Panoramio photos on Google Earth - Pictures from LichtenHansen

In the last 4 month I have added another 20 photos to Googles Earth from my Panoramio profile: Nature photos on Google Earth by LichtenHansen

The pictures are mainly from Denmark and Antarctica.

Hannah Point at South Shetland Islands in Antarctica

Hannah Point on Livingston Island in South Shetland Islands is a small but very interesting landing site in visitors going to Antarctica.

Hannah Point landscape with Gentoo penguins.

Gentoo penguins in a beautiful landscape.
Photo by Allan Hansen.

Hannah Point is home to an interesting mix of Penguins. There are lots of Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins and a few Macaroni and Adelie penguins.

Antarctica travel route on Google Maps

I have published the first Google Map from my trips to Antarctica. Both tours started in Ushuaia in Argentina, then to Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctic peninsula and back to Ushuaia.
This first Google Map shows the whole route and a photo from each place.

Frog paradise. Garden pond with no fish.

No fish is the key to turn your pond into a frog paradise. Frog and other amphibians like newt prefer to breed in water holes without any fish. Using chemicals to keep your water clear is another major no-no. Plant instead a lot of plants. Plants also give small animals and insects a place to hide and breed.

Water Snake next to flowering Water Lily in our garden pond

The Water snakes in our garden are usually very shy and seldom show themselves more that a few seconds, but the other day one of them swam around between the water lilies for a few minutes and I had time to get my Canon camera and a 300mm lens, and take a few photos before it disappeared again.
At the same time one the big egg laying dragonfly - background and reflections almost perfect. It was hard to choose the target for the photos - I knew that it would only last for a few second more, but I got a few photos. Here they are:

Fortuna Bay - Reindeer and King penguin

Fortuna Bay in South Georgia Island is a fantastic place. The surrounding landscape is stunning and the King penguin colony / rookery adds to the experience.

Panoramio unusual location contest - new photos

New photos to the next Panoramio contest published on Unusual landscape photos by Allan Hansen. They all enter the Unusual Location category

1. Cuverville Island, Antarctica. The Gentoo penguin colony is worth a visit. The nearby Ronge Island with its glaciers makes a dramatic setting for this Antarctic visitor site.

This is one of my favorite spots in Antarctica


2. Brown Bluff on the Tabarin Peninsula in Antarctica. Adelie penguins entering the water.

Taken back in 2003. Unfortunate we did not go here in 2008 due to an accident on Paulet island and we had to rush to the Chilean base on South Shetland Island.


3. Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. King penguin colony with over 200,000 birds.

Salisbury Plain is a fantastic place. The number of birds is staggering and the surrounding area is stunning.

Fast and friendly Smugmug support - Panoramio profile

I did find a small security issue with my smugmug images and reported it to Smugmug help desk. They responded very quickly and fixed the issue in no time - very impressive.
I even got a free year of Smugmug. I feel really honored.

Hi Allan,

Thanks for getting back to us. Yes, this is a big deal. You are
correct, even with URL manipulation, the largest size returned should be
the largest viewing size that you have set in the gallery customization
screen. This has been fixed now :-) If you clear your browser cache
and try again, you shouldn't be able to URL manipulate your way to an -O
sized image now.

Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention. It's users like
you that really help us find little bugs like this that can become big
problems. You just got a free year of SmugMug as a reward :-) Please
let us know if there's anything else we can do for you. Thank you, and
have a great day!

Josh
SmugMug Support Hero

I tried searching for my Panoramio profile for LichtenHansen - Allan Hansen on Google and found nothing.
Most (I think) other Panoramio users have their profile indexed - Why not mine?
It may be one of those 20 plus SEO issues that no one knows about.
Well, It would be a boring world if you knew all the secrets.

Lemaire Channel + Gentoo penguin on Panoramio

2 new photos are published on Panoramio:

1.

Lemaire Channel, Antarctica.

Lemaire Channel. The Antarctica scenic highlight. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled passage, which is 11 km long and just 1,600 meters wide at its narrowest point.

I hope - if you come to Antarctica – that you will see the Lemaire Strait in fine weather like this. The Antarctic Peninsula does have a lot of beautiful sceneries, but this strait is outstanding. This photo is only a 2-dimentional image of this place, and it doesn’t tell the whole story . I guess you have to see with our own eyes to believe it.


2.

Gentoo pengion chicks begging for food.

Hungry Gentoo pengion chicks begging for food at Booth Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

From Wikipedia:

The Gentoo Penguin (pronounced /ˈdʒɛntuː/), Pygoscelis papua, is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. Adult Gentoos reach a height of 51 to 90 cm (20-36 in),[1][2] making them the largest penguins outside of the two giant species, the Emperor Penguin and the King Penguin.

Two eggs are laid, both weighing around 500 g. The parents share incubation, changing duty daily. The eggs hatch after 34 to 36 days. The always hungry chicks remain in the nests for about 30 days before forming creches. The chicks molt into sub-adult plumage and go out to sea at about 80 to 100 days.



See more of my photos at Photos on Panoramio - Google Earth by LichtenHansen

Panoramio - New photos

Published a few new photos for the Panoramio contest: Unusual landscape photos by Allan Hansen

1. Landscape with ocean view at New Island, Falkland Islands. Black-browed albatrosses are nesting just below the rocks with orange lichens.
Entered the Travel category.

2. Icebergs and Adelie penguin rookery near Palmer Station on Ansverse Island in Antarctica.
Entered the Unusual Location category.

2. Fiskenet hængt til tørre i aftenlys ved Tempelkrogens bådelaug ved Ågerup / Arnakke på Sjælland, Danmark.
Entered the Scenery category

Panoramio photos not yet indexed after a month

A few of my photos published on panoramio: Unusual landscape photos by Allan Hansen have not yet been indexed after a month.

1. Clouds hanging low over the mountains in Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island.
I have changed the title from "Low hanging clouds around the peaks in Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island"

2. Southern Beech (Nothofagus) trees in the mountains above Valle de Andorra near Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
I spelled Argentina with an "m"- changed it.

New Albatross and penguin photos published in Panoramio

1. Pair of Wandering albatrosses in mating ritual at Albatross Island, South Georgia Islands. The Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the average wingspan being 3.1 meters (10.2 ft).

2. Moulting King penguins at Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island. They prefer standing with their feet in the cold water.

Antarctica photos in Panoramio - My favorites.

1. Blue iceberg with Adelie penguins near Paulet Island, Antarctica.

2. Sunrise in Antarctica. The scenic Lemaire Channel between Booth Island and the Antarctic Peninsula is glowing with golden orange colors in the early morning light. This narrow strait is considered one of the highlights in any cruise going to Antarctica.

Panoramio contest entries March 2009

1. Unusual location: Icebergs in early morning light. Antarctic Sound, Antarctica.

2. Unusual location: King Penguin rookery in mountainous landscape at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island.

3. Travel: Red sunset at Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) forest near Keetmanshoop in Namibia, Africa.

4. Scenery: Spring. Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) are covering the forest floor and the first Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) have come into leaf in Noerreskov, Denmark.

5. Travel: Night in Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. At midsummer the days are long and it doen't really gets dark at night.

Nepal photo from Panoramio used by Nepal Travel

My Photo from Nango Kola valley in Nepal is used by Nepal Travel

Snowcovered Nango Kola valley in eastern Nepal.

It can be seen as one of the photos on the Google Map on Nepals Travels page about Khamachin, Nepal

Johnny Rook in the Falklands on Steeple Jason Island

Johnny Rook owns this island

Johnny Rook (Striated Caracara) and his beautiful island Steeple Jason, Falkland Islands.

Steeple Jason is a fantastic place. It is a beautiful island and the place is crowed with life. Albatrosses, penguin and then there is Johnny Rook.

I entered this photo in the december 2008 panoramio, but I did not promote it at all, so the photo only got a few votes.

First prize in Panoramio Photo centest

First prize in Panoramio's January 2009 - Geotagged Photo Contest - Unusual Location

The south entrance to the narrow and scenic Lemaire Channel between the Antarctic Peninsula and Booth Island, Antarctica. I call it my Blue Antarctica Landscape.

Thanks a lot to everyone who voted on this photo.

Only Panoramio knows how many people actually voted on this photo, but it was viewed about 6500 times and 844 Panoramio users left a message to this photo during the contest month. Many thanks to all your kind words.