December 2010

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2010

Best Photos of 2010 A good friend once told me that his photography goal was to shoot two or three really good images each year. I've tried to keep that in mind in the years since. It is only on looking back over the last year's photographs, having now removed…

adminDecember 31, 2010

Antarctica Downloads Falklands South Georgia Island Southern Ocean Wisdom

Photography Expedition to Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands

I've finally gathered blog posts and select images into an informal report of my trip to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands in January 2010, which is available along with my other articles, reports and downloads. This trip was so much fun, and so rich in…

adminDecember 30, 2010

California La Jolla Pelicans of La Jolla Seabird

La Jolla Pelicans

I was recently contacted by a fellow from outside the country who would like to visit La Jolla to photograph, among other things, California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus), but was concerned about access to the bluff where these birds are best photographed. Since I had not been down to…

adminDecember 24, 2010

Southern Ocean

The Drake Passage, Southern Ocean

The Drake Passage is rumored to be the nastiest, meanest, toughest ocean crossing in the world. Many who round Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America relate the impressiveness of the Drake's ocean swells. It is a crossing of the Drake, typically a two-day affair during which the…

adminDecember 23, 2010

Southern Ocean

Hannah Point, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Our final land visit was at Hannah Point in the South Shetland Islands. The crossing to Livingston Island from the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula was, in a word, snotty. Decent swells, snow and rain, and high winds. Not drama-queen rough, but rocking and rolling enough that I preferred…

adminDecember 22, 2010

Antarctica Humpback Whale Southern Ocean

Humpback Whales in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica

As we sailed north from Neko Harbor to the South Shetland Islands, we came upon a large assemblage of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding in the Gerlache Strait. They were on krill, as evidenced by the color of their waste, but the water was too rough to make out patches…

adminDecember 21, 2010

Antarctica Humpback Whale Southern Ocean

Neko Harbor, Antarctica

Photos of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica I awoke this morning to find us in the calm anchorage of Paradise Bay. The water was glass, and bergs were slowly drifting by the boat, riding tidal currents. I set up a time lapse sequence on the stern of the boat and…

adminDecember 20, 2010

Antarctica Southern Ocean Time Lapse Video

Cloudy Morning in Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Last night we sailed down the Lemaire Channel a second time, after a visit to Peterman Island. This morning we awoke in Paradise Bay. We would remain here for a few hours while we ate breakfast. As I was below in the galley enjoying eggs, cheese, fruit and coffee (the…

adminDecember 19, 2010

Antarctica Southern Ocean

Peterman Island, Antarctica

Photos of Peterman Island, Antarctica Soon after passing through the Lemaire Channel we arrive at Peterman Island. Peterman Island is a relatively low-lying, somewhat flattish granite island with scattered gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colonies and some small ponds. Rounded rocks along the edge of the island are awash with small…

adminDecember 18, 2010

Antarctica Southern Ocean

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Soon after leaving Port Lockroy in our wake, we arrive at the famous Lemaire Channel, noted for its narrow confines and spectacular cliffs rising on each side. About six miles long, the LeMaire Channel takes about one hour to navigate (depending on how much ice is in the channel). Conditions…

adminDecember 17, 2010

Antarctica Southern Ocean

Port Lockroy, Antarctica

Photos of Port Lockroy, Antarctica It was quite early in the morning that our day began, traveling down the Neumayer Channel to tiny Goudier Island on which the Port Lockeroy base resides. The skies were heavily overcast, so we did not have an opportunity to see the magnificent surroundings that…

adminDecember 16, 2010

Birds Bosque del Apache New Mexico

Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico, 2010

Skip and I made a short trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, in New Mexico, to photograph snow geese (Chen caerulescens) and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis). This is strictly bird photography and has essentially nothing to do with the marine subjects that I really prefer. But its cheap,…

adminDecember 13, 2010

Best Photos of 2010

Photography Expedition to Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands

La Jolla Pelicans

The Drake Passage, Southern Ocean

Hannah Point, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Humpback Whales in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica

Neko Harbor, Antarctica

Cloudy Morning in Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Peterman Island, Antarctica

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica

Port Lockroy, Antarctica

Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico, 2010

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