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m o r
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y l i f e
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i had a
lovely boat trip recently ago, which yielded
some pretty sweet iceberg viewing and
photographic opportunities, helped out by
the calmness of the sea. good light
for black and white photos. |
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an elephant
seal in the lagoon bit of lagoon island - they
have large eyes because they dive extremely
deep to find food and need all the light they
can get down there. disgusting and
comedic characters on land, they constantly
belch and excrete, but in the water they gain
an unexpected elegance. i would love to
see how they conduct themselves
submarine.
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i have just
returned from another 5 days in the field,
where i was helping out at sky blu,
servicing and upgrading an automatic weather
station on the Ronne iceshelf (pictured, i
am testing the new satellite data uplink by
plugging in a handset and calling
home! the photo was taken by joan
junyent, an electronic engineer on his way
through site 8 to halley),
and helping with the uplift of one of the
deep-field parties, Sledge Uniform, at the
Jones Mountains in the far west of
antarctica - a lot of flying! |
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jim the boatman
walking ashore after anchoring our twin-engine
RIB "stella", in the lagoon.
note the skuas floating around, attacking
anything or anyone that approaches their
nests.
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h a
l f d a y a t l
a g o o n i s l a n d . . .
this
post is brought to you by the colours
orange
and
green
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it is
unbelievable, but believe it you must; for it
is "the truth".
(lagoon
island, green) |
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some of the
beauty of the macroscopic on lagoon island
on a clear day in summer.
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