Comments on: Photos from trip to Falklands & South Georgia Islands and Antarctica http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 10:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: seyo http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-574976 seyo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-574976 I really wish I could see the picture snapped by that camera at the base of the tripod. I bet it's hilariously cute. Or cutely hilarious. Both probably. <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/513330386_b2d61de577.jpg?v=0">Fish eye photos of animals' snouts are amazing.</a> LOL! I really wish I could see the picture snapped by that camera at the base of the tripod. I bet it’s hilariously cute. Or cutely hilarious. Both probably. Fish eye photos of animals’ snouts are amazing. LOL!

]]> By: seyo http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-574977 seyo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-574977 HAHA! They do have that pic! If you rollover some of the images on the linked site, you can see alternates, including some snouts. Awesome :) HAHA! They do have that pic! If you rollover some of the images on the linked site, you can see alternates, including some snouts. Awesome :)

]]> By: alek http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-574983 alek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-574983 Seyo: <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/antarctica/south-georgia_salisbury-plains/2009_01_29_8854-south-georgia_salisbury-plains.jpg">Here's an image of what the baby fur seal (also called "Dinky Toys") looks like from that camera</a> - a complete sequence can be <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/antarctica/south-georgia_salisbury-plains/">found here.</a> Yes, he not only slobbered all over the lens (fortunately, I had put a filter on just in case this happened), but started to nibble on the camera lens - D'OH! ;-) I like the remote controlled camera tripod pictures of the Penguins better (I even got in a couple as seen <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/antarctica/south-georgia_saint-andrews/2009_01_31_7595-south-georgia_saint-andrews.jpg">here</a> and <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/antarctica/falklands_carcass-island/2009_01_25_8666-falklands_carcass-island.jpg">here</a>) but yes, the baby fur seals were pretty darn cute. Glad you enjoyed the pictures. Seyo: Here’s an image of what the baby fur seal (also called “Dinky Toys”) looks like from that camera – a complete sequence can be found here.

Yes, he not only slobbered all over the lens (fortunately, I had put a filter on just in case this happened), but started to nibble on the camera lens – D’OH! ;-)

I like the remote controlled camera tripod pictures of the Penguins better (I even got in a couple as seen here and here) but yes, the baby fur seals were pretty darn cute.

Glad you enjoyed the pictures.

]]> By: Talia http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-574989 Talia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-574989 These photos are amazing. I am insanely jealous. These photos are amazing. I am insanely jealous.

]]> By: forgeweld http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-576020 forgeweld Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-576020 Thanks for the pics, even the difficult to view skua attack. Sometimes cuteness must be sacrificed to the natural order. It always amazed me that the British fought a war over the frosty Falkland/Malvinas, and then happily gave away the incredibly valuable city state of Hong Kong. Thanks for the pics, even the difficult to view skua attack. Sometimes cuteness must be sacrificed to the natural order.

It always amazed me that the British fought a war over the frosty Falkland/Malvinas, and then happily gave away the incredibly valuable city state of Hong Kong.

]]> By: riotgirl007 http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575511 riotgirl007 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575511 Alek, We really saved up for the Antarctica trip but it was worth it. More than the boat it was the expertise of the naturalists on board that was so awesome. And because we booked before the crash we had money saved and the boat was not that full so we had a more intimate experience. Alek,

We really saved up for the Antarctica trip but it was worth it. More than the boat it was the expertise of the naturalists on board that was so awesome. And because we booked before the crash we had money saved and the boat was not that full so we had a more intimate experience.

]]> By: Beverly Stayart http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575810 Beverly Stayart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575810 Beautiful photos of wildlife. A wonderful trip. Beautiful photos of wildlife. A wonderful trip.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575053 Johnny Cat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575053 This is officially on my Bucket List. DO WANT! This is officially on my Bucket List. DO WANT!

]]> By: surreality http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575315 surreality Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575315 Wow! These are incredible and adorable. I had no idea that that many different animals would all be friendly and curious towards humans! Wow! These are incredible and adorable. I had no idea that that many different animals would all be friendly and curious towards humans!

]]> By: morkus http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575067 morkus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575067 That would be the "Malvinas" islands. That would be the “Malvinas” islands.

]]> By: TJ S http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575088 TJ S Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575088 Wonderful pictures. This made my day. Wonderful pictures. This made my day.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575362 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575362 SPECTACULAR! Thanks for sharing. SPECTACULAR! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: riotgirl007 http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575370 riotgirl007 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575370 We also went on an amazing journey to Antartica and Falklands Island in December/January. It was a profound experience. Check out the amazing photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/devildotbunny/collections/72157612787183904/ And the blog of the adventure here: http://www.voyagevixen.blogspot.com/ We also went on an amazing journey to Antartica and Falklands Island in December/January. It was a profound experience.
Check out the amazing photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/devildotbunny/collections/72157612787183904/
And the blog of the adventure here: http://www.voyagevixen.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Blenda http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575628 Blenda Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575628 You mean Malvinas Islands. It´s an total absurd the history of this island. It´s even worse that an island a few kilometers from Argentina belongs to UK, result of a bloody war in the 20th century. You mean Malvinas Islands.

It´s an total absurd the history of this island. It´s even worse that an island a few kilometers from Argentina belongs to UK, result of a bloody war in the 20th century.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575884 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575884 I don't understand why people justify colonialism. Incredible. The islands belongs to Argentina. Obviously the invasion in 1982 by Argentina (leaded by a drunken dictator) was a BIG mistake and the response made by the "iron woman" was terrorific. Why England should be the owner of a couple of islands 10.000 km from his country? I don’t understand why people justify colonialism.
Incredible. The islands belongs to Argentina. Obviously the invasion in 1982 by Argentina (leaded by a drunken dictator) was a BIG mistake and the response made by the “iron woman” was terrorific.
Why England should be the owner of a couple of islands 10.000 km from his country?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575383 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575383 You are an amazing photographer. Thanks for letting me share your adventure. I love the video of them jumping the cold ass water. hahaha I need to make this trip You are an amazing photographer. Thanks for letting me share your adventure. I love the video of them jumping the cold ass water. hahaha

I need to make this trip

]]> By: Simon Bradshaw http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575130 Simon Bradshaw Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575130 Morkus @7: Only if you are prepared to ignore the local population, who (having been there myself) I can confirm have pretty strong views on the issue of whether they are living in the 'Falklands' or the 'Malvinas'. Morkus @7: Only if you are prepared to ignore the local population, who (having been there myself) I can confirm have pretty strong views on the issue of whether they are living in the ‘Falklands’ or the ‘Malvinas’.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575139 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575139 Alek, Thank you for taking me on a close-up and intimate trip that I would otherwise never get to enjoy. You're a kind man and a great photographer. Thank you, tinwheeler Alek, Thank you for taking me on a close-up and intimate trip that I would otherwise never get to enjoy. You’re a kind man and a great photographer. Thank you, tinwheeler

]]> By: Eddie B http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575668 Eddie B Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575668 We returned on Ocean Nova Jan 23. We may have crossed paths walking around Ushuaia that morning. Here is a link to my photos from the trip http://efbacon.jalbum.net/EdBaconAlbums/Antarctic/index.html I also put together a book on Blurb.com http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/657388 We returned on Ocean Nova Jan 23. We may have crossed paths walking around Ushuaia that morning.

Here is a link to my photos from the trip
http://efbacon.jalbum.net/EdBaconAlbums/Antarctic/index.html

I also put together a book on Blurb.com
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/657388

]]> By: alek http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575680 alek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575680 Eddie, Yep - you were on the trip right before me - good thing neither of us were on the trip after when the <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/antarctica/ocean-nova/">Ocean Nova ran aground.</a> You have some outstanding pictures - great iceberg shots. I imagine it was fun being on the Luminous trip as the Quark Staff mentioned you guys had almost a million dollars of photo gear onboard! ;-) Eddie,

Yep – you were on the trip right before me – good thing neither of us were on the trip after when the Ocean Nova ran aground.

You have some outstanding pictures – great iceberg shots. I imagine it was fun being on the Luminous trip as the Quark Staff mentioned you guys had almost a million dollars of photo gear onboard! ;-)

]]> By: missamo80 http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575681 missamo80 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575681 Ed, fancy meeting you here :) Here's my very small subset of photos from the same trip Ed was on in January. http://www.danecreekphotography.com/Portfolio/Antarctica-2009/8638388_8uPfD#569972999_iABX3 I love how you and I have almost identical pictures of the piece of snow that's on the bottom of page 19 of your book. My Blurb book is at http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/628242. Neil Ed, fancy meeting you here :) Here’s my very small subset of photos from the same trip Ed was on in January.

http://www.danecreekphotography.com/Portfolio/Antarctica-2009/8638388_8uPfD#569972999_iABX3

I love how you and I have almost identical pictures of the piece of snow that’s on the bottom of page 19 of your book.

My Blurb book is at http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/628242.

Neil

]]> By: Ministry http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575682 Ministry Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575682 No, Blenda (#22), Alek means the <i>Falkland</i> Islands, not the Islas Malvinas. As mentioned earlier in the thread, the (human) natives strongly consider themselves to be Falklanders; indeed, as Wikipedia says <i>"many Spanish names [are] considered offensive in the Falkland Islands"</i> And not that it's particularly important in this context, the Falklands are ~500 km from the S.American mainland (not exactly <i>"a few"</i>) and were claimed by the UK (rightly or not) in 1833, not the 20th Century. Anyway: stunning photos - thanks! No, Blenda (#22), Alek means the Falkland Islands, not the Islas Malvinas. As mentioned earlier in the thread, the (human) natives strongly consider themselves to be Falklanders; indeed, as Wikipedia says “many Spanish names [are] considered offensive in the Falkland Islands”

And not that it’s particularly important in this context, the Falklands are ~500 km from the S.American mainland (not exactly “a few”) and were claimed by the UK (rightly or not) in 1833, not the 20th Century.

Anyway: stunning photos – thanks!

]]> By: morkus http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575691 morkus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575691 If someone squatted in your house while you were on your photo-taking vacation, I'm sure that person would indeed have "strong views" on whether it was "their property" or "your property." Pretending that it is relativistic (stating that the islands were claimed "rightly or not") is ignorant of the common sense truth of the matter. It's clear that an island a few hundred miles off of the Argentine coast belong rightly to Argentina (who had the earlier claim) than to England, over 9000 miles away. Furthermore, the English version of Wikipedia is going to be inherently biased towards the history of the Islas Malvinas, since it is nearly. For example, note the consistent use of the word "invade" when describing Argentina's attempts to reclaim its own territory. The Spanish article paints a very different picture of both the history of the claims of the islands and the war itself. If someone squatted in your house while you were on your photo-taking vacation, I’m sure that person would indeed have “strong views” on whether it was “their property” or “your property.” Pretending that it is relativistic (stating that the islands were claimed “rightly or not”) is ignorant of the common sense truth of the matter. It’s clear that an island a few hundred miles off of the Argentine coast belong rightly to Argentina (who had the earlier claim) than to England, over 9000 miles away.

Furthermore, the English version of Wikipedia is going to be inherently biased towards the history of the Islas Malvinas, since it is nearly. For example, note the consistent use of the word “invade” when describing Argentina’s attempts to reclaim its own territory. The Spanish article paints a very different picture of both the history of the claims of the islands and the war itself.

]]> By: alek http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575443 alek Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575443 <b>RIOTGIRL007:</b> Great blog and pictures. Your ship was in dock and <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/antarctica/national-geographic-explorer/">here are some pictures I took of the National Geographic Explorer</a> - very high end ship - you travel in style! ;-) I assume you got off the morning of Jan 23rd and we boarded the Ocean Nova (docked across the way) that evening. RIOTGIRL007: Great blog and pictures. Your ship was in dock and here are some pictures I took of the National Geographic Explorer – very high end ship – you travel in style! ;-)

I assume you got off the morning of Jan 23rd and we boarded the Ocean Nova (docked across the way) that evening.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575447 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575447 quite, quite magnificent. quite, quite magnificent.

]]> By: pauly99 http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575455 pauly99 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575455 Gorgeous pictures. The wildlife must have been a sight to be seen. Gorgeous pictures. The wildlife must have been a sight to be seen.

]]> By: optuser http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575211 optuser Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575211 <b> Alek </b>: thanks for sharing your pictures. The first one of you coming ashore seems like a good candidate for a novelty postcard or greeting card. "Damn tourists. Let's get out of here." The penguin on the left looks particularly offended. Alek : thanks for sharing your pictures. The first one of you coming ashore seems like a good candidate for a novelty postcard or greeting card.

“Damn tourists. Let’s get out of here.” The penguin on the left looks particularly offended.

]]> By: Yamara http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-574963 Yamara Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-574963 See? You ignore global warming, and the next thing you know the native species in Antarctica start summoning Shai'Hulud. See? You ignore global warming, and the next thing you know the native species in Antarctica start summoning Shai’Hulud.

]]> By: Sean Blueart http://boingboing.net/2009/08/27/photos-from-trip-to.html#comment-575226 Sean Blueart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-575226 Mark, thank you for this, Beautiful! Mark, thank you for this, Beautiful!

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