Antarctica

In Bruce's words...
"It was around 5am, our ship the Polar Pioneer had been at anchor since midnight and the sun had been above the horizon for hours.

"The conditions were calm and the sea was dead flat. The sky was cloudless and the visibility was endless.

"I watched two pure white birds circle us for some time; they were the size of over-weight pigeons. Being the only person on deck I watched as they descended lower and lower circling the ship. Finally they landed on the a rail running along the back of the ship.

"For a challenge I thought I'd see if I had some of my old hunter instinct still left in me so I stalked towards the birds for a closer look.

"They paid no attention to me as I edged into a good shooting position. I clicked away and crept closer and closer until I was less than a metre away from the birds.

"The Sheath Bills became a little uneasy at me being so close to them and they simply walked along the rail to a slightly more comfortable distance. Surprisingly they were so white and clean considering they are viewed as the 'hyenas' of the Antarctic.

"After capturing some nice images of the birds I wanted to get back to some serious shooting with our panorama camera so I climbed to the observation deck and shot rolls of film getting an old tall ship anchored in front of a very colourful glacier into sharp focus.

"This image has been digitalised and computer generated to remove some sunspots from the film, then printed on a plastic film. The crystal clear Port Lockroy morning with saturated colour and depth, I believe, will be a favourite for many viewers."