Galapagos 2013

We had a great holiday in the Galapagos with Prestige Promotions. A unique place.

What can I say.
seal D3100
Nazca Booby.
nazca booby bird D3100
Storm-petrel. Shot about 100 pictures of these. They are small and very fast, we were on the second deck of the ship; very difficult. I was with Jonathan Scott, before breakfast, We wanted the birds to be against a light part of the waves, and with their reflection in the water. Only a few shots met the criteria when I reviewed them.
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They don't settle on the water, they just touch it with their feet, like this one. This shot has a good reflection.
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Again, just on the water with a good reflection.
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And again.
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Marine Iguana.
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The bark on one of the cactus trees.
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The small town on Santa Cruz island; the inevitable tourist stuff. Blue footed Booby towels are obviously a hit.
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This old lady was walking to the town. I liked the curve of the path with the people ahead, so shot it with wide-angle (24mm).
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Tapestry in the window of an art shop; we went in to stand in the air-conditioning.
Santa Cruz P310
Had to take the picture - I'll leave individuals to think of captions.
Santa Cruz P310
Pelican bill up close.
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At the fish market.
Santa Cruz P310
Eye of the pelican.
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Pelican at the fish market.
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Pelican feathers.
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Frigate bird in a turning dive at the fish market.
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Frigate bird 'dipping'.
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And another frigate bird dipping.
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Frigate bird.
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Pelican looks ungainly as it 'flares' for a landing, feet out like air-brakes.
pelican bird D3100
Frigate bird turns in front of me at the fish market.
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Love the wing shape on these frigate birds.
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Frigate bird coming head-on.
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You've guessed it - a frigate bird.
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Fish market.
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Very 'flower-power' style shop in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz shop P310
The seals loved to annoy the pelicans.
pelican seal D3100
On the wall of a fish restaurant in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz shop P310
Pelican; 'finals to land'.
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"well, I think I'm cute".
seal D3100
Sea lions? They were about to show off.
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Love the whiskers.
sealion D3100
Ghost crab? Vivid colours.
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Pelican coming in to land on a bush.
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Kind of a 'controlled crash' really.
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Pelican on take-off.
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Just getting airborne.
pelican bird D3100
Red-billed Tropic bird. Had a hell of a job to get these. We were in a boat with a canopy, bobbing around. The canopy to the glass-bottomed boat made it hard to shoot birds overhead.
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Colony of marine iguanas.
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Marine iguana.
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Marine iguanas.
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Marine Iguana, taken from low view-point.
marine iguana C8080
Close-up on leg of giant tortoise.
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Brad trying to herd cats (or take the group photo).
Brad P310
Many of the islands were like this, but some with red sand.
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The less than exciting town of San Cristobal; some of the houses are straight out of central-casting for a western.
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Photography without an iPhone.

Galapagos 2013