South Georgia - Falklands Expedition Report - Part 5

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King Penguins, Saint Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera,
86mm, 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/400 sec at f/8, ISO 640

The wind was really blowing when we were at Saint Andrews Bay in South Georgia. Look at the wind blowing the top off the waves at the beach line.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 500

It was interesting watching the penguins cope with the breaking waves as they headed out into the sea to forage for food.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 400

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 400

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 400

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 400

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 IS Pro Lens
1/1000 sec at f/5, ISO 400

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.