An island, a cliff, tens of thousands of nesting birds. This is the opportunity to shoot a few nice pictures, even if the sheer number makes it more difficult, not simpler. Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, Goéland bourgmestre). Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia, Guillemot de Brünnich). Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla, Mouette tridactyle). Prince Leopold Island, Nunavut, Canada.…
Month: September 2016
Sunset at Iqaluit
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Polar bear in Bellot Strait
When crossing Bellot Strait, so narrow and so emblematic of the centuries-long search for the Northwest Passage, we came across this bear which seemed to be interested in mountain climbing (or those bird nests perched halfway up on the so-colourful rock). Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, Ours polaire). Bellot Strait, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Blue ice in Resolute
Resolute, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Many icebergs
Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Ice front
Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Icebergs abstract art
The icebergs ice is the opportunity for Nature to draw some elegant waves that we may be able to reproduce in a photo. An abstract form, a move, a few lines… Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Arctic tern
Not easy to catch, a foggy day, shots that are more informative than eye-catching… Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea, Sterne arctique). Conningham Bay, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Hitchcock cameo appearances in his movies
Alfred Hitchcock always made sure that he was appearing once in each of his movies. Probably first because it reduced slightly costs, then for the sheer fun of it.