The fury of Drake, a photo from South Shetland Islands, Lesser

Photographer's Note

El espacio de mar existente entre Sudamérica y la Antártida es llamado “El paso Drake”, en honor al mítico pirata ingles Sir Francis Drake, el primero en lograr cruzar este estrecho, considerado el mar más tormentoso del planeta.

Durante las expediciones que realizamos a la Antártida, es inevitable enfrentarse al furioso mar de Drake. La travesía dura 3 días, navegando contra olas de mas de 6 m de altura y vientos d 100 km por hora.

La embarcación de la fotografía, es el buque científico peruano “Humboldt”.

Paolo, mortijo, bibiweb, Emile, brosnea, sotirios, alainh, sssimon has marked this note useful

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Paolo (41216) 2005-09-19 11:33

Hi Yuri...your picture explaine perfectly the title and the note!!!
wonderful and dramatic picture, with strong colors and light and a wonderful contrast of red and blue!
thanks, ciao

saki_makedon (0) 2005-09-19 11:35

200 points if possible.

Real nice your picture.

Cheers
Saki makedon

margarin (47) 2005-09-19 11:41

Intense moment and colors. Bravo.

katsuhiro (479) 2005-09-19 11:46

Otra foto muy buena, lo que mas me gusta es el contraste entre el buque rojo y los colores del mar. Si hubiera estado yo abordo estaria tan mareado que no creo que podria sacar fotos.

Me ha echo gracia que llames a Drake un pirata....aqui en Inglaterra es considerado un heroe, lo que pasa es que le fastidia a la gente espanyola que le robara el oro, que en torno los espanyoles robaban a la gente de sudamerica.

janmagneeriksen (246) 2005-09-19 11:47

Wow, impressive photo. You can really see the fury of the sea. Great contrast between the red colours of the boat and the pure white, raging ocean. Great work!
Regards,
Jan

Murmeli (2037) 2005-09-19 13:05

Quelle FORCE !!

bibiweb (8) 2005-09-19 13:18

Hola Yuri,
Your note is very interesting and perfectly illustrated by this photo. Your composition really shows the power of the waves... it is impressive. It must be some experience to navigate three days in such conditons. Muchas gracis!
Brigitte

tontonjc (6623) 2005-09-19 14:19

Hello,

Superbe prise à faire froid dans le dos ... C'est maqique ! Belle composition.

Bravo

serdarhepgul (1744) 2005-09-19 14:44

Suppeeerrrrrrr..I liked it very much.Thank you for sharing with us.
Serdar

venus (736) 2005-09-19 15:35

Well Yuri, I would give you a gold medal for being brave and super gold medal for the photo and the moment. I almost feel like I am on that ship

erdna (5707) 2005-09-19 15:44

You can reall sea and almost feel the fury of the sea on this beautiful picture. Very well done.

Andre'

iliannak (774) 2005-09-20 3:12

wow !!!!!!!!!!!! just fantastic !!!!
so intense .... many TFS :o)
ili

afderrick (348) 2005-09-20 18:12

Cool shot, very scarey looking.. cool shot though.

Reinder (0) 2005-09-21 7:34

vrey good shot. I've got the feeling of beeing there. the colors are awsome. dit you get very wet?
greets Reinder

Emile (20348) 2005-09-23 0:21

Esta es una excelente fotografia.
Tiene una tremenda fuerza, con impresionante contraste de colores. Muy bien captada, me gusta mucho el color del mar con un fuerte azul y el blanco de la espuma en contraste con el rojo del barco.
Felicitaciones Yuri.

Amellia (1862) 2005-09-24 2:05

witaj:))
wow ale ujęcie , aż czuc klimat tej fotografii, bardzo żywiołowe, dynamiczne, super, bardzo mi się podoba, bravo:)))

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-10-12 17:19

Hola Yuri,
Impresionante la fuerza de las olas aqui, muy buen detalle del barco rojo que le da cierto balance a la compsoicion.
No daba miedo estar ahi viendo semejantes olas?
Saludos
Daniel

rowanb (864) 2005-10-14 5:31

hi yuri
spectacular action!!
very well timed to capture the force of nature
bravo
rowan =)

rodoula (119) 2005-10-14 10:13

l suppose that your note is useful,but l can't know what it says::))

igorw (107) 2005-10-17 14:21

It's one of the most spectacular pictures I've seen on TE. Perfect timing!

FannyM (0) 2005-10-20 12:02

Salut Yuri,
Photo impressionnante et rare d'une mer déchainée. Bravo pour cette photo et surtout bravo pour avoir eu le courage de t'embarquer dans des conditions pareilles ^^

brosnea (121) 2005-11-03 5:03

Hello. Great detail! It should be a wonderfull experience. Powerfull photo. Well done.

shayes (499) 2005-11-04 13:29

I am amazed that I haven't critiqued this one yet. Its amazing! You captured this at the perfect moment. I can't believe you were on a boat in such a storm...well done! :)

sotirios (20) 2005-11-10 6:07

Hi Yuri
As if the sea opened its mouth and is starting to eat the boat. Amazing and dangerus journey, well done

majstereka (69) 2005-11-25 15:41

What an impressive photograph.
You have managed to gegt the right shot in the right time.
It shows the immense power of the sea.
All the best Artur

take (39) 2006-02-02 13:18

This beautiful moment. It was impressed. When [ to which natural greatness and severity are given ] it is wants to visit this ground. It is impressed by the beautiful sea.

Markosov (138) 2006-02-02 19:13

Hello Yuri,
You have captured a great moment in a excelent way.Thanks for sharing,
regards,
Marko

arnie700 (43) 2006-03-18 17:38

This is a beautiful photograph catching the sea breaking at just the right time. Gives a sense of motion and the power of the water. We took a trip in 2001 and I have a similar photograph but yours is much better.

Happy travels,

Arnie

zeca (19762) 2006-03-25 13:25

Nice shot, Yuri! Great timing. The power of the wawe is very well captured, with good colours and sharpness. Amazing POV!
Cheers!
Zeca

alainh (35555) 2006-04-18 13:17

hello Yuri
you live in a fantastic country and you make a beautiful job.
Sincerely, your young gallery is full of great pictures. always perfect managed and a lot of master pieces.
this one is not perfect (a little noisy) but it is a fantastic capture. Congratulations.
make others beautiful pictures about your expéditions for our pleasure.
thanks a lot
have a good evening
alain

manada (6239) 2006-05-03 14:11

Wonderful shot, great moment.
Freddy

sssimon (684) 2007-01-06 12:38

Hi yuri!
We just feel like beeing on the boat and looking at that huge wave! My stomach can almost feel it too!!! ;-)
One point... There is a bit too much noise, maybe because of the resizing of the picture. Look at my Workshop!
Simon

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Karohemd (19) 2007-01-07 19:53 [Comment]