Circle of Friends
this gang of Adelie penguins gave me a great opportunity for quite a series of entertaining photographs as they zoomed busily about their icy playground.
This photo has become a symbol of connection and friendship among my own personal group of nearest and dearest friends.
Circle of Friends belongs to the following groups:
Cutest of the Cute, Icy Cold, Penguins Galore, The Birds and Travel and Adventure Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Tiffany Dryburgh
Sweetest thing I’ve ever seen!
andrew cowell
Fabulous shot!
katradford
Great photo! Very cute.
Who doesn’t like penguins?
Best dressed animals out there.
zee1
I looks like they are having a full on conversation, brilliant capture.
Simon Mammino
Clare, what a superb shot i love this
Brett Foster
Love it. Happy Feet!
Andrew Bosman
Very cool Clare, great shot.
Michael Douglass
That is such a good shot, love it, well done.
Matt Mawson
The Fab Four posing for the cover of the White Album. A wonderful image.
Lachlan Kent
I just want to be their friends… makes me happy… beautiful photo… thanks Clare.
Mark Higgins
..I’d watch that one on the right…he is a troublemaker!
Great shot..
Clare McClelland
Thanks everyone for your responsive comments!
Yep, these guys know how to stick together and have a good time!
sara montour
Way too cute. What a perfect photo op!
Lisa Kenny
Just fabulous Clare, I love it! ....I wonder what they’re discussing?
ScreamingSeagull
Has a really ‘happy feel’ – lovely!
Lalit Bhusal
very sweet..
Lucindawind
awww this is adorable ..what a great shot !
cheerishables
Oh, I sooooo love this! This would actually make a great advertisement picture. Also would make a wonderful poster and greeting card. This is really such a sweet and fun photo to look at!
Scott H Murray
Great shot! I am just wondering if a tighter crop would work better?
PS I am jealous lol!
Holly Werner
Great shot! Love it.
khosie
Penguins are gorgeous! Well done!!
gaypony
love it. very cute
Cathleen Taraw...
That is just the cutest…
Tony Moore
Great shot, I find alot of humour in this one. ( just under his left flipper.)
Jeff Burns
This is excellent. Great capture
Jenny Haskey
Great shot & very cute!!!
JayVee
Fantastic moment. Added you to my circle of friends.
JayVee
Fantastic moment. Added you to my circle of friends.
Ian Yang (mitrm)
yup, what are friends are for! ;)
Keegan Wong
Wow this is just simply cute.
minoanphotography
One of those moments when you are happy to be alive! how awsum!
Anne van Alkemade
Gorgeous. Love the water effect in the background. Everything looks so crystal clear and clean. And cold! Very nice shot, Clare.
Jared Revell
Fantastic image Clare !
Jelynn
it made me smile! super shot :)
Clare McClelland
Thanks folks! I have been away for a while and have just found all these lovely comments waiting for me.. very uplifting, thanks again.
Nicole Goggins
what a lovely, lovely shot!!!
Mandy Fell
sooo cute …..love this capture…..
Lisa Roberts
This is one of my favourite pics on Red Bubble, The character of the penguins, with the one visible eye, the clarity, the sparkling water – everything, it is just a perfect shot 7 I love it!
Lisa x
Jo O'Brien
Congratulations – well deserved!
Pepper
Congrats on the award. Happiness to you.
Craig Goldsmith
A Cracker of a shot, and well done on the placing in the competition.
Nicole Goggins
congratulations on runner up – v. well deserved, this is one of my fav. photos…
Loredana Crupi
Congratulations Clare on runner up – well deserved!
Torfinn Johann...
Great shot! Fantastic colours, composition, and title.
Clare McClelland
Thank you everyone for all your acknowledgement on this photo!
I just turned on the lappie and was very excited to see that we made it as runner up in the photo comp. A boost to the weekend for sure!
trickyruby
well done, it is a great shot
Ro London
Absolutely charming Clare, excellent stunning capture.
Melinda Kerr
Well done Clare-a ripper!
Carmen Mandel-...
Lovely capture, Clare. Congratulations!.
Nicholas Averre
Awesome image. Congratulations.
AmandaWitt
Well done – and to echo a couple of others, I too thought of Happy Feet when I saw this.
Heather Loster
i love penguins. this is a very cute photo.
sandra56
I love this, so cute
JacquelineGwynne
Ha ha, it looks like they are dancing!
Andy73
Wow, this is brilliant. Love this image!
amberafternoon
Adorable! And I love the background.
Eleni Sofroniou
OMG i love this…how cute! When i get paid i will but this
kmargetts
Tnis is so cute, great shot :o)
Ann Garrett
Simply perfect!
JrPhoto
Aww my little sister loves this one!
Kalena Hill
This is just too cute!
Tania Rose
Happy feet indeed!
Too perfect for words. Great shot Clare!
Astrid Pardew
Penguins are sooo cute! They almost seem like a bunck of kids on their way to school :) Great capture.
Geri Bragg
incredible !!!
midzing
brilliant
greenfrog153
Awwww that is so sweet.
Jan Piller
Oh well – everything has been said. I’ll just say WOW!!
salsbells69
Wonderful image. Cold place ~ warming image..its fantastic.
Justin Seymour
This is an awesome shot!!! It gives me the feeling of a group of guys leaving home never to return.
Ashley Ng
Great great capture!
Philip Rogan
Happy Feet!
FrankieJo
very clever !!!!
Fiona MacNab
Excellent shot.
zandria
Oh, this is cute. Love the last one looking back over his shoulder. Nice having the background blurred too.
Mary Lake
What a wonderful shot!!! Love it!!! :-)
Marion Cullen
Brilliant image, it has such an uplifting and joyful mood.
Cindy Perrinj...
Adore this shot…they are so cute!!!
AngelArtist
This is lovely!
andykazie
Nice, looks like a popular TV commercial!
RoughDiamond
how gorgeous.
Noelene Davies
Wow this is just gorgeous and there nothing like togetherness.
dawndavies
this is so cute
Arlene Zapata
So, are you getting shirts made of this for you + your circle of friends?
Clare McClelland replied
That’s a great idea – I haven’t tried the T-shirt thing yet.
cdwork
Awesome image
Matt Halls
Prefect composition and timing.
Matt Halls
Perfect! ;)
Victoria Ashman
Well caught, I love this picture!
Ryan Abboud
Very Cute
mooonrocks
OMG! so sweet! I would love to get a shot like this!
Kristine Johnson
adorable
jenjen72
OMG!! I love this photo!!! Penguins are my favorite birds, cuz they’re so cute!!
Freelancer
Oh! This one is brilliant!
izzybeth
sweet
CassPics
Wow what a capture! Love it…would make such an awesome card.
josiem
gorgeous capture!!!
Jane Best
Fantastic. Great friends photo!!!!!
shanemcgowan
awww tis is fab Clare sweetheart..;-))
Noushin Kahfi
Cute!:)
Phill Danze
Very nicely done Clare….the one looking back at the front sums up the comraderie penguins share amongst themselves.
Clare McClelland
To the person who bought a large canvas print of this shot in the last week – thank you so much – you made my week!! I hope the print is everything you wished for and that it cheers the space in which it will reside!! Would love to know where you are going to hang it..
thanks again for acting on your appreciation of my work. Clare.
Naylor
Brings a lump to my throat Clare ….. the beauty of the ice and the blue water but also the beauty of these wonderful animals .. the sence of community and connection you have captured !!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful impactive shot …. I LOVE this (((((HUG))))))
Clare McClelland
Tnank you for such a passionate comment – made my day! Whenever I think of these guys (penguins) life seems better!
laureenr
This would look wonderful in the Good News Group
Elizabeth Bravo
Sooooooo cute!!
parmi 29 days ago
This made me smile and feel so good about life. What an incredible shot.
Linda Sannuti 29 days ago
Love this!
Tania Rose 28 days ago
congrats on this being the image to RB’s journal
Clare McClelland replied 28 days ago
hey, what a blast! I enjoyed the written part as well..we are all members of an ever expanding circle of friends here at RB, something I appreciate very much – for the feeling of community, learning, sharing of creativity, critiquing, inspiration and sometimes even meeting each other! I think it’s amazing that the vision of the founding team has become such a remarkable reality and totally believe it is up to us members to uphold the quality and integrity of RB by submitting the best we have within us! For the greater good of all concerned…
LizVengeance 28 days ago
I love this! pure perfection as well as heart warming =]
Erika Gouws 28 days ago
Stunning!
Paula McManus 28 days ago
one of the best photos I have EVER seen – just fantastic!! :))
Clare McClelland replied 28 days ago
that is so lovely of you! thank you
Tania Rose 28 days ago
it really is an amazing photograph, Clare
Di Jenkins 28 days ago
just gorgeous Clare! Lovely sentiment & image
whalegeek 28 days ago
Delightful image, Clare. Adelies are my husband’s favorite penguin while I am partial to gentoos with that red lipstick they sport on their bills. Adelies are so fun to watch, one of the only solely Antarctic species of penguins.
Marjorie Wallace 28 days ago
Just Fabulous! I love this!
A.M. Ruttle 28 days ago
Superb, Clare! Tell us more about the making of the shot! Looks like it must have been a fantastic journey. Excellent key wording by the way!
Clare McClelland replied 25 days ago
there was this lovely interplay going on between these penguins, 3 of them had been coming towards me, they met up with another one of their gang and went off together, looking like good friends taking off for a hike and a chat along the way! The thing about penguins is just to find where they are busiest, stay there and watch what goes on, they are such socially busy birds that something’s always happening! I was in Antarctica as “photographer in residence” for a trip with one of the adventure companies – Quark Expeditions. A brilliant experience.
Lisawv 28 days ago
Fantastic capture. Love it, they are just so darn cute. I like how the one is looking back at the others. Great work.
Diane Schuster 28 days ago
This is such a wonderful and symbolic image, so very well done! Dee
mgtech 28 days ago
brilliant capture.
A.M. Ruttle 25 days ago
Thanks so much for some of the story behind the story, Clare; magical! How the heck did you land that SWEET job of photographer in residence?