Tag: voyage
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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:…