{"id":2459,"date":"2015-06-28T10:36:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T22:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2015-06-21T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T21:09:09","slug":"zodiac-cruising-booth-island-marine-mammals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/2459","title":{"rendered":"Zodiac cruising Booth Island &#8211; Marine mammals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After investigating the large arched iceberg at Booth Island we continued on our Zodiac cruise looking for marine mammals. The Zodiacs are in constant radio contact with each other and the bridge of the ship so there are many eyes to locate animals and give directions toward sightings. Our first marine mammal was a Leopard Seal resting on a snowy patch on a small rocky island and we gradually approached up to the edge of the rocks but the seal was completely unperturbed and completely ignored us and appeared to be sleeping. This didn&#8217;t offer any decent photo opportunities as eye contact is crucial to an engaging animal photo. I kept an eye on it over the stern of the Zodiac as we headed away and was rewarded with a shot as it raised it&#8217;s head to see us on our way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2465\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/EdinLeopardSeal_D813597-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2465\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/EdinLeopardSeal_D813597-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Primate showing eye contact, Leopard Seal in the back ground less so.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/EdinLeopardSeal_D813597-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/EdinLeopardSeal_D813597-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primate showing eye contact, Pinniped\u00a0in the background less so. Reddish colour in the snow due to algae.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2467\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LeopardSeal_D813607-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2467\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LeopardSeal_D813607-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leopard Seal\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LeopardSeal_D813607-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/LeopardSeal_D813607-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leopard Seal showing reptilian head shape and spots for which it is named<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our next sighting was a pair of Crabeater Seals wrestling in the water with another seal resting nearby. This again was a good lesson on keeping a close watch on the animals as we headed away as one of the Crabeaters repeatedly porpoised high out of the water to keep watch on us as we moved off. The animals seem completely undisturbed and unthreatened by us but are clearly very aware of us and keep a watch\u00a0on our movements.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2464\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSealsBoothIsland_D813631-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSealsBoothIsland_D813631-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crabeater Seals wrestling, Leopard seal resting in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSealsBoothIsland_D813631-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSealsBoothIsland_D813631-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crabeater Seals wrestling, Another\u00a0seal resting in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2470\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSeal_D813663-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSeal_D813663-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Porpoising Crabeater Seal\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSeal_D813663-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CrabeaterSeal_D813663-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Porpoising Crabeater Seal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our next mammal sighting was an Humpback whale and calf feeding. There were a number of whales in the area and had a number of sightings but seeing the \u00a0mother and calf together was special.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2466\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HumpbackBoothIsland_D813674-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HumpbackBoothIsland_D813674-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Humpback Whale heading down to blow a bubble net\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HumpbackBoothIsland_D813674-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/HumpbackBoothIsland_D813674-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humpback Whale heading down to blow a bubble net and capture Krill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2468\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WhalesBoothIsland_D813749-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WhalesBoothIsland_D813749-web.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Adult and juvenile Humpback Whales\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WhalesBoothIsland_D813749-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WhalesBoothIsland_D813749-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adult and juvenile Humpback Whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All photos with Nikon D810 and 24-120mm f4 VR. This was an excellent combination for the Zodiac being relatively compact but with great performance from wide angle for landscape and with the the high resolution of the D810 allowing cropping of 120mm images to achieve plenty of telephoto reach for animals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After investigating the large arched iceberg at Booth Island we continued on our Zodiac cruise looking for marine mammals. The Zodiacs are in constant radio contact with each other and the bridge of the ship so there are many eyes to locate animals and give directions toward sightings. 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After breakfast and a briefing on Zodiac landings and how\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Zealand&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Zealand","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/new-zealand"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/EnderbyBoardwalk_D3S9501-web.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2433,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/2433","url_meta":{"origin":2459,"position":3},"title":"A sense of scale","author":"tony","date":"June 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"As I mentioned in my previous post on our navigation of the Lemaire Channel, I was disappointed on processing my images that it was impossible to convey the sense of immensity of the landscape as there was no frame of reference to give a sense of scale. 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Detaille Island was the furthest south that we landed in Antarctica having crossed the Antarctic Circle during the early hours of the morning. 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