Sea of Penguins

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 12, 20101,017 views12 comments

Taken a couple of winters back on a trip down to South Georgia Island. 100,000 pairs of king penguins is quite a sight (and smell).

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 12, 2010 at 12:54 PM

This really is quite a sight Adam! Besides the visual impact, it makes me wonder about the brown penguins. I am guessing they juveniles being protected by the adults.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on November 12, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Amazing shot, Adam ! What a view of that crowd of King Penguins !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on November 12, 2010 at 1:54 PM

Eva, yes for whatever reason the juveniles seem to prefer to be close to one another, more warmth perhaps?

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on November 12, 2010 at 2:01 PM

It looks like they're all waiting to get on the cruise boat! Amazing image.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 12, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Fantastic juxtaposition... looks like they are really did all pile off the boat... I'm guessing they wouldn't be whining as much as the folks who were caught on that "stranded" cruise off of Mexico...

I must say, however, that due to the composite of two images in this fashion, "photo art" would be a much better locaton for this photo rather than "man & nature"

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 12, 2010 at 3:52 PM

Wonderful shot! Quite an unusual sight!

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 12, 2010 at 11:53 PM

Sure is quite a sight!!
Fantastic Adam

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on November 13, 2010 at 4:26 PM

That's a cool capture Adam. I like how the young penguins give a layered effect to the scene.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 16, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Congrats on a nie (and unusual) EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on November 17, 2010 at 1:02 AM

Wow it is a sight. Great image!!

Ron Huff
Culdesac, Idaho

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on November 17, 2010 at 2:27 PM

Thanks! folks

Just want to clarify (Luke) that the image is not a composite but one image. The ship just happened to be in the background.

Canon 40D 100-400mm @ f22

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 24, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Really cool. Looks like they are waiting in line to get on board. Thanks for sharing this image.

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