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Adelie Penguins Antarctica
A colony of Adelie penguins seem to fly into the ocean on the Antarctic Peninsula
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At Brown Bluff, along the Antarctic Peninsula, a colony of Adelie penguins leap into the ocean. Moment is one of the more critical components in the success (or failure) of a powerful photograph. Photographing wildlife often can be described by the old saw describing flying a plane, “hours of boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror.” Well, maybe not that dramatic or life-threatening, but when one is photographing an animal, time can stretch on, seemingly, forever. You sit in a Zodiac, camera at your eye, at these penguins as they mill around the edge of the iceberg, hoping something happens. If you put your camera down, almost a guarantee that the moment will happen then. And, trying to get all the elements in the right place, adds another layer of possible frustration. When you get that moment, the skies open, rays of sunlight shine on you, life is incredible. When you miss that moment…….
