One of the things I enjoyed the most (and there were lots) when in Antarctica was being able to view it from above as we flew about in the various planes and helicopters. It’s hard to know before going how varied it might be. Would it mostly be flat, icy nothingness? Definitely not and even when things were quite flat there was always something interesting to see, like these weird shapes in the ice.

Antarctica from Above

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• Date Taken2015-01-15 12:32:03
• CameraILCE-7S
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/4000
• Aperture4
• ISO100
• Focal Length23.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-0.7

These do look a bit like steppingstones, I think. Probably wouldn’t be wise to use them as such though…

Stepping Stones in Antarctica

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• Date Taken2015-01-20 16:09:50
• CameraILCE-7S
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture11
• ISO125
• Focal Length27.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I lived in Antarctica for about a month, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I stayed at the New Zealand base (called Scott Base) along with about 100 other people. They were mostly scientists doing all kinds of strange research like looking at penguin poop and stuff. While there I would go out on little adventures with different groups of scientists and on this one, I was with someone that tags Orcas.

From the new NFT drop on Foundation

Ancient. Antarctica.

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• Date Taken2015-01-18 09:10:13
• CameraILCE-7S
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2500
• Aperture9
• ISO320
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-0.3

Here’s a shot I got out of the helicopter on the way from one camp to another. The whole place is so raw and wild… since I had a double major in Geophysics (which I quit because of an argument with the professor), I’ve always been interested in geology and rocks. So being down here was a real treat… not that I could identify much at all, but still wonderful to see a unique landscape like this!

Slow Time in Antarctica

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• Date Taken2015-01-13 00:53:49
• CameraILCE-7S
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/8000
• Aperture
• ISO50
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I mentioned penguins for snacks in a recent post… One thing many people don’t know about penguins is they can shoot poop out like projectiles, so this is one reason that you don’t want to chase penguins. But none of them seemed too afraid of humans,

Projectile Penguin Poop

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• Date Taken2015-01-09 14:34:12
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture4
• ISO100
• Focal Length200.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Actually down here in Antarctica, that is pretty much the only thing on the menu, at least in the olden days. This is one of the huts down there, just as it was originally used. They would just pile up the blubber by the front door to use throughout the winter. Maybe they would occasionally have a penguin or two to spice it up. I wonder what penguin tastes like?

What’s for Breakfast? Seal Blubber!

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• Date Taken2015-01-20 11:28:31
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time4
• Aperture8
• ISO125
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Here’s a photo from our impromptu midnight hike in Antarctica. Believe it or not, things can get a little boring there. Nothing wrong with being bored, but it’s fun to spice things up when Stu and I recommend a midnight photo hike around the Dry Valley. There’s honestly not much else to do there after the science experiments are done.

Hiking in Antarctica

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• Date Taken2015-01-16 23:09:38
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/250
• Aperture11
• ISO250
• Focal Length18.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Flying over the bleak icescape of Antarctica allows for countless minimalist scenes. I was very lucky to be part of the Antarctica NZ team. This means we had access to quite a few helicopter flights… I was able to get my camera out the window to take some of these photos… but wow were my fingers ever cold. I could barely even push down the shutter button.

A Tear in the Ice

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• Date Taken2015-01-20 09:45:24
• CameraILCE-7S
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/4000
• Aperture4
• ISO125
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-0.3

Here is one of the most unique vehicles in the world, built specifically for Arctic and Antarctic conditions. One thing that makes them unique is if they fall through the ice, they can still float in the water. This ALMOST happened to us as we were driving across some melting ice and the front car suddenly took quite a dip. We got out a pole to stick into the ice to see how deep it was, and we were only a few inches from the ocean… so, we all bailed out and waited on a helicopter to rescue us.

Pre-Sink Hagglund

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• Date Taken2015-01-25 08:40:21
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1000
• Aperture4
• ISO50
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+0.7

Here’s one of the last photos I took before leaving Antarctica. You can tell what countries people are from because they all wear different uniforms. The Kiwis are the ones in the orange coats and the Americans are in the red ones. There were also a few people from the Korean and Italian bases too… The Italians had, by far, the coolest uniforms… they all looked like they raced for Ferrari!

Flying Home from Antarctica

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• Date Taken2015-01-21 07:49:53
• CameraILCE-7M2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/250
• Aperture9
• ISO50
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias