This is the final Galapagos post, I swear! I took advantage of my Nikon D90 to also record movie footage of our various hikes around the Galapagos Islands. The short clips are compiled in this 10 minute clip. Gasp – 10 minutes! Well, brace yourself, since you’ll see tortoises, boobies, sea lions, marine iguanas, and [...]
Well, I have tweeted this and also put it on Buzz, but yes, I have finally posted my Galapagos pictures. One thing that I’ll add is that post-processing I think made a huge difference in the photos. I used a free beta of Adobe Lightroom 3 to process my photos, and I’m very pleased with [...]
A highlight of my trip to the Galapagos was getting a chance to snorkel. We went to several sites throughout the trip and just like seeing wildlife on land, the ocean was teeming with life. In several instances, we were lucky enough to see sharks, penguins, and sea turtles! I didn’t bring along an underwater [...]
When we landed on Espanola in the morning, sea lions were basking in the sun on a white, sandy beach. They really had no fear or aversion to us, so we were able to get really close to them for some incredible pictures. Even in the Galapagos, fleas like to buzz around the sea lions, [...]
Still going through photos. In the meantime – a blue-footed booby I saw on Espanola Island. Can you guess how they got their name?