PHOTOS OF THE MONTH
These are some of my personal favourite photographs from throughout the 2012 calendar year – one for each month. Higher resolution versions of these photographs can be seen on my portfolio website at www.jholko.com. Click a Photo for additional exif information on what camera and lens were used as well as additional exposure and ISO setting information. None of my photographs are HDR (High Dynamic Range) or composite images. All photographs are captured from single exposures in the field; often with the use of graduated neutral density filters. Most of my photographs are processed in Adobe Lightroom.
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FEBRUARY 2012
I have updated the photograph of the month for February with one of my favourite landscape / wildlife images from my expedition to Antarctica late last year. This photograph of penguins adrift on an iceberg was taken during overcast conditions and very heavy snow fall from the deck of our ship the Ocean Nova. What particularly appeals to me about this photograph is the placement of the penguins in their environment. There is a vastness and emptiness that speaks to me about the struggle to live in such an open exposed environment. A higher resolution version of this photograph can also be seen on my portfolio website at www.jholko.com
Adrift in Snow Storm II
JANUARY 2012
I rarely include people in my landscape photography; but on this occasion I felt the inclusion of the zodiac really helped give a sense of scale to the ice as well as adding drama to the scene with all of the photographers looking in the same direction – as if they can see something that hasn’t quite come into view yet for the rest of us. For me this photograph epitomises the wonderful experience I had during my 2011 Antarctica expedition. It captures and conveys the feeling of what it is like to shoot from zodiac amongst the ice under dramatic Antarctic skies.
On the Way to the End of the World
