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Charlie Shugart
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Galapagos Islands----Fields of Lava

Famous for its unafraid wildlife- the islands are also notable for their lava flows.
Like Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands are the tops of volcanoes that poked their heads above the surface of the ocean.
For a variety of reasons, there is much less plant life here than in Hawaii.
These three images illustrate some of that.
#1. Pinnacle Rock from the top of Bartolome Island's low volcano.
#2. Looking at Bartolome from a neighboring island.
#3. A typical lava flow.


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Galapagos Islands- Pinnacle Rock


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Sep 14, 2013 at 10:59 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Galapagos Islands----Fields of Lava

Nice series Charlie. No. 1 gives a great sense of the place.

Sep 14, 2013 at 11:57 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Galapagos Islands----Fields of Lava

Nice series Charlie. N°2 gives a great sense of the mood of the place.

N°3 anyone?

Sep 15, 2013 at 01:06 AM

Charlie Shugart
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Galapagos Islands----Fields of Lava

Thanks AMagi and Phil.
#3 gives a great sense of the pahoehoe of the place

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Charlie

Sep 15, 2013 at 03:00 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Galapagos Islands----Fields of Lava

All 3 are quite nice Charlie. This is on my bucket list for sure! My favorite is #3 - love the composition and texture. Just wish you had a better sky.
Dave

Sep 15, 2013 at 04:56 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Galapagos Islands----Fields of Lava

Thanks, Dave.
There are many wonderful destinations on our blue marble- and the Galapagos is definitely one of them. Being able to approach exotic animals really closely makes the Galapagos unique, though.
Especially for photographers and lovers of wildlife. The longest lens I had with me was a 70-210mm and I seldom racked it out all the way. I was more concerned about stepping on animals than I was about needing a longer lens

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The climate and weather of the islands is somewhat befuddling; they sit right on the Equator (500 miles offshore from the continent) - yet the cold Humboldt Current comes up the west coast of South America from the Antarctic Ocean.
The cloudiness didn't bother me, though, because it kept things a bit cooler than a blazing sun would have caused it to be.
Charlie

Sep 16, 2013 at 02:44 PM


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