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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF ANTARCTICA - Photographer braved giant waves and bitter cold to get these pictures

Images from the ice world: Photographer battles 80ft waves to capture these breathtaking pictures of Antarctica,

  • Eco-environmental photographer Michael Leggero travelled two days and nights to take photographs
  • 43-year-old battled 40-80ft waves in the Drake Passage to get to the breathtaking icebergs
  • He has travelled to locations including Alaska, Iceland and Hawaii photographing landscapes, birds and animals

    • Up close and personal: The adventurer often gets close enough to touch the icebergs he is photographing
     
    Beautiful light: The 43-year-old photographer, from New York says that a thunderstorm can make the already spectacular light even more incredible 
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    Dedicated: Leggero spent two days and nights battling constant 40 to 80-foot waves to get to the icebergs
     
    Otherworldly: The eco-environmental photographer says that people often show disbelief that the icebergs really look in real life as they do in his stunning photographs
     
    Remote: The majestic icebergs are located in the Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands 
     
    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2781945/Michael-Leggero-captures-stunning-images-capture-otherworldly-icebergs-Antarctica.html
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