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SOUTH 06 I think its just about impossible not to...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:30:06 +0800

SOUTH 06 I think its just about impossible not to anthropomorphise penguins. This young Magellanic Penguin emerging from the surf with his feathers glowing elicits heroic associations for me. Magellanics are not in the same popularity stakes ranking as Kings or Emperors or….. but I like to think this guy just doesn’t care. Good to be comfortable in your skin.

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"an artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone..."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:06:44 +0800

“an artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not...

W/E reblog - I normally post my own work during the week and...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:00:05 +0800

W/E reblog - I normally post my own work during the week and reblog others inspirational work on weekends. Often the images can also be found in my two visual diary blogs LTS2 (photos) and LTS3 (art) as well. Maybe I need another for poetry.

lynnlangmade:

“Egress”

{In honor of William Wordsworth, who planned, but never completed, an epic poem, _The Recluse_}

twenty years later,

the recluse emerged

after being driven into the trees

by something

unspeakable.

between the slopes

of sticky green sponge

he tried to recall

the sound of the human voice

the echo it makes

resonating in bare space.

his first cry was carried into the wind

by the tender curves

of catastrophe

—-a road that writhed

under the weight of his grief.

—Photo and poem by Lynn Langmade

SOUTH 05 Steeple Jason, West Falklands, with its 120,000 odd...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0800

SOUTH 05 Steeple Jason, West Falklands, with its 120,000 odd breeding pairs of Black-Browed Albatrosses, is a delight for both landscape photographers and nature photographers. Next week my SOUTH series continues with some creatures and you will get to see the albatrosses and yes (dear viewer) penguins.

This is a joined panorama from my Alpa camera with a Rodenstock lens so the original file is humungous. I was very impressed that I was able to work on the image on my 17 inch laptop as my main machine is broken right now. Still it will need to be reworked again for colour reasons laptop screens being what they are.

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SOUTH 04 The Glacier edge on Petermann Island ( 65°10′S 64°10′W...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:07:03 +0800

SOUTH 04 The Glacier edge on Petermann Island ( 65°10′S 64°10′W ), just off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, have retreated such that it took me a while looking at older images to confirm the location for this post. Eventually I realised why some scenes looked so different. This ‘intimate landscape’ was made along the beach which I suspect was not accessible in the past.

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SOUTH 03 Deception Island (62°57’S, 60°38’W),...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:54:00 +0800

SOUTH 03 Deception Island (62°57’S, 60°38’W), Baily Head on the outside of the caldera of the volcano that last erupted in 1967-1970. It is part of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula and home to more than 100000 pairs of Chinstrap Penguins. One of the things that brought me back down SOUTH is the way the landscape belongs to the creatures and sometimes is the creatures. We were lucky to land here due to the fantastic work of our expedition staff who worked hard to make the landing on the steep beach possible using eight people to hold the zodiacs in the swell. Then we sailed into the caldera itself! By the way it’s quite a hike up to that ridge from the beach. I was puffed, and I don’t have webbed feet. These creatures are really amazing.

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SOUTH 02 Stepping Stones. Crunching in the Weddell Sea in the...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0800

SOUTH 02 Stepping Stones. Crunching in the Weddell Sea in the Antarctic Peninsula.

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SOUTH 01 Lemaire Channel in the Antarctic Peninsula. I am back...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:56:00 +0800

SOUTH 01 Lemaire Channel in the Antarctic Peninsula. I am back from my Antarctica travels and beginning to look at my captures. This is a first draft version since I have some computer glitch right now.

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…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:31:05 +0800

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in Antarctica here are some images that Tumblrites liked

learningtosee:

BH11 04 One of the few remaining traditional shops in the Bhutan’s capital Thimphu which I will leave today. The capitals population has more than doubled in the last decade. It’s been interesting to move about Thimphu without the responsibilities of a tour for a few days, take time for my own images and think through options for future expeditions.

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…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:36:05 +0800

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in Antarctica here are some images that Tumblrites liked

learningtosee:

AQC 13 A series of images from the Admo/Qinghai/China area. Morning offerings: a daily task. This third week are black & white images. AQC Series Link

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…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:30:05 +0800

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in Antarctica here are some images that Tumblrites liked

learningtosee:

Tibet-2 02 Laru Mountain God Festivals

Some of the festivals include dances or processions in which single women perform very precise movements wearing these very heavy coral headpieces. Hot sun and hot clothing make this even more demanding. The lead dancer is carrying a kata (khata,katha,katag) or scarf often used in welcoming.

Some brief background to the festivals can be found here. Please do not reblog without these links.

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TIBET1series link

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:31:05 +0800

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in Antarctica here are some images that Tumblrites liked

learningtosee:

USA 12 a view from the road as we head onward towards Moab. I loved the tree like patterns of the snow mimicking the tree in the foreground and (at a pinch) the horizontals of the field and the rock strata. UTAH

2011:11/11

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:32:05 +0800

2011:11/11

W/E reblog from my little supplementary art blog LTS2 where I...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:30:06 +0800

W/E reblog from my little supplementary art blog LTS2 where I collect inspirational photography as a sort of visual diary for myself.

nathanielatakora:

THE DOE II // Carter “Steve Nash” Hanson

The story behind the shot

W/E reblog from my little supplementary art blog LTS2 where I...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:32:05 +0800

W/E reblog from my little supplementary art blog LTS2 where I collect inspirational photography as a sort of visual diary for myself.

via theconstantbuzz:

© Yuki Onodera

2011:10/11 A gift of an image from a nun in Lhasa. From...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:31:06 +0800

2011:10/11 A gift of an image from a nun in Lhasa. From Tibet series

‘best of’ 2011:9/11 from USA series Yellowstone...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:31:05 +0800

‘best of’ 2011:9/11 from USA series Yellowstone Winter

I put together a best of album on G+ so will share them while I am away here on Tumblr as well

2011:8/11 Festival in Tongren/Quighai. From the series TIBET2

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:33:06 +0800

2011:8/11 Festival in Tongren/Quighai. From the series TIBET2

2011:7/11 from my Palouse series (heres the link)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:30:05 +0800

2011:7/11 from my Palouse series (heres the link)

‘best of’ 2011:6/11 from USA series Yellowstone...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:30:05 +0800

‘best of’ 2011:6/11 from USA series Yellowstone Winter

I put together a best of album on G+ so will share them while I am away here on Tumblr as well

(always) Learning to See ...

SOUTH 06 I think its just about impossible not to...

"an artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone..."

W/E reblog - I normally post my own work during the week and...

SOUTH 05 Steeple Jason, West Falklands, with its 120,000 odd...

SOUTH 04 The Glacier edge on Petermann Island ( 65°10′S 64°10′W﻿...

SOUTH 03 Deception Island (62°57’S, 60°38’W),...

SOUTH 02 Stepping Stones. Crunching in the Weddell Sea in the...

SOUTH 01 Lemaire Channel in the Antarctic Peninsula. I am back...

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

…and to finish of the reprise of 2011 while I am away in...

2011:11/11

W/E reblog from my little supplementary art blog LTS2 where I...

W/E reblog from my little supplementary art blog LTS2 where I...

2011:10/11 A gift of an image from a nun in Lhasa. From...

‘best of’ 2011:9/11 from USA series Yellowstone...

2011:8/11 Festival in Tongren/Quighai. From the series TIBET2

2011:7/11 from my Palouse series (heres the link)

‘best of’ 2011:6/11 from USA series Yellowstone...

SOUTH 04 The Glacier edge on Petermann Island ( 65°10′S 64°10′W...