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Drake Passage Storm


Drake Passage Storm
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Copyright: Krzysztof Pabis (cataclysta) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 665 W: 111 N: 1474] (4495)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03
Categories: Seascape
Camera: Olympus C-8080 WZ
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-01-30 0:17
Viewed: 775
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
These time something different. I know that there is nothing rely special in these shot. It was taken at the beginning of the storm in Drake Passage from a board of Polar Pioneer. Funny thing – I found a short movie on youtube and it is a movie from Polar Pioneer on Drake Passage. If you wan to see how it rely looks like and how I spent 2 moths of 2007 click here.

One of the most important thing during the storm on Drake Passage ;-)

Seasickness is a form of motion sickness characterized by a feeling of nausea and, in extreme cases, vertigo experienced after spending time on a craft on water. It is typically brought on by the rocking motion of the craft. Some people who are particularly vulnerable to the condition can feel seasick simply by setting foot on a boat, even if the vessel is in dry dock. Others are relatively immune, or become immune through exposure – Fortunately I had only very small seasickness symptoms during first day of the storm ;-)

The Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean (Scotia Sea) with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and extends into the Southern Ocean. It is named after 16th century English privateer Sir Francis Drake, although he never sailed the Passage, opting instead for the less turbulent Strait of Magellan.

Ships in the passage are often good platforms for the sighting of whales, dolphins and plentiful seabirds including giant petrels, other petrels, albatrosses and penguins.

As a bonus to Drake Passage you can see a group of Cape Petrels (Daption capense)

The Cape Petrel, Daption capense, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar, Cape Pigeon, or Pintado Petrel The Cape Petrel has two subspecies, D. c. capense and D. c. australe.
The Cape Petrel is a distinctive-looking medium-sized procellariid with an entirely black head and neck. The belly and breast is white; the underwing is white with a black border. Its back and upperwings are speckled black and white, and the tail is white with black speckles and a terminal band of black. This plumage pattern is unique amongst the procellarids.
Cape Petrels feed predominantly on crustaceans at sea, which compose around four-fifths of their diet; they will also take fish and squid. Euphausiid shrimp are their main prey, taken both by surface seizing, plunging under the water and filtering the water.

(source: wikipedia)
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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 71 N: 984] (4241)
  • [2008-01-30 0:40]

Hi Krzysztof,
many years I have spend for marine research at sea. This image is very appealing to me. Can't get enough of pictures like this one.
Regards, JAcob

Hi Krzysztof,

Yes I know it is not easy to sea the perspective of stormy weather in pictures (only pictures with the green water together with a pounding ship as in the video give a better idea),the video gives a better idea,I made as well lots of them in my carreer as sailor (as well as pictures,I posted one as a ws),tfs

Paul

Hello Chris,
A beatiful capture reflecting the lifestyle of marine birds. TFS friend,
Bayram

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2620 W: 135 N: 7538] (23519)
  • [2008-01-30 2:00]

Hello Krzysztof,
Great shot from on board ship, really giving the viewer the feel of the Southern Ocean and that you have a flock of Cape Petrels skimming over the waves makes this image wonderful and full of life.
Thanks for sharing this,
Ivan

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1706 W: 242 N: 5635] (20049)
  • [2008-01-30 3:06]

Man, just watching the film made me feel seasick!!
You are very brave and tough to be able to do that for 2 months!
Very good shot as well.
It shows how hardy some sea-birds are and what conditions they often live in!
Great sharpness and detail.
Well done Krzysztof,
Joe

Hi Chris,
Nice image, Excellent notes on this...
Thanx for the youtube link, I enjoyed it mf :)
Well done,
Howard

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1331 W: 108 N: 4848] (21470)
  • [2008-01-30 5:18]

Hello Krzysztof, I love your POV on this one, that's alot of birds my friend ! Great details and exposure, well done, thanks!

Mario

Cześć Krzysiu
Ciekawa prezentacja. Nie wszyscy mieli tyle szczęścia jak Ty, żeby czuć się dobrze na Drake'u ;) Ale mam wrażenie, że warcabniki przyleciały pod koniec naszego przejścia przez Drake'a. Dlatego tak myślę, bo ja też mam ich zdjęcia, a ja na początku cieśniny byłam raczej nie "w sosie".
Poza tym fajnie, że dodałeś odnośnik do tego filmiku - odżyły wspomnienia. Najlepszy był ten dzwięk przewracających się szkalnek w tle :-D
Co do zdjęcia to fajna kompozycja no i fajnie widać ptaki, mimo, że były bardzo szybkie.
P.S. Trochę przesadziłeś, ze tak było przez całe dwa miesiące pobytu na statku ;->
Pozdrawiam,
Ania

Hi Krzysztof
Interesting presentation. Together with the video it gives the idea how Drake Passage can look like.
Thanks for sharing
Ania

wow...I can feel as if I were actually there looking at them...I am already getting seasick:-) You still continue to amaze with images that only a handful of others can do. Very nice and super lessons from one of the few who can give them!
Bob

hello Krzysztof,
this is a nice capture of the birds in stormy weather with good note to explain, liked the composition too,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Una interesante nota que acompaña a esta impresionante vista.
Soy de los que con sólo pensarlo se marean en un barco.
Saludos, JL.

Krzysztof hi..
Impressive to see how some animals can cope with this kind of nature...
Well done
TFS
Annick

Hello Krzysztof nice write up and accompanying photo I get a sense of great adventure from the shot. Interesting flow of flight composed well into the diagnol composition. details are sharp. tfs rgds Necip

Hi Krzysztof,

Those are either very small birds or very large waves. I like the shot. I like the colours and the textures in the water and the feeling of impending danger. The pictures works very well in getting its message across.

Mike

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1718 W: 24 N: 5002] (16380)
  • [2008-01-30 21:41]

Hi Krzysztof,
You present a superb documentary shot and the video helps in understanding the treacherous storm. You have to be very brave to venture on these sojourns and even braver to shoot from the deck. I like your top POV to portray this scene. Very nicely composed too. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Are they Daption capense? The Drake passage could be stormy but a pleasant oceanic country where the man's pressure or presence is still limited. I liked to watch the birds that use to follow the ships.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2086 W: 216 N: 3770] (12506)
  • [2008-01-31 9:48]

Hi Krzysztof

Ok...nice picture...but what a movie...wow!!!
Were you really in that much of a big mess?? I already feel sorry for you :))

Now back to this shot: i actually like it.
I've always been a fan of flock-pictures...i think they have a certain special dynamic in them that no single-animal shot has. For example a single deer running is nice, but a caribou migration is simply spectacular! Maybe my example it's a bit exaggerated, but i think you get the picture ;)
That's why i like this shot.
Also, i think that the birds contrast well with the sea and are presented with very fine details considering the conditions.
So good work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2475 W: 168 N: 7514] (23734)
  • [2008-02-01 2:58]

Hello Krzys,
I've been on very rough seas on the North Sea but never been seasick but having seen that film I wonder how I would have felt there! Wonderful to see these Cape Petrels braving the storm. Very well captured.
Many thanks and cheers, Ulla

Hi Chris,
A lovely presentation of these sea birds over the Drake Passage. Very well captured and which is not an easy thing to do. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-02-15 20:18]

Hello Krzysztof

A very interesting perspective again.The flock of Petrels are a wonderful addition to the shot.
I have heard the water and storms in that part of the world are fierce and amazing.
The white water shows the turbulence but can't do the experience justice I imagine.
TFS

Rob

why do oyu say this picture is not special? it is pretty special in stead , both for the subject am dthe composition and the sharoness despite the more than likely rocking of the boat!
ciao for now anna

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