Welcome to part three of a four part series to share my experiences and ten more imagesĀ from my recent East Greenland photography adventure, including some breaching whale photos! I'm now back in Tokyo having completed my Iceland Full Circle Tour with a great group, and I'll be reporting on that and share some Iceland work with you in a couple of weeks. Today we're going to continue this Greenland series, picking up the trail on the morning of August 29. Shortly after leaving Tasiilaq, we encountered a number of humpback whales, and I shot this photo of the fluke as...
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Image Gallery
Humpback Whale Fluking
Serrated Iceberg
Tiilerilaaq - East Greenland
House in Tiilerilaaq
Icebergs Near Takiseq
Breaching Humpback Whale - Front View
Breaching Humpback Whale - Side View
The Hann Glacier
The Heim and Kagtilerscorpia Glaciers
Iceberg with Blue Pool
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4 Comments
Michael Rammell
Posted at 19:03h, 19 SeptemberI love the way the image of the Humpback Whale breaching the water feels as though you’re shooting just above the water level. Like, when you’re out shooting wildlife and you lay on your stomach to get low, it feels like that here. The result is that the feeling of depth of field that was otherwise lost with the background being infinite, is restored to the foreground.
As ever Martin, fantastic work. This gallery and indeed the images from your most recent Greenland visit feel fresh, new and exciting! I’ve opened the email immediately each time the next installment hit my inbox!
Thanks as always Martin for the images and the education!
Martin Bailey
Posted at 21:09h, 19 SeptemberGreat observation Michael. That’s a benefit of being on such a small boat. My feet were probably on or below the water level while shooting.
Thanks for the kind words about this work too. I’m happy with the crop of images from what was essentially just one week of shooting.
Michal Obuchowski
Posted at 18:27h, 20 SeptemberGorgeous shots! It’s sad to see the Hann barely filling its glacial valley these days š
The heli shots look absolutely stunning, with the crown taken by the sapphire pool in the berg – there are few more beautiful natural contrast scenes, and the chance to see it this clearly from above is simply awesome.
Martin Bailey
Posted at 18:33h, 20 SeptemberThanks Michael!
I don’t have a previous reference to compare for the glaciers I visited, but it’s such a shame to look at where my images were shot on a map and see the faces of all the glacier’s greatly receded compared to the maps, even though the online maps shouldn’t be that far out of date. š
That blue pool was stunning. Everything about Greenland was magical. I hope to get back there some day.
Cheers,
Martin.