To photograph the Galapagos in color, I brought my Canon 5D digital camera. Heavy and delicate on the panga rides, I was extra careful and always kept the camera covered until we arrived on an island. With its high pixel ratio, this camera produced colorful seascape photos that captured the intense blues of the sea and the radiant reds of the animals. Enjoy.

The Galapagos Islands are most notably photographed in color. To gain a different perspective, I chose to shoot Ilford black and white, 400-speed film with two Nikon FM2 cameras. The lens mostly used was a zoom Nikkor 80-200 with a Nikkor 28cm for back up. The reason you can see fine detail is a combination of the settings used and high-quality film. The ISO was set at 400 with a high aperture ranging from 11-16 and shutter speed ranging from 250-500. Enjoy.

Panicked. I screamed and felt my heart begin to race. Frantically I flipped my fins and looked up out of the water. “Hey! Help! Hey, Hey….” I saw my partner, Dan, and eight of our new friends far away with their heads in the water, snorkels straight up. No one was coming to my rescue, and a 300- pound sea lion had her face in mine.

We were searching for a weekend getaway to San Diego, and friends said the La Jolla Marriott was the hot ticket.  “Book a suite on the concierge level and enjoy a weekend of fun. You will completely relax and not spend a bundle.” We were sold.