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Anthony

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Grytviken, South Georgia
« on: April 05, 2016, 23:36:14 »
This abandoned whaling station has been decontaminated, and is safe for visitors, using reasonable care and attention.  The explorer Ernest Shackleton is buried in the graveyard here.
 
The church was built for the Norwegian whalers.  It was made in Norway, disassembled, and reassembled on site - and early example of Scandinavian flatpack.

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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2016, 23:37:49 »
More here.
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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2016, 23:38:18 »
And finally:
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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2016, 00:19:23 »
Thanks for sharing more images from a never-boring photogenic location.

The abandoned engines, wrecked ships, the church...such a rich variation!
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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2016, 00:38:41 »
Remarkable images.
Thanks.
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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2016, 02:28:40 »
Terrific series Anthony

images should be seen large
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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2016, 02:56:35 »
fascinating series and story. Certainly very different aspect of this area to that which is normally in the glossy promotional literature. Thanks for posting these very good images.

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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2016, 03:10:25 »
Absolutely Good Stuff. (But I think many images would look really cool in B&W ... But I'm a B&W guy so that remark is to be expected.)
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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2016, 07:54:10 »
I have no idea what I am looking at and why it should be decontaminated..........

.............but the images are quite captivating and draws you in a story you are oblivious of.

I specially like the colors and I thought the top of pic 2 was a raw of mechanical soldiers  ::)

This would be a great place to shoot a Fashion Editorial.

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Re: Grytviken, South Georgia
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2016, 13:00:26 »
Thank you all for your comments.

I agree that many of them might make good B&Ws.  I will try to work on this (I am a B&W novice).

Alamass, the contamination related to the by-products of the dead whales, and to the chemicals and heavy fuel oil used in the process of catching the whales and rendering them down.  Also, the structures on the site have been made safe, so that parts are unlikely to fall off and injure people.  My thread on the nearby abandoned station at Strømness shows how dangerous these structures can be. http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,3107.0.html
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