Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gorgeous colors and detail! Bob Adler On Aug 13, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Alkefjellet is what is called a "bird cliff" - sheer walls rising from the > sea where birds breed, in this case the Thick-billed Murre, also called > Brunnich's Guillemot. The cliffs are amazing - with every little ledge > occupied by birds breeding, hundreds of thousands of them. The sheer > inaccessibility of the cliffs makes it a very safe place for breeding - > most land based predators like the Arctic Fox cannot get near most of the > ledges. This cliff is particularly good for photography because even the > ledges at sea level are occupied. We took a zodiac cruise along the base of > these cliffs, and most if not all of the photographs are taken from the > zodiac. > > Thick-billed Murre: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1503.jpg.html > > A breeding pair: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1506.jpg.html > > Bird Cliffs 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1492.jpg.html > > Bird Cliffs 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1501.jpg.html > > Bird Cliffs 3 (B&W): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1528BW.jpg.html > > Bird Cliffs 4: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/norway/Norway_20120704_1534a.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE! > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information