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My GALAPAGOS Dive Trip
I recently returned from an amazing dive trip to the Galapagos on the Aggressor. I got to try out my new dive camera. Both the land and marine life was amazing and "nothing" was scared of humans and just ignored us.
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Here are a few more from the trip. We saw several whale sharks on each of the seven dives we did at Wolf and Darwin Islands. We even saw two at the same time.
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amazing!
i absolutely love the biodiversity of the Galapagos. was it at all freaky to swim with that many hammerheads, or were you too distracted by the pure beauty of sharks |
Great Pics! That must have been an awesome holiday. I gotta go one day.
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im jealous, musta been fun:razz:
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AWESOME
!!! This is my dream trip, but in all the reading i have done, i havent seen any pictures of their reefs, do you have any to share. p.s. I tried to get a hold of you a while go, but no success |
WOW! Absolutely freaking cool!
I don't even know where to start....well I guess I'll clean up the drool off my keyboard and get back to you. WOW! |
so you will be submitting your pics to National Geographic when?!!! Truly stunning. Can you tell us more about the camera? the clarity of the pics with the colors is unreal.
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nice blue footed boobie
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The crab pic is my fave. Wonderful shots! What an experience, I am truly jealous. I need to know more about the camera setup you have for both above and below the water. :mrgreen:
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Amazing pictures. Must have been a great trip too.
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WOW! amazing pic.'s
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Oh my God man. First of all, WOW on such a once in a lifetime trip, that's a dream of mine to go there one day. And secondly, WOW on each and every photo being National Geographic calibre quality.
Would you mind sharing what camera equipment you were using? Please and thank you :) |
That is truly amazing!
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There got to be a POTM in those for sure.
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Absolutely stunningly beautiful pictures. I have been dreaming of one day going there.
As everyone else, what kind of camera? |
Thank you for sharing! Those are fantastic photos.
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in-freakin-credible.
Whale sharks are by far one of the most amazing things out there...and to think..they eat little tiny things! Great pictures of the iguanas and tortoises as well.. You, dear sir, took my dream trip. I've been to Peru and the amazon for fish trips..but nothing like that...amazing |
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+1 re: camera please ! Also LOVE the pic of the red crab ! Thanks a lot ! |
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Thanks for all the wonderful comments.
There wasn't any coral reefs. The islands are all volcanic and small sponges and corals grow on the lava rocks - similar to Hawaii. Even though there is 3 currents bringing nutrients to the Galapagos, the water is colder limiting corals from growing. On land I was using a Nikon D300 with mostly a Nikkor 70-300 mm lens. Some of the pictures are also from my wife who was using our older Nikon D70 with a Tamron 28-300 lens (which she dropped and broke the lens on our last day). Underwater, I am using my Nikon D300 in a Subal housing with two Sea and Sea strobes. I have a Nikkor 12-24 mm lens with a dome port for wide angle and a Nikkor 60 mm for macro. The whole setup is 26 lbs on land. I have foam floats on the strobe arms and around the front port to make it almost neutral underwater. Shane http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...apagos/179.jpg http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...pagos/1428.jpg |
Amazing!
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even though technically I'm an adult I'd TOTALLY be fine with you and the missus adopting me. I'm sure we could work something out with my other half LOL
just kidding. All jokes aside, stunning pictures |
Simply amazing. There are some very inspring shots there.. hat's off, you take some fantastic photos.
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Absolutely stunning pics. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Great photos Shane!!
Thanks for sharing. |
I know this thread is a tad older.... but had to comment.... FANTASTIC PHOTOS!!!!
The colours and composition are absolutely amazing! Well done. I am glad to have stumbled on your thread! |
I don't think he's got this camera rig anymore =(
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Where did this come from????? It looks similar but not same as one he has pictured?? The water case is different and it lacks all the floats he uses. |
Very Impressive... The area and the photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Just from some news article that popped up on facebook today actually. Was a strange coincidence lol.
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