Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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One year ago today, I was saying goodbye to Pond Inlet on Baffin Island after too short a stay, and heading south to Ottawa with a brief stop in Iqualuit. It was the end to an amazing trip that I was exceptionally privileged to have taken.

#nunavut #opnanook22

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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Arrived in Pond Inlet on Baffin Island one year ago today and spent the night.

#opnanook22 #nunavut #arctic

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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A collection of icebergs taken one year ago today off the coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut.

#icebergphotography #nunavut #canada #north #arcticphotography #cangeo #cangeotravel #opnanook22

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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One year ago, pulled into for a weekend stay.

#HMCSMargaretBrooke #nuukgreenland #opnanook22

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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For , embarked a combined Canadian/US medical team who participated in the exercise. One year ago today, they were dropped off in Iqualuit to fly home.

#opnanook22 #HMCSMargaretBrooke #WarshipsIFR #militaryphotography #militarymedics

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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One year ago today, I was using the ships and aircraft of to add foreground interest to my photos of . A day I hope I never forget!

#opnanook22 #landscape #saglekfjord #labrador #landscapephotography #shipphotography #aviationphotography

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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One year ago, I was climbing into a zodiac at sea and going for a tour of during . The Danes were exceptionally good hosts during our visit before returning us to .

#hdmstriton #opnanook22 #HMCSMargaretBrooke #navyphotography #shipphotography #maritimephotography #RoyalCanadianNavy #royaldanishnavy

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Watchful eyes on the bridge of while passing through loose sea ice during .

#HMCSMargaretBrooke #opnanook22

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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The March 2023 issue of magazine is now on the shelf at in Halifax, with the fourth (and final) part of my piece on being embedded in during the -led . Iain Ballantyne was kind enough to put one of my images, of the ships leaving Saglek Fjord in Labrador, on the cover of this issue. If you are interested, check it out!

#WarshipsIFR #atlanticnews #HMCSMargaretBrooke #RoyalCanadianNavy #opnanook22 #navy #writing #photography

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Target shoot against a Hammerhead drone with a .50cal during . @hmcs.ncsm.margaretbrooke @royalcannavy

#opnanook22 #navy #photography #navyphotography #shoot #targetpractice

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Sandy McClearn · @sandymcclearn
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“…and a star to steer by…” It was very interesting to see that the sextant it still in use in the @royalcannavy as a backup to all the modern navigation technology. @hmcs.ncsm.margaretbrooke

#navy #navyphotography #navigation #technology #opnanook22

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More photos taken in the fog off Newfoundland featuring , , , and one of our small boats. Fortunately, sea states were not too bad.

#HMCSMargaretBrooke #hmcsgoosebay #hdmstriton #navyphotography #navy #ship #shipphotography #nautical #fog #opnanook22 #sea

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Some of ’s crew prior to and during departure from Halifax last August. They included not just but also Belgian and Japanese sailors plus a combined US and Canadian medical team.

#HMCSMargaretBrooke #RoyalCanadianNavy #opnanook22 #military #personnel #crew #team #navyphotography

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