Sunday, December 5, 2010

Close to the Antarctic peninsula.


66 26 S, 71 31 E

After a rough night in the Drake (45 kn of wind, snow, come on people,
it’s summer here!) we’ve arrived close to the peninsula and the weather
is gorgeous! The first projects on board have started, but we still have to
wait, so it’s time to play tourist. The birds here are amazing, so I’ve
just spend over 2 hours getting some nice shots. And then another 2
deleting all the bad ones. Here’s a sampler: a black browed albatross,
Cape Petrels and Southern Fulmars, and …. Rolling drum… PENGUINS!!!
Lot’s of chinstrap penguins are porpoising around the ship. The pic is
the result of about 50 pics of just the tail, only a splash, out of focus,
etc. Tomorrow I’ll try the soothy albatross again. Enjoy! And thanks so
much for all the response, it’s very cool getting email out here!

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