National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 2月19日 06時56分
South Georgia, in the Southern Ocean, may be one of the most visually stunning areas on earth. On a National Geographic Expedition to Antarctica, S. Georgia and the Falklands, we were in Zodiacs (rubber rafts, able to hold up to 12 passengers) checking out the waters around Cooper Island. This small island, about 2 miles long, lies on the north side of the entrance to Drygalski Fjord, on the southeast end of South Georgia.
The Islands of South Georgia have suffered from an infestation of Norway rats, which have devastated many indigenous populations of petrels, penguins, albatross, etc. An aggressive program has been put into place by South Georgia to eradicate that exploding population of rats, Cooper Island is one of a handful of rat-free islands in South Georgia. Thus, healthy populations of the birds and mammals have avoided the destruction of the rats.
Here, a Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) “porpoises” its way towards the shore. Penguins use this method of leaping from the water as it swims, making themselves less available to predation and may use the method of swimming and leaping as a sighting device.
In photo workshops I lead for National Geographic as well as my FirstLight Workshops, I strongly suggest that our students, when putting the camera on over their necks, think of that motion as turning on a switch in their heads, enabling the process of “seeing photographically.” The appropriate settings on the camera are made-exposure mode set for that situation-camera is on and ready, and the photographer is looking for those photographic “moments.” These often are fleeting opportunities, as was this scene, so the photographer has to be ready. @JayDickmanPhoto, @thephotosociety, @NatGeoCreative, @GetOlympus
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