South Georgia - Falklands Expedition Report - Part 10 - More Penguins

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This is a continuation of my report of the Visionary Wild's South Georgia - Falklands Expedition with the Masters of Nature Photography (Frans Lanting, Tom Mangelsen, Art Wolfe, and Justin Black) aboard the Polar Pioneer in November 2018. Polar Conservationist Denise Landau and Christian Genillard were the ship's expeditions leaders. Participants met the group leaders in Santiago, Chile on the 16th and flew to the Falklands the next day where we boarded the Polar Pioneer. Based on weather conditions we headed directly for South Georgia, 700 miles away, and explored the Falklands during the return trip.

Slighter larger views of each image can be seen by clicking on each image.

King Penguins in different molting stages - Gold Harbour, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
115mm, 40-150mm f/2.8 IS Pro Lens
1/1250 sec at f/5 ISO 400

King Penguins strolling past Elephant Seals - Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 2000

King Penquin Quintet - Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/640 sec at f/8, ISO 1600

King Penquins cooling it - Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 500

King Penquins heading for the beach - Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
35mm, 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/640 sec at f/10 ISO 640

Relative size of King Penguin and Elephant Seal - Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
90mm, 40-150mm f/2.8 IS Pro Lens
1/2000sec at f/5.6 ISO 640

Chinstrap Penguin, Cooper Bay, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/2500 sec at f/4, ISO 250

Chinstrap Penguin, Cooper Bay, South Georgia - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/2500 sec at f/4, ISO 250

Magellinic Penguins - Saunders Island, Falklands - Nov. 2018
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera
300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 200

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.