Resolute, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Tag: voyage
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.
Red-throated loon
Look at that profile! Red-throated diver or red-throated loon (Gavia stellata, Plongeon catmarin, aussi appelé Plongeon à gorge rouge, Plongeon à gorge rousse, et au Québec Huart à gorge rousse). Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Muskox – Close up
Muskox is definitely hard to approach. Probably because it’s hunted in Canada by Inuits. Our fist encounter was with a corpse dried by time since it had died. Here, I learned several things that may not appear immediately obvious from photographs, that only immediate proximity can put in a brighter light: Morphologically speaking, muskox is…
Pairs of Glaucous Gulls
Why did I shoot them two-by-two? What kind of inspiration is this? Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, Goéland bourgmestre). Dundas Harbour, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.
Arctic bunny too far for a photo
Sometimes, the animal you want to shoot is a bit too far for a good picture (even with a long tele-lens), but its camouflage totally failed to hide it, like this arctic hare whose pelt is still white while Winter snow is long gone: Big lens, good camera, not enough… picture blow out of proportion:…