Sea Ice

Emperor Penguin colony on the sea ice just off the Brunt Ice Shelf. Antarctica.

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Dave Ward Photography says:

Awesome! Thanks for feeding my longtime fascination with Antarctica.

Would make a really nice (and different!) addition to the Panoramas pool, if you don't mind.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

eir@si says:

great place and great photo!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

jul89 says:

amazing!!!great image
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Wolfy says:

Spectacular landscape.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Rajcliffe says:

What an excellent opportunity! I find the Antarctic light spell binding.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

joka2000 says:

Superb!!!
　Nice composition of icebergs and emperor penguins..
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Small says:

Wow, quite the alien landscape! Amazing. Is the line of penguins in the distance caused by shoreline there, or a downslope below your elevated perspective?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

Small: The sea ice just stretched flat towards those ice-cliffs, so I think it must just be a coincidence they were all strung out in a line like that .
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

This would be so beautiful if it wasn't for the bloody lack of focus.

-voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)

BTW, when were you in Antarctica? I'm so frigging envious.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Beachy says:

I echo Kiki - the full size is horribly blurred

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Wananga says:

Penguins are so in vogue. Thanks Morgan Freeman.

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

Hmmm point taken. I'll try again next year :-p
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

@ KikiJ. I'm there at the moment, desperately trying to take some decent photos of the place.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiki J says:

Oh, man...DO IT!!! Focus!!!
Don't waste a once in a lifetime trip.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

@Kiki J. I took a similar photo on the same day www.flickr.com/photos/brynj/15642290/in/set-3 76081/
but reckon it'd get panned in this group for being a cutesy penguin snap ala Wananga.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Jon Read says:

I echo the focus problem - and the horizon looks slanted. Eagerly awaiting more shots from the trip though!

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiki J says:

@ Bryn, that on is gorgeous, but again blighted by lack of focus.
That's the only thing missing, but it's a major thing.
It looks sharp at the viewing size, but when you click on large, it comes out blurry.

Ah, blah...I wanna go see penguins now.
Are you there on a tourist trip or work?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

k2ski says:

you have a wonderful shot here, but like i have said a couple times already today, you need to do some post work on it. i understand it's ice, but damn, there are a lot of blues and whites you can work with to make this a more interesting picture. pump up the contrast a bit. work with the sky!

deleteme
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Steele says:

Outstanding exotic location and subject but lack of focus drags it down.

I don’t know shit about photographing wild penguins, but I sure wish a few were closer, for more depth, and just to get a better look at one.

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Steele says:

Oh, now I have checked out your other shot and see you did get closer.

With a bit of post-production (plus, a bit of a crop would be nice) your other shot would be pretty damn cool.

Cutesy penguins in the wild beat the hell out of cute anything in a zoo.

Keep taking pictures! Get out there now!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

CoachCashMoney says:

I wish I could go there. You have a very different shot here than what people normally see. It looks like a wave that was frozen instantly. I was going to save it but it needs to be sharper. I know it's a hassle but bring one. Hasselblad medium format would bring out great detail!

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Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

next time bring a tripod and save on PS-Filtering instead

nope
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

Focus good. Out of focus bad.
Right, think I've got it :-)
For anyone interested here's the original the crop was taken from
www.flickr.com/photos/brynj/33924255/
I went with the crop though as I thought the ice cliffs were the most interesting thing in the picture, not the penguin in the foreground who looks like he's about to have a football kicked at him.
@ Kiki J. Working here until next March for the British Antarctic Survey. So still got a bit of time to focus my damn camera.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Erik R. Bishoff says:

Brrrrr...

It is a little flat in tone and contrast. I love the splash of color and light on the right.

A little photo editing will improve on what is promising to be a VERY good pic!

-voted as "deleteme9" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

on* says:

because you took out my comment & tag on this one
www.flickr.com/photos/brynj/24797899/

-voted as "deleteme10" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Wananga says:

Don't get me wrong, it's a great documentary shot, but just not safe worthy. The other one is better and the penguins are super cute, but not safe-worthy. But I'm just one person with lots of opinions, so don't let me stop you! Post and get panned that's most of the fun any way!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

BrynJ says:

No worries. Thanks for your feedback :-)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Aeioux says:

That's pretty spectacular...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

ralli sankari says:

great colors and great scenery! it reminds me of the documentary "La marche de l'Empereur"
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

kawi says:

Soooo beautiful. Congratulations!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

not ansel says:

I'm new to flickr so I'm just seeing your pix for the first time - way cool. I'm really jealous. These just remind me of what I already knew - I've got to get there someday.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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