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North & South
Images from the Arctic and Antarctic
Part One: South
Ross Mackenzie, North South Images
Antarctic Peninsula
►Politically neutral►Small number of
research stations
►Getting there Fly to southern tip of South America Boat across Drake Passage
Roaring Forties / Furious Fifties
Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula
Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula
Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula
Blue Ice, Neko Harbour, Andvord Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
Almirante Brown Base, Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula
Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula
Snowy Sheathbills, Paradise Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula
Chinstrap Penguin, Half-Moon Island, South Shetland Islands
Adelie Penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula
Adelie Penguins & Blue-eyed shag, Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula
Chinstrap Penguins, Half-Moon Island, South Shetland Islands
South Georgia
►British!►Research base at
Grytviken►Lots of old
whaling stations
►Getting there Fly to Falkland Islands Boat across Scotia Sea
Orca, off north coast, South Georgia
Prince Olav Harbour, South Georgia
Bayard, Ocean Harbour, South Georgia
Fur Seal, South Georgia
Whale-catcher “Petrel”, Grytviken, South Georgia
Grytviken whaling station - Museum, South Georgia
Shackleton’s Grave, Grytviken, South Georgia
King Penguins, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia
King Penguins, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia
King Penguins, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia
Juvenile King Penguin, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia
King Penguins, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia
King Penguins, Fortuna Bay, South Georgia
Imperial Cormorants, Cooper Bay, South Georgia
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, Gold Harbour, South Georgia
King Penguins and Fur Seals, Gold Harbour, South Georgia
King Penguins, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
King Penguins, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
King Penguins, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
King Penguins, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
King Penguins, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia
Cold Photography
► Keep warm Hat Fingerless gloves Lots of layers
►Spare batteries in inside pockets Swap them during the day
►Stay outside► Until you’ve finished
Practical Photography
► Cameras + water = bad + salt water = v. bad
► Three cameras 2 DSLRs (Nikon D200/D700)
► Same batteries/CF cards► Long lens / wide lens
Waterproof compact (AW100)
Practical Photography
► Always keep cameras set up ready 04:00 whale/bear call
► Always shot in RAW / under expose Lighting can be harsh during day Better at ‘night’
► Take a lot of memory cards Don’t wait until they’re full to swap
People
► Capturing Wilderness Illusion?
► Travelling Companions Who invented yellow
goretex? Team work
People
Travel Logistics
► None of these places easy (or cheap) for independent travel
► Small number of specialised ship operators Quark / Exodus Oceanwide
►Small boats As small as you can afford < 100 in south
Questions
►For more information about travel and photography in cold remote places contact
►www.northsouthimages.co.uk
