beach and returned to the ship. There was a very strong wind blowing, and my tripod had already been blown over (on the far end of the island in the background - luckily there was no camera on it at the time, but the ballhead still bears the marks). This photo was taken at 11pm.

The buildings in the background are an old abandoned British base. Inside there's still gear from when it was abandoned in the middle of last century. It's all as it was left: once they're protected from the elements, things break down VERY slowly here!

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11

[Geoff]

Dave,
Mate it's been a joy viewing these images.
Of this set number three is fantastic. It's so simplistic yet mesmerizing! Love it!
Cheers buddy.

[gstark]

Mate it's been a joy viewing these images.

Absolutely.

Number 4 for me: it looks as if the iceberg is giving us the finger. Must be something about me, I guess.

Do you have any shots from the interior of those shacks? Or of the shacks themselves?

[photohiker]

Great shots again.

Number 2 for me. Dave, is that full frame? I'm left wanting to see more of the range in that light...

Michael

[muzz]

More great stuff. Incredible variety in the weather/light that has given you a variety of opportunities and I expect challenges.

When are you going to release your "exclusive dslrusers.com Desktop Picture Collection"?

[Reschsmooth]

Number 4 for me: it looks as if the iceberg is giving us the finger.

My favourate is number 3 - the simplicity and patterns are striking.

[DaveB]

Number 4 for me: it looks as if the iceberg is giving us the finger.

Funny, I hadn't noticed that. I fixated on the image of a head with a weird horn!
But now you mention it...

Do you have any shots from the interior of those shacks? Or of the shacks themselves?

I wasn't happy with my photos from inside, but I'll see what I can dig up for you.

Number 2 for me. Dave, is that full frame? I'm left wanting to see more of the range in that light...

Yes it was full-frame. Here's another:

I have a couple more of this hill, but in the background: I got distracted by some icebergs that we were passing in the foreground.

[photohiker]

I have a couple more of this hill, but in the background: I got distracted by some icebergs that we were passing in the foreground.

haha. We noticed that about you Dave

Great shots, thanks! Your new Avatar looks pretty slick too...

Michael

[ozimax]

Wonderful images again Dave. As I sweated in the tropics (PNG) last week, I could only dream of being somewhere cool again. You were most probably thinking of the opposite!

Well done.

Ozi.