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Stock Photo Gallery: Penguins!

Stock photography of Penguins I'm gradually revisiting my website galleries and improving them, removing images of lesser quality (unfortunately a lot of those!) and updating existing galleries with new material. If you enjoy penguins please take a look at my collection of Penguin Photos. With one exception**, all of these…

Phil CollaJuly 14, 2011

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Antarctic Fur Seal Photos, Arctocephalus gazella

Antarctic Fur Seal Photos, Arctocephalus gazella I love photographing fur seals. (I love diving among them even more, but that is not always possible.) Fur seals are one of the "eared seals", similar to the gregarious sea lions familiar to my friends on the West Coast. In my opinion, however,…

Phil CollaJanuary 14, 2011

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Photography Expedition to Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands

I've finally gathered blog posts and select images into an informal report of my trip to the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands in January 2010, which is available along with my other articles, reports and downloads. This trip was so much fun, and so rich in…

Phil CollaDecember 30, 2010

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Scotia Sea, En Route to South Orkney Islands

Photos of the Scotia Sea, en route to the South Orkney Islands Soon after ending our land visit at Cooper Bay, we leave South Georgia Island in our wake and begin sailing southwest towards the Antarctic Peninsula and the Weddell Sea. I am somewhat melancholy. South Georgia Island is fantastic,…

Phil CollaMay 7, 2010

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Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island

Photos of Cooper Bay and Macaroni Penguins, South Georgia Island This morning we are again presented with difficult weather. Our plans had originally been to visit Gold Harbor or St. Andrews Bay, two of the most notable and popular locations on South Georgia Island, but these locations are exposed to…

Phil CollaMay 4, 2010

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Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island

Photos of Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island The weather today continued to turn for the worse after we departed Godthul, so a decision was made to travel to Drygalski Fjord at the south end of South Georgia Island in lieu of an afternoon land visit. So, after lunch and a…

Phil CollaApril 26, 2010

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Godthul, South Georgia Island

Photos of Godthul and Gentoo Penguins, South Georgia Island Our plans to visit St. Andrews Bay this morning are scuttled. There is a strong SE wind that is sending big waves onto the beach at St. Andrews making a landing ill-advised. We move north a short ways to Godthul and…

Phil CollaApril 22, 2010

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Prion Island, South Georgia Island

Photos of Nesting Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) on Prion Island, South Georgia Island We wait out the bad weather that arrived while we were on Salisbury Plain on the icebreaker M/V Polar Star, which is anchored in the lee of a nearby small island. Although the weather is cold, dark…

Phil CollaApril 20, 2010

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Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island

Photos of Salisbury Plain and King Penguins in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island Usually I am somewhat reserved in my written descriptions of places and things. In the following post, I am sure I have failed to communicate the profound depth of emotion that I experienced standing beside…

Phil CollaApril 2, 2010

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Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Photos of the Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia Island Following our morning at Hercules Bay, we motor during lunch to Cumberland Bay and the whaling settlement of Grytviken. Grytviken lies below – you guessed it – scenic mountains that rise almost straight up. It is insanely windy at times today,…

Phil CollaApril 1, 2010

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Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island

Photos of Hercules Bay and Macaroni Penguins, South Georgia Island It is snowing this morning. We are anchored at Stromness but can hardly see the mountains over which we hiked yesterday. The M/V Polar Star is covered with snow. The beaches surrounding our anchorage are dusted with snow and look…

Phil CollaMarch 30, 2010

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Stromness Harbour and Shackleton Hike, South Georgia Island

Photos of Stromness Harbour and Shackleton Hike, South Georgia Island After lunch on the boat we return to the far side of Fortuna Bay to set out on a 3.5m hike over a mountain pass to Stromness. This hike will follow the final leg in Ernest Shackleton's heroic journey from…

Phil CollaMarch 28, 2010

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Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island

Photos of Fortuna Bay and Antarctic Fur Seals, South Georgia Island Fortuna Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor.Image ID: 24593Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island This morning we awake anchored in Fortuna Bay. Some early birds opt for a 6am landing, while others wait until after breakfast to…

Phil CollaMarch 26, 2010

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Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

Photos of Right Whale Bay and Antarctic Fur Seals, South Georgia Island Antarctic fur seal colony, on a sand beach alongside Right Whale Bay, with the mountains of South Georgia Island in the background, sunset.Image ID: 24315Species: Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazellaLocation: Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island Upon reaching…

Phil CollaMarch 18, 2010

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Approaching South Georgia Island

Approaching South Georgia Island Stern of the M/V Polar Star, foggy weather, sea birds flying in the wake of the ship, at sea.Image ID: 24137Location: Southern Ocean This was our third day sailing for South Georgia Island. We are fortunate to have had calm seas the entire time. Today I…

Phil CollaMarch 17, 2010

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En Route to South Georgia Island

En Route to South Georgia Island, Wandering albatross in flight Sunset clouds create a colorful arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island.Image ID: 24073Location: Southern Ocean It is a three day sail from the Falkland Islands to…

Phil CollaMarch 11, 2010

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Photography Gear for Antarctica, South Georgia and Falklands

Recommended List of Photography Equipment for Antarctica, South Georgia and Falklands. Following is what I took on my recent trip, along with comments about how useful it was and how I will change for my next trip. Yup, I took too much, but most people do and next time I'll…

Phil CollaFebruary 3, 2010

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Cheesemans Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia

Trip report and photos from Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, the South Orkney Islands and the South Shetland Islands on the icebreaker M/V Polar Star with Cheesemans Ecology Safaris. I have just returned from a one-month trip during which I joined the most recent Cheesemans Ecology Safaris voyage…

Phil CollaJanuary 31, 2010

Stock Photo Gallery: Penguins!

Antarctic Fur Seal Photos, Arctocephalus gazella

Photography Expedition to Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands

Scotia Sea, En Route to South Orkney Islands

Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island

Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia Island

Godthul, South Georgia Island

Prion Island, South Georgia Island

Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island

Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island

Stromness Harbour and Shackleton Hike, South Georgia Island

Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island

Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

Approaching South Georgia Island

En Route to South Georgia Island

Photography Gear for Antarctica, South Georgia and Falklands

Cheesemans Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia

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