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There’s a whole lot of nothing at sea, but occasionally, you’d find huge blocks of floating icebergs. This is a tabular iceberg, which has steep sides and a flat top.
It’s gigantic and looked almost like an alien spaceship right out of a scifi movie from a distance. It‘s a huge gigantic block that’s surrounded by nothing but void.
I love the super minimal composition — almost like a reimagined Rothko. Compositions like this are unusual in landscape photography — and thus… special.
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Tabular Iceberg, Scotia Sea, Antarctica 2015 / Minimalist Forms in Nature / SML.20151205.6D.35160
Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in southern Chile. It marks the meeting point of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the northern boundary of the Drake Passage.
Discovered in 1616 by Dutch navigator Willem Schouten, it was named after his hometown of Hoorn. For centuries, rounding Cape Horn was a major challenge for sailing ships, earning it a notorious reputation as a “sailors’ graveyard” due to the treacherous winds, waves, and icebergs.
Today, while less critical for trade, sailing around the Horn remains an iconic challenge in yachting, with many races and speed records following this route. Cape Horn is located within Cabo de Hornos National Park and is administered by Chile.
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Taken on our way back from Antarctica
2015-12-17
Rocks, Cape Horn, Chile / Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151217.7D.55497.E1
Upon reaching Carcass Island, you‘ll see the hills covered with yellow flowers. These brilliant blooms are known as gorse bushes.
Carcass Island has been a sheep farm for more than a century. An old man live inside a little house with a his few dogs about an hour after our landing.
Rob McGill bought Carcass Island in 1974 for £30,000 and moved there with his wife. They raised their son and daughter there and now run a small B&B.
This was one of the first islands I visted during my Antarctica trip. When I first saw it, I dreamed about retiring on an island like this one day (LOL) — but internet coverage could be a huge issue, so maybe not…
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
Yellow flowers from Gorse Bushes (
Ulex europaeus), Carcass Island, Falkland Islands / Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151202.6D.35131
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Probably chinstraps. Look for them on the lip of ice at the bottom of the frame, just left of center. About 12 of them.
Petrel was a whaler, built in Oslo, in 1928, in operation in the waters around Antarctica for over three decades. She was steam-powered, and displaced just 245 tons. She was one of the first whalers built with a walkway connecting the bridge with her harpoon-cannon mounted in her bows.
In 1957, like other ships in the South Georgia whaling fleet, she was adapted to harvesting seals from the beaches where they raised their young. After serving as a sealing vessel Petrel was beached in Grytviken, South Georgia.
Taken Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2015. Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
Wilhelmina Bay is a notable bay located along the west coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula.
It spans approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) in width, stretching between the Reclus Peninsula to the northeast and Cape Anna to the southwest.
The bay was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99, led by Adrien de Gerlache, and is named after Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who reigned from 1890 to 1948.
Wilhelmina Bay is renowned for its stunning scenery and abundant wildlife, particularly humpback whales, making it a popular destination for tourist ships visiting Antarctica.
Wilhelmina Bay is particularly famous for its humpback whale population. The bay’s calm waters and abundant food supply make it an ideal feeding ground for these magnificent creatures.
Tourists often have the opportunity to observe humpback whales at close range, sometimes even from small boats or Zodiacs, providing unforgettable wildlife viewing experiences.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 340mm, 1/2000 sec, f/11, ISO 160
- Date: 2015-12-14
- Series: Nature, Travel, Antarctica 2015
- License: Creative Commons Non-Commercial (CCBYNC)
- Copyright: 2015, 2014 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Icebergs at Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151214.7D.55108
Division, Forms at Sea.
Neko Harbour is a notable inlet located on the eastern shore of Andvord Bay, off the coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache during his 1897-1899 expedition and named after the Norwegian whaling ship, Neko, which operated in the area between 1911 and 1924.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 400mm, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 160
- Series: Forms, Travel, Antarctica 2015
- Copyright: 2015, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Iceberg, Neko Harbour, Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151214.7D.54997.E1
A large part of this trip consists of me sitting on the deck doing nothing looking at the sea. But you’d notice the small little things when “nothing” is happening.
A seagull appearing on the surface creates enough interests to take a photo — and so of course this god ray during sunset.
These things happen very quickly. The ship is moving. If you miss it, they’re gone forever. Photography reminds me to treasure every moment — for the things I see and the people I meet.
I saw a few god rays (crepuscular rays) during this trip, but this one was the most spectacular.
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
Sunset God Rays, Scotia Sea / Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151204.6D.35159
Cuverville Island, located in the Errera Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula, is renowned for hosting the largest Gentoo Penguin colony in the region.
The island is home to approximately 6,500 breeding pairs of Gentoo Penguins, making it the largest rookery for this species on the Antarctic Peninsula.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 170mm, 1/640 sec, f/11, ISO 160
- GPS: 64°39'52.0205" S 62°11'46.1206" W
- Date Time: 2015-12-14 09:53:17
- Copyright: 2015, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Gentoo Penguin Colony, Cuverville, Antarctica 2015 / SML.20151214.7D.55015
Tanks for whale oil. Abandoned Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia.
The whale oil tanks at Grytviken Whaling Station are massive industrial structures, measuring approximately 30 feet (9 meters) in both height and diameter5. These imposing steel cylinders were used to store whale oil during the station's operational period from 1904 to 1964.
Taken in 2015. Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM.
Tanks for whale oil. Abandoned Grytviken Whaling Station in South Georgia / Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands / SML.20151206.6D.35208