Arctic: Taraji Blue Photography

Reflected In Myself

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Arctic Willow

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Abandoned Mine Transport Towers

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Yesterday

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Empty Vessel

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The Legacy Remains

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The Legacy Remains

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Tauhanelageret

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A Thin Black Ripple

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Fire and Ice

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The Arctic Awakens

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Blacker than Black

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Metronomic Ice

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Waterfall in Ice

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Kittiwakes in flight

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]]>Scientific name: Rissa tridactyla; black-legged kittiwakes

Location: St Jonsfjorden, Prins Karls Forland, Greenland

Description: Startled by a glacier calving, the kittiwakes took to the sky in a flurry of activity, their white feathers contrasting beautifully against the blue of the fjord and ice.

Kittiwake on ice

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Kittiwake

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Kittiwake

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Wings and Seams

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Sense of Scale

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]]>Scientific name: Rissa tridactyla; black-legged kittiwakes

Location: St Jonsfjorden, Prins Karls Forland, Greenland

Description: Kittiwakes nestle on icebergs created by the calving glacier in the background.

Stratified Sun

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Sunset in the Arctic

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Sunset in the Arctic, Abstract

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Polar Sunset

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Turbulent Skies - Portrait

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Turbulent Skies - Landscape

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Brothers, As One

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Survival, On The Rocks

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Fulmar in flight

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Polar Bear, Invisible

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The Long Clamber

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Glacial Hug

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Glacial Hug

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Focused, Fulmar

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:19:01 GMT

]]>Scientific name: Fulmarus glacialis; northern fulmar

Location: Greenland Sea

Description: I spent many hours on the stern of the ship, tracking seabirds with my camera. Two weeks of daylong vigils rewardedme with this shot of a Fulmar

Blowhole Big Enough For a Bird

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Heading South

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Sisters, Cloaked

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Mountains Drift Into The Sea

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As Though Together

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Greenland Trees

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Enveloped In Mass

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Arctic Hares, Blomsterbukten

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:27:26 GMT

]]>Scientific name: Lepus arcticus; arctic hare

Location: Blomsterbukten, Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, Greenland

Description: Leaving the group behind, I took the path less travelled and embraced an opportunity to explore the rocky hillsides of Blomsterbukten in Greenland. I literally stumbled upon this couple of Arctic Hares. Immediately alerteted to my presence, yet not familiar with human presence, they froze in anticipation. I immediately sunk to my knees and waited... and waited. With time they became more habituated to my presence. Given time to frame a shot of them in their natural habitat, I was at once startled by the contrast of their white fur against the natural pink lake and took the opportunity to capture this image.

The Arctic Hare

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Love, Fear, Confusion

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:31:02 GMT

]]>Scientific name: Lepus arcticus; arctic hare

Location: Blomsterbukten, Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, Greenland

Description: Leaving the group behind, I took the path less travelled and embraced an opportunity to explore the rocky hillsides of Blomsterbukten in Greenland. I literally stumbled upon this couple of Arctic Hares. Immediately alerted to my presence, yet not familiar with human presence, they froze in anticipation. I immediately sunk to my knees and waited....and waited. With time they became more habituated to my presence and started to interact with each other once more. I sought this opportunity to frame what appears to be a stolen moment for this couple of hares.

History I

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History II

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History III

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Nature Watches

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The Grand Sweep

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U Shaped Valley

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Wannabee

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Dwarfed

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Musk Ox

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Alien

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Toward The Stars

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:44:31 GMT

]]>Location: Renbugten, Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, Greenland

Description: Looking skyward to the tip of the iceberg from a zodiac afforded me this shot of the blue ice captured against the purple skies of Greenland

Malfunctioning Iceberg

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Cloud Disruption

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In Shade

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Greenland Meringue

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As Though Built

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Bathed, Cloaked, Content

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History IV

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History V

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:55:17 GMT

]]>Location: King Oscar Fjord, Greenland

Description: Like a fingerprint, or rings of a tree, the composition of this Greenlandic rock is unique and beautiful. Its colouring and markings tell a tale of its wild history and what's shaped it into the beauty it is today.

History V

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M/S Expedition, Surrounded

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Arctic Dryad

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Hidden Glacier

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At Rest

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Centuries of lazy drifting

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Large Flowered Wintergreen

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Club Moss, Bell Heather

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Two Flowered Rush

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Russet Sedge

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Into Winter We Go

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A Stronger Light

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Almost

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New Growth?

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For Sleep

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Ittoqqortoormiit

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Glimmering Basalt

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The Arctic Opera House

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At Bay

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Arctic Heather

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People, Icebergs

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Left Behind

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Ice Crystals

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Micro Berg

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Water Art

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:20:52 GMT

]]>Location: Ø Fjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland

Description: Travelling through Greenland's fjords, I was struck by the stillness of the water around our ship. As we cut through the glassy waters, I captured this image… it reminded me instantly of a tidal beach-scape, with the tide receding into the ocean, towards the sun on a fading horizon.

Notes: From the deck of a ship

A Bird Surveys His Kingdom

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A Scaled Imitation

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:22:24 GMT

]]>Location: Ø Fjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland

Description: Exploring Greenland’s fjord systems, I stumbled upon this wild and immense landscape which immediately stole my heart. The singular pinnacle of rock nestled among blue skies, was framed by blankets of cloud, and dwarfed passing icebergs which paraded past. It was like nothing I’d ever seen before.

Notes: From the deck of a ship

Both Slowly Melt Into One

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Glacier at 5km II

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Glacier at 5km II

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Waterfalls in Greenland

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The Ice Chapel

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Molten Ice

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:27:47 GMT

]]>Location: Ø Fjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland

Description: Exploring Scoresbysund by zodiac provided an opportunity to get up close and personal with the towering icebergs. Captured here in the morning sunlight, the ethereal iceberg is slowly melting, droplet by droplet

Droplets Escape - Landscape

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:29:36 GMT

Droplets Escape - Portrait

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Transient Wisps

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Aurora Borealis in Greenland

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Icebergs Passing in the Night

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]]>Search lights explore the surrounding fjord in an attempt to find a navigable path out of the jigsaw of icebergs that had surrounded us as we slept.

Aurora Borealis in Greenland II

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Aurora Borealis in Greenland IV

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Aurora Borealis in Greenland VI

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Aurora Borealis in Greenland V

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Light Wind

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Our Permanent Vista

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A Perfect Hiding Place

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Ice Flutes

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:40:43 GMT

]]>Location: RØdefjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland

Description: Exploring Scoresbysund by zodiac provided an opportunity to get up close and personal with the towering icebergs. I stumbled across a towering iceberg, intricately laced by flutes, created a piped effect across the iceberg just above the waterline.

Ice Flutes II

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Over The Hill

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Ice Cathedral

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:12:37 GMT

]]>Location: fØnfjord; Greenland

Description: Greenland’s icebergs are immense. Up to 200 feet in height, and numerous in volume. I took to the fjord in in a zodiac eager to explore further. Here I stumbled across this ice monument and was immediately enraptured by its texture, contrast and intense colour. I waited until the clouds framed the iceberg in an ethereal way and took the opportunity to capture my favourite image

Notes: Handheld on an zodiac cruise

Zodiac and Icebergs

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The Torch

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Icebreakers

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Pancake Ice Forming in Scoresbysund

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Ptarmigan

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Arctic Fox, Descending

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Ptarmigan and friend

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Cautious But Curious

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Arctic Fox, Stalking

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:51:13 GMT

]]>Scientific name: Alopex lagopus

Location: Hekla Havn, Greenland

Description: Whilst watching two ptarmigans, I was alerted to a presence high on the rocky hillside above me. I looked straight into the eyes of a juvenile arctic fox. Our eyes locked, as he continued his slow descent down the hillside, progressing ever closer to me. Without a tripod, and very aware that I had this one chance to adjust my position to get a decent shot, I threw myself over an adjacent rock, using it to steady my arms. Here I waited....My patience paid off, and the fox ambled slowly towards me, never faltering. With my heart pounding in my ears, he came closer and closer, ever inquisitive at my presence. My stone-like statue did not waver as he ran around me, taking every opportunity to interact, even sniffing my back as I lay on the rock. After a few playful minutes he ran off, alerted by the presence of other people. It was then I sat up and realised why he'd been so inquisitive ...I had inadvertently thrown myself into a pile of wet and fresh fox dung. No wonder I was so appealing!

Notes: Hand-hand, using a rock as a tripod.

Marie with Arctic Fox

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Alistair with Arctic Fox

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Arctic Fox, Searching

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Aurora Borealis in Greenland III

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Orca Blow

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]]>Two herring gull provide a sense of scale against the massive dorsal fin - and body - of the alpha orca male. Above the orca, a fine mist is the remainder of a recent blowhole evacuation.

Orca Diving

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Orca Alpha Male

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]]>With a prominent triangular dorsal fin in contrast the curved fin of the females and lesser males, this alpha male is distinctive and perhaps a little inelegant.

Orca Pair Blow

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:59:37 GMT

]]>A pod of orca appeared alongside our ship and played, in and out of visibility, for some 20 minutes. Here a pair are framed, one blowing water from it's blowhole in order to breathe.

Fulmar Banking

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:59:48 GMT

]]>A fulmar, wings near perpendicular to it's head, banks in the wind trailing our ship.

Low Flying Gannet

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:00:54 GMT

]]>A gannet flies low over the soft waves of the Denmark Sea near Iceland. The gannet is a spectacular seabird and a great way to test your lens resolution - the beak and face markings are high contrast and so quickly ascertain whether your lens is as sharp as you hope.

White Beaked Dolphin Riding Bow Wave II

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:02:05 GMT

]]>Like a bullet exploding from the corner of the frame, a white beaked dolphin streaks the surface of the Denmark Sea. By this point Marie'd found the 28-300 and 28mm is the field through which this is taken from one of the side holes on the prow.

White Beaked Dolphin Riding Bow

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:04:04 GMT

]]>On our way back to Reykjavik, a dozen white beaked dolphin arrived alongside and rode ahead of the ship's bow wave, weaving from side to side and thrilling our fellow passengers. There were two places to watch - hanging dangerously over the prow or peeking through the side holes - a strange angle to remain in. Also a bad time to have a 100-400mm lens on an APS-C SLR camera! The effective 160mm focal length meant the dolphins filled the frame far too much, and the bounce of the ship through the waves meant it was difficult to maintain composition and focus. Enough time to go back to the cabin and get the 28-300? I doubt it. Nevertheless, a magical dolphin in spray and play, leading us back to where we didn't want to be. Trapped in Greenland, I wish.

Return to Reykjavik

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Light aircraft landing at Reykjavik

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Hallgrímskirkja In Light

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]]>The famous Hallgrímskirkja spire looms over Rekyjavik yet in an unnoticeable, every-so-often way.

Rainbow in Reykjavik

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:04:20 GMT

]]>This is taken from an apartment in Laugavegur, but I haven't yet identified the church. Just before sunset, this red-dominant rainbow appeared, thick and rippled against the cloudy skies.

Hallgrímskirkja nestled between sunset and Reykjavik nightrise

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:05:41 GMT

]]>The stark spire of Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik stands in contrast to the pink sunrise behind.

Minke Whale

info@tarajiblue.com (Taraji Blue Photography) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:05:47 GMT

]]>The small arch of the minke whale - subtle, fast, and usually hard to distinguish from the surrounding black waters.