Enrique
Enrique was our naturalist guide on the trip, born and raised on San Cristobal in the Galapagos. He was a very knowledgeable, personable guide who answered all our questions from the mating habits of giant tortoises to the ins and outs of Ecuadorian politics—for example, voting is mandatory here, and you get fined if you don’t/can’t vote for some reason.
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| He’s trying (unsuccessfully) to get out of our picture here. |
Sea Lion
Fur Seal
Red Footed Booby
Cactus Finch
Gold Crowned Night Heron
Frigate Bird
Tropic Bird
Waved Albatross
Galapagos Hawk
Galapagos Penguin
Brown Pelican
Lava Lizard
Which is not be be confused with the Land Iguana (yes, they all look this stoned)
Red Carpet Weed
Prickly Pear Cactus Tree
Sharks (this is a black tipped one but we also saw white tipped, hammerhead, and galapagos sharks)
Stingray
Spotted Eagle Ray
Manta Ray (these were baby ones we saw in the harbor)
Moray Eel
Blue Bottle Jellyfish (these guys are tiny, but they pack a wallop of a sting, let me tell you!)
Green Sea Turtles
Giant Tortoises (also Mr. Bee, and a goofy tourist)
Our Merry Band of Boat-Mates
If you're interested in hearing more about or seeing more pictures of anything in particular, let us know!
What a wonderful collection of photos!!! Just turned to Matt and told him we are going to the Galapagos.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing, and closer and more affordable that you might think. Put it on the bucket list!
DeleteMan, I wish I had the eye for photography that you two have! Just went through the slideshow. Gorgeous. What sort of camera/equipment do you have for underwater photos? I remember when I was at the Great Barrier Reef and saw so many creatures of so many colors that I previously thought were unnatural! Bright pinks, yellows, etc. Your pics remind me of that, the vibrancy of nature's colors. I love the photo of the crab. =)
ReplyDeleteThank you! We used a Canon G12 in a waterproof housing (made by Canon too). Because the G12 can shoot in RAW mode, it's very easy to correct the white balance, which is thrown off by underwater lighting. Also, you can bring back the reds and the blacks, which are very difficult to capture in JPEG.
ReplyDeleteAll of that said, the housing does make focus difficult, because you can no longer feel the half-press detent of the shutter button, where it focuses, but doesn't yet release the shutter. So you have to slowly press it down, and watch the camera to see when it indicates focus lock, all the while keeping the moving subject in the frame, while you, the camera, and the subject are all being moved at different rates by the waves and currents. So maybe 1/3 of the pictures are actually sharp and composed, and a smaller fraction of those are good.
No big deal, right David? :) I hope you guys are having a blast. Everything looks amazing!
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