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Galapagos Day 11/July 16, Morning, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island

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This Chatham (or Cristobal) Mockingbird was photographed with the hand held Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/9. I went to a high ISO to maintain both a high shutter speed while […]

Galapagos Day 10/Afternoon, July 15: Gardner Bay, Hood Island

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This Galapagos Sea Lion pup was photographed with the hand held Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens at 185mm and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 1000. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/320 sec. at f/6.3 in Tv Mode. I got downy on my belly to give the image an intimate feel […]

Galapagos Day 10/Morning, July 15: Punta Suarez, Hood Island

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This Waved Albatross was performing the bill-clacking portion of its intricate courtship dance. The image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/7.1. A vertical pano crop was chosen to eliminate it’s dancing partner […]