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Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 22, 20183,418 views5 comments

WC - #826
This image was taken on Christmas Day, 2012, as our Zodiac sailed past floating chunks of ice headed for Brown Bluff, Antarctica. What had started out as a questionable landing day because of heavy snowfall in the morning, the sky cleared around noontime and we were given the ok to land on the tuya. This Adelie Penguin stood with wings extended on an ice floe, seemingly undisturbed by our presence, as we maneuvered our way toward the shoreline. It was a thrilling experience and one of the best Christmas gifts I have ever received.

ID Mark III
100-400
f 14
1/1600 secs
2/3 ev
iso 800
handheld

Comments and criticisms always appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 22, 2018 at 5:27 PM

This is wonderful Paula. What a great pose and what a nice photo. You got a great exposure with all that white, it looks just plain silky. I really love the ice sculpture behind the penguin.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 22, 2018 at 6:08 PM

Excellent job on the exposure, Paula and beautiful detail in both the snow and the penguin.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 22, 2018 at 6:17 PM

Nicely, done, Paula, and aptly titled.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on February 22, 2018 at 11:44 PM

Excellent photo of this penguin, Paula! A perfect exposure that retains all the detail in the bright whites. The clarity is excellent also (especially obvious in the large version).

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 27, 2018 at 6:14 PM

This is a great pose, Paula. The whites in the bird and in the background are handled very well. Indeed a fine Christmas present.

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