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Title: King Penguins in South Georgia
Post by: Anthony on January 04, 2016, 00:21:58

Here are some affectionate penguins from my recent trip to Antarctica.

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Post by: armando_m on January 04, 2016, 02:21:36

Very very nice images Anthony

care to share a few more ?

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Post by: Mongo on January 04, 2016, 02:27:32

stunning creatures. Mongo agrees with Armando - would like to see some more.

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Post by: Gary on January 04, 2016, 03:18:39

Very very nice.

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Post by: Jakov Minić on January 04, 2016, 04:16:48

Anthony, do show us more, and tell us more.
These are beautiful.

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Post by: FredCrowBear on January 04, 2016, 18:12:17

Simply fantastic! 

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Post by: Fons Baerken on January 04, 2016, 18:46:05

what a wonderful journey

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Post by: Anthony on January 04, 2016, 22:44:34

Thanks, all for your kind comments.

Jacov, the trip was on a Russian scientific research ship called the Academik Ioffe, which takes tourists in the polar summer.  Here is a photo of the ship taken from one of its zodiacs, with a humpback whale in the foreground.

Title: Re: King Penguins in South Georgia
Post by: John Geerts on January 04, 2016, 23:36:17

Beautiful shots. And what a special trip !!

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Post by: Thomas Stellwag on January 05, 2016, 00:10:08

you captured beautiful poses of these animals
yes - please show more

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Post by: Anthony on January 05, 2016, 12:02:53

Thanks, John and Thomas.

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Post by: elsa hoffmann on January 05, 2016, 12:17:36

Spectacularly beautiful!

Title: Re: King Penguins in South Georgia
Post by: Anthony on January 05, 2016, 20:55:24

Thanks, Elsa, your comments are much appreciated.