Galapagos Photo Thread

[phyz]

Let the deluge begin.

http://phyz.smugmug.com/Travel

(They are uploading as I post this here in Quito, so be patient.)

[snoop_doxie]

thank you phyz, for these wonderful photographs.
what is the name of the left-foot, right-foot, blue foot bird?
:D

[Terry]

There's no way you're going to trick us into saying "boobies!" on the forum, you know.












Drat!

[kittynh]

NO!

Not drat! DARAT!!!

Ban terry he's using bad language!

[Doubt]

I deny looking at boobies. I have many pictures. I took them with my eyes closed.

But I do have pics of crab porn..........

Don't think I will set up anything for my pictures until I look at them. Phyz and several other people have very large collections of great photos.

[LibraryLady]

Great pictures! Loved the boobies.








oops

[phyz]

Great pictures! Loved the boobies.

oops

If I've said it once, I've said it twice: Everybody loves boobies!

Oh, and all of my initial set is up. Thanks for the kind comments and enjoy! (It's not a photograph until it's been shared.)

[articulett]

It looks like the baby boobies have white feet... so when do they start turning blue?

(And how do I control my envy over your fabulous experiences?)

[paperskater]

Awwwwwwww, that baby seal with the flipper up is CUTE.

/end stupid girly cutesy noises

[snoop_doxie]

It looks like the baby boobies have white feet... so when do they start turning blue?
boobies all over! love it!
now can you tell me why the blue footed boobie dances? (or a caged bird sings?) ;)


(And how do I control my envy over your fabulous experiences?)

now, i am a green faced noobie! (will someone stop me please!) i guess i will have to enjoy vicariously until i find a way to get me to galapogos!

[skeptigirl]

Gosh those are great shots. I love that dancing boobie. Definitely my favorite for the moment. This is going to be the best photographed vacation I ever took. Thank you thank you thank you. :D

[Gr8wight]

OK, so who's going to be the first to turn photos 49 and 50 into a dancing boobie avatar?

[snoop_doxie]

OK, so who's going to be the first to turn photos 49 and 50 into a dancing boobie avatar?

gr8wight,
if i knew how to do such a thing, i would have done it already! :D

[SkepticScott]

It looks like the baby boobies have white feet... so when do they start turning blue?One naturalist said at about age 2, when they become sexually mature.

(And how do I control my envy over your fabulous experiences?)Go yourself? I wouldn't be surprised if the JREF does this cruise again.

[DoubtingStephen]

I'm experimenting with some new methods of creating web galleries from my Galapagos photos.

If you have a relatively fast Intarwebs tube, try taking a look at this Flash enabled web gallery/slideshow thingy, please, and let me know what you think.

Included are 308 photos from the first day we arrived in the Galapagos Archipelago.

http://getreadygalapagos.com/Galapagos_Islands-Arrival_Day_Photos/index.html

Eventually all of the Galapagos photos taken by Terry and I will appear in my Flickr account too.

[Chebutykin]

Hi, all! I was hoping to have my photos up by now, but I managed to kill two of my three computers over the last 24 hours. (I fried a power supply on the iMac, and then did something truly stupid to the Linux install on my micro-laptop.)

The upshot of this is that I walked out of the Apple repair shop today with an actual copy of Aperture. *steeples fingers* Excellent.

Current photo count: 1563

__________
Melissa

[Chebutykin]

Oh, and I forgot the most important bit...

Ask, and ye shall receive...
www [dot] tinlizardproductions [dot] com [slash] upload [slash] boobie.gif

(I can't post full-fledged links yet. Life is hard for a n00b.)

[DoubtingStephen]

Ask, and ye shall receive...
www [dot] tinlizardproductions [dot] com [slash] upload [slash] boobie.gif


or http://www.tinlizardproductions.com/upload/boobie.gif

Very nice!

[Chebutykin]

Thanks!

I should add that I'm fine with someone else using it as an avatar. I'm going to try building a more elaborate one for myself from my own photos. *mad scientist giggle*

[scotth]

We returned with ~5300 photos....

They will be trickling into here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606851845141/

So far, a few shots on the arrival night and the 'city' portion of the Quito tour.

I'm going as fast as I can (while working and doing the other necessary things). On the plus side, take a slide show of the of Quito city. There really are some lovely photos in there.

I'll post again (and again) as I add more to the collection.

[scotth]

I'm experimenting with some new methods of creating web galleries from my Galapagos photos.

If you have a relatively fast Intarwebs tube, try taking a look at this Flash enabled web gallery/slideshow thingy, please, and let me know what you think.

That works very nice. If it had a way to let the user show the images at their choice of resolution (with on the fly scaling) it would be perfect.

We miss you guys already!

--Scott

[DoubtingStephen]

That works very nice. If it had a way to let the user show the images at their choice of resolution (with on the fly scaling) it would be perfect.


It does do some primitive resizing automagically if you make your browser window larger, but there certainly is room for improvement.

I've uploaded some photos to Flickr:

Quito (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_rider/sets/72157606842737633/)
Second Day, Arrival in Islands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_rider/sets/72157606853091307/)
Third Day of Trip, second Day in Islands (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_rider/sets/72157606856349766/) (still uploading)

[Desktop Icon]

So far all I've done is download my images from my cards and load them into Lightroom. It'll probably be a week or two before I spend any real time with them because I have to finish up another photo project that was underway before the trip.

I did, however, grab one teaser shot that I got with my underwater rig:

[bearcub]

Nice pics everyone. I'll be working on getting mine loaded into a Flickr account soon.

I'll share a few now:

Simulated Boobie dance :D:
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Young hawk making some noise:
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[phyz]

Nicely done, DI! Can you provide a link to that groovy underwater bag you were using? Seems to have been an excellent solution for the snorkeling conditions.

[The Bad Astronomer]

Just a note: If anyone took pictures of The Little Astronomer (my daughter), please do not post them. We prefer to keep pictures of her off the web.

However, if you do have some, please let me know, as she'd like to see them. :-)

[bearcub]

Phil, I assume you don't object to those few of you being posted?

If I find any good ones of the Little Astronomer, I'll send them your way.

[Boo]

I managed to pull off everything I had on my card and am waiting to get another 1.8GB stored elsewhere. I'll get these sorted and up soon to Flickr. BA, I have some of the LA I'll forward to you this weekend.



Boo

[Wowbagger]

Dangit!!!! I wanted to post the Booby Dance I caught on video, but the brand new hard drive I just saved it to decided to cough up a defect, and I can't access it, any more!! I gotta wait a while to re-capture the necessary footage on a different machine. :mad:

Back to the electronics store with me!

[scotth]

Day 1 is complete and uploaded (Quito).

It is in 4 sets: City, Lunch on the volcano, the equator, and dinner at the opera house.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606849799934/

(wow, I've got a long way to go)

[Desktop Icon]

Nicely done, DI! Can you provide a link to that groovy underwater bag you were using? Seems to have been an excellent solution for the snorkeling conditions.

Here's the one I have (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/79667-REG/Ewa_Marine_EM_U_AXP_U_AXP_Underwater_Housing.html) , but they do make a few different sizes for different camera bodies.

The bag worked moderately well, but I would have benefited from using some different camera settings. Last month I did a lot of testing with the bag, but in a crystal-clear swimming pool, so what I learned about using it did not transfer perfectly to the murky ocean waters. All my u/w pictures are going to require a bit of post work, but it was fun to have.

[snoop_doxie]

Thanks!

I should add that I'm fine with someone else using it as an avatar. I'm going to try building a more elaborate one for myself from my own photos. *mad scientist giggle*

fantastic dancing boobie!
i would love to use it as an avatar. may I?

ps
i am fairly new here, like you, and also live in the midwest!
what a coincidence. :blush:

[scotth]

Just to put faces with forum names for those that don't know us by our alter egos...

Here are Miss Cranky Pants (Susan) and I (Scott):
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_92448ae259bcd8c9.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=13499)

ETA: Not necessarily in that order.

[DoubtingStephen]

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_691648ae2864a0684.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=13500)

This photo by ScottH shows forum members DoubtingStephen and Terry. Terry is the one with hot legs and no beard.

Thanks Scott!

[Chebutykin]

fantastic dancing boobie!
i would love to use it as an avatar. may I?

ps
i am fairly new here, like you, and also live in the midwest!
what a coincidence. :blush:
Yes, Snoop_Doxie, feel free!

[scotth]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606851845141/

August 8th - arrival night
August 9th - Quito Tour
August 10th - Transfer to islands and first excursion
ALL COMPLETE

August 11th - Kicker Rock is done. The rest of the day is uploading now.

I've processed through lunchtime of August 12th. Just waiting for the uploads to catch up.

Phew.

ETA: For those not familiar with browsing flickr, look for the slideshow link in the top right when you open a 'set'. Otherwise, it pretty much is a PITA.

[a.real.girl]

Here's the link to the Galapagos Collection (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arealgirl/collections/72157606886281497/) at my Flickr page. I sorted through the ~600 shots and posted about half.

Also, here's PKo on the left (he's not on the forum) and me, A, on the right:

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/1324448af416b9917b.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=13506)


ETA: Peter's blog link (http://peteramablog.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html), with GPS/Google Earth maps.
http://forums.randi.org/album.php?albumid=68&pictureid=315

[phyz]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606851845141/

August 8th - arrival night
August 9th - Quito Tour
August 10th - Transfer to islands and first excursion
ALL COMPLETE

August 11th - Kicker Rock is done. The rest of the day is uploading now.

I've processed through lunchtime of August 12th. Just waiting for the uploads to catch up.

Phew.

ETA: For those not familiar with browsing flickr, look for the slideshow link in the top right when you open a 'set'. Otherwise, it pretty much is a PITA.

1. Great photos, Scott (though I never had any doubt on that outcome.)
2. I second that emotion re Flikr browsing = PITA. Crikey! Guess I'm just spoiled by the elegance of the UI at SmugMug (http://phyz.smugmug.com/Travel).

[scotth]

1. Great photos, Scott (though I never had any doubt on that outcome.)
2. I second that emotion re Flikr browsing = PITA. Crikey! Guess I'm just spoiled by the elegance of the UI at SmugMug (http://phyz.smugmug.com/Travel).

1) Thanks!
2) If you do use the 'slideshow' bit, there are controls in the lower right (that only appear when moused over) to allow 'inbiggen' and 'hide/show text'. It actually works pretty nice full screen, even at 2560x1600.

3) I've put together a couple of my panoramas so far. I've upped the compression to get them down to a manageable number of bytes (about 2MB each), but they are huge dimensionally. You'll want to download them and view in a real viewer where you have fine pan and zoom control.
http://www.hurstphoto.biz/fun_photo_of_day/quitopan.jpg
http://www.hurstphoto.biz/fun_photo_of_day/baronpano.jpg

And finally, Port Baquerizo is uploaded and the Suarez Point, Española upload is almost complete. It will be appear shortly. (Suarez Point was a winner, several cruisers literally got misty eyed over this place)

[Wowbagger]

Here, finally, is the Booby Dance video I promised:

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Sorry it took so long. The hard drive I originally captured the video to crashed, so I had to start the process of editing this thing, all over again, last night.

[BillC]

Cool video, WB.

Some photos here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47468431@N00/) (Quito (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47468431@N00/sets/72157606897486845/), North Seymour (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47468431@N00/sets/72157606910398968/)). Early days yet, though: like everyone, I took a lot of photos.


http://forums.randi.org/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=316

[Hindmost]

Well, I can't compete with some of the real photographers...but it was fun taking about 2000 photos. The subjects made it next to impossible not to get some great shots.

A few are here: (very random)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13266291@N02/sets/72157606912609780/


glenn

[scotth]

Ok, I am posted through the end of August 12th.

The Baroness Lookout on Floreana Island has some amazing scenes. For those that weren't there: No, I didn't do anything to enhance the color of the water. It really looked just like that.

The top level of AA III:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606851845141/

August 12:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606908525849/

[snoop_doxie]

Yes, Snoop_Doxie, feel free!

fantastic!
i must get to posting though, i need fifty posts to put on an avatar.

are you still madly working on that elaborate avatar for yourself?
:covereyes can't wait to see it!

now i am off to post.:)

[phyz]

Yes, Snoop_Doxie, feel free!

Hey man; those are my dancing boobies! So I'll grant my permission even though no one's asking...

</rodneydangerfield>

[Hindmost]

Hey man; those are my dancing boobies! So I'll grant my permission even though no one's asking...

</rodneydangerfield>

slightly weird way to phrase things phyz.

glenn:boxedin:

[Hutch]

Well, just to make you folks who couldn't quite afford Macchu Piccu jealous...

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_192048b1fac7bef72.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=13536)

[Chebutykin]

Hey man; those are my dancing boobies! So I'll grant my permission even though no one's asking...

</rodneydangerfield>


Fine, then! I'll used my own damned boobies!

www [dot] tinlizardproductions [dot] com [slash] upload [slash] boobie-lg.gif

I call dibs on using this as an avatar, though.

(Note to self: post more so I can actually use links...!)

[phyz]

http://www.tinlizardproductions.com/upload/boobie-lg.gif

I would ask if I could pet your booby, but I'd get banned.

ETA: Check the link before judging my level of impropriety.

[scotth]

My Galaps Photo set is now OFFICIALLY COMPLETE on flickr.

Everything we did is broke down by day and event. If you were there, you should be able to find what you are looking for pretty quick.

Of more use to everyone else, the 'Best Of' set. It is all repeats from the other sets, but is giant bucket of WOW. To make that pile, it was just a beautiful photo, or showed some really interesting animal behavior.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606851845141/

(just in time, I leave for DragonCon in a few minutes)

phyz, been looking through yours..... Man, you've got a great eye for photos. Fantastic work. I would love to go back and try to just get a photographers set, rather than trying to watch for that set while I mostly shot a tourist/documentary set. Your stuff really makes me jealous. Wow.

[DoubtingStephen]

Of more use to everyone else, the 'Best Of' set. It is all repeats from the other sets, but is giant bucket of WOW. To make that pile, it was just a beautiful photo, or showed some really interesting animal behavior.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/collections/72157606851845141/


Absolutely fantastic work! Superb, excellent, wonderful.

You and Miss Cranky Pants have really got the eye.

[billw]

I've finally got 8/8 through 8/11 webbed, after much post-processing - which will need to be revisited when it comes time to make slide shows and prints. White balance needs work in many images, but I could play with it for days and still not be satisfied so what the hell.

Hopefully this is my fifteenth post, so that I'm now allowed the privilege of displaying actual URL's, instead of something stupid like

dub dub dub dot jetcafe dot org slash tilde billw slash Galapagos

[billw]

Yay, it works!

http://www.jetcafe.org/~billw/Galapagos

[Boo]

My first set is finally up. These are the ones I think are my best. http://flickr.com/photos/boo_kat/sets/

Be gentle.


Boo

[Hamradioguy]

And for those skeptics among you who doubt that Hamradioguy actually hiked all the way up the Inca trail to the Sun Gate (Intipunku) here's the proof.

And the view from the top. The term "breathtaking" comes to mind.

[Boo]

My people set is going up and because I am technically challenged and occasionally operating a computer while caffeine deficient there are repeats.



Boo

[BillC]

My people set is going up and because I am technically challenged and occasionally operating a computer while caffeine deficient there are repeats.



Boo
Damn! Where did all my hair go?

[Chebutykin]

They're currently uploading, but get a look-see at my stuff here:

flickr [dot] com [slash] photos [slash] 29675049@N05 [slash] collections [slash] 72157607009816550 [slash]

Or just look up user Chebutykin on Flickr. Yay!

I'll be sending an e-mail later today to cruise members (or, at least, the ones with their e-mails on the list that Jeff sent) with further info about these photos.

[BillC]

They're currently uploading, but get a look-see at my stuff here:

flickr [dot] com [slash] photos [slash] 29675049@N05 [slash] collections [slash] 72157607009816550 [slash]

Or just look up user Chebutykin on Flickr. Yay!

I'll be sending an e-mail later today to cruise members (or, at least, the ones with their e-mails on the list that Jeff sent) with further info about these photos.
Here you are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29675049@N05/collections/72157607009816550/

[Chebutykin]

By the way, thank you to everyone for bearing with my non-linkery status. (Only six more posts to go before I'm self-sufficient!)

[DoubtingStephen]

I have now finished tbe post production and uploading of my Galapagos photos. In order to get wide exposure I've placed the same photos in 3 different places.

A Flickr Collection
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_rider/collections/72157606967869941/

MobileMe (scroll to the bottom)
http://gallery.me.com/steveswebhosting
Try the slideshow option in the gray area at the bottom of your browser window

My own website, Steve's Photos
http://stevesphotos.org/galapagos.html

On the Steve's Photos site each image is available as a Zip file in it's full, possibly cropped size, a single click on the form embedded at the bottom of the page will start the download. These were saved in very high quality (100%) JPG format.

While I'm not nearly as talented behind a lens as ScottH or Phyz, the subjects were so adorably cute it was fairly easy to get a few good shots.

[Desktop Icon]

My Galapagos pictures are now ready for viewing. Over the next few days we'll be adding descriptions to the individual images, but I suspect they're OK as-is for this crowd.

I split them across three posts, and you can begin the viewing here:
http://www.peterman.net/wp/galapagos-part-1/

My site is a bit of a jumble right now because I'm in the process of abandoning flickr. I need a magic "move everything back to my own site" button, but I can't seem to find such a thing.

[phyz]

My Galapagos pictures are now ready for viewing. Over the next few days we'll be adding descriptions to the individual images, but I suspect they're OK as-is for this crowd.

I split them across three posts, and you can begin the viewing here:
http://www.peterman.net/wp/galapagos-part-1/

My site is a bit of a jumble right now because I'm in the process of abandoning flickr. I need a magic "move everything back to my own site" button, but I can't seem to find such a thing.

Excellent photography and post-processing, DI. Wow!

Many, many treasures in there. The shot of Randi getting worked at the equator is priceless!

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Excellent photography and post-processing, DI. Wow!

Many, many treasures in there. The shot of Randi getting worked at the equator is priceless!


Thanks, phyz. I saved myself a HUGE amount of post work by only shooting the underwater stuff in raw. For all the outdoors / bright sunshine stuff I just stuck with high-res jpeg, so each of those just needed some quick cropping and maybe some leveling and USM.

Carol is currently pouring through her copious notes to compile descriptions for each of the pictures. She should be done by TAM 7.

[billw]

Thanks, phyz. I saved myself a HUGE amount of post work by only shooting the underwater stuff in raw. For all the outdoors / bright sunshine stuff I just stuck with high-res jpeg, so each of those just needed some quick cropping and maybe some leveling and USM.

By way of making things more complicated for myself, I did the exact opposite: shot everything in raw except for the underwater stuff in jpeg ;-)

Finally finished with everything (at least this phase). 2,235 total images minus 618 rejects, for 1,617 images in the galleries here:

http://www.jetcafe.org/~billw/Galapagos

Please email bill@weisman.net if interested in any of the images full-size. I think I may be the only one who got a shot of bird dung being flicked off George Hrab's head ;-)

[Hindmost]

I have added some Machu Picchu photos. It is somewhat impossible to capture how dramatic the ruins are. A group of us tried to see the sunrise on the second day, but it was fogged in a bit. However, it made for some interesting photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13266291@N02/sets/72157607057164590/

glenn

[phyz]

Nice work, Hindmost; I feel like I was there. The clouds/fog were great! Photogs always hope for a little drama going on in the sky.

[scotth]

Absolutely fantastic work! Superb, excellent, wonderful.

You and Miss Cranky Pants have really got the eye.

Thank you so very much! (Just returning from DragonCon).

Geo and Soccergirl were telling me how they were watching my stuff come out hour by hour. All this makes all the work completely worth it.

[scotth]

And for those skeptics among you who doubt that Hamradioguy actually hiked all the way up the Inca trail to the Sun Gate (Intipunku) here's the proof.

And the view from the top. The term "breathtaking" comes to mind.

Awesome HRG. Though I don't doubt you, I must point out. Since your person appears in neither photo, it hardly constitutes proof. HA!

[scotth]

Now to catch up a bit post DC so I have time to look at all the other posted photo links.... especially can't wait to see all the underwater stuff from D.I.!

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...especially can't wait to see all the underwater stuff from D.I.!


The good news is that it won't take you too long to go through my u/w stuff, as I only ended up with a small set that were worth posting (and most of them are of turtles!). I made a somewhat critical error with those photos: I used the camera and flash settings that I had honed in on from several weeks of practice in a pool. You can probably already see the problem... the pool was crystal-clear and I had a human model who would stay in one spot and do whatever it was we agreed on beforehand. The open ocean, however, provided none of these niceties but rather hit me with murky water and sea critters that darted all over the place with no concern for my needs.

It's totally my fault for not thinking of this and bumping up the ISO and/or flash output. But hey, I still caught a few cool turtle snaps. And I guess we'll just have to go on another trip sometime soon so I can try again!

[scotth]

My first set is finally up. These are the ones I think are my best. http://flickr.com/photos/boo_kat/sets/

Be gentle.


Boo

Great photos, boo! You've obviously got a great eye for composition.

(but I already knew that, really)

[Boo]

You've obviously got a great eye for composition.

That is a wonderful compliment, I thank you. :o

This whole process is about learning. I'm using GIMP after trying several other programs and because I can't afford anything else. The more I use it the better I'm getting at taking what were ok shots and making the end result a much better picture then I am a photographer.


Compared to you, phyz, DI and others, I'm a hack. But every so often I surprise myself.


My sets are obviously not organized by dates or locations given the jumbled mess I made of the data. Scenic pics are up and I'm adding to 'Things with wings'. Will probably do reptiles next.



Boo

[scotth]

That is a wonderful compliment, I thank you. :o...

...Compared to you, phyz, DI and others, I'm a hack. But every so often I surprise myself....

Boo

Yes, ummmm..... Who was it who shot this photo, with my camera, on the last day of Amazing Adventure 1? (one of my favorites from the whole trip, btw)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_hurst/1473797227/sizes/l/in/set-72157602239040044/

[Boo]

Oh. Wow. I don't remember taking that at all. Thank you. :)



Boo

[Desktop Icon]

My Galapagos pictures are now ready for viewing. Over the next few days we'll be adding descriptions to the individual images, but I suspect they're OK as-is for this crowd.

I split them across three posts, and you can begin the viewing here:
http://www.peterman.net/wp/galapagos-part-1/




Carol wasn't content with just having images, so she spent a lot of time over the last few days fleshing out the descriptions. Have another look, if you're so inclined.

[scotth]

Carol wasn't content with just having images, so she spent a lot of time over the last few days fleshing out the descriptions. Have another look, if you're so inclined.

I'd like to find the time to name and describe all of mine. I'll need to find a lot of time.

[phyz]

Partial, incomplete, partial, rough draft...

TAA3 Galápagos Meta Photo Links Index (http://homepage.mac.com/phyzman/dbaird/GalapsPix.html)

...or (as Jon Stewart would acronymitize), "NAMBLA."

Feel free to steal the HTML source and do better.

[scotth]

Thanks phyz. Very helpful (at least it is to me).

[Boo]

I know there were more people than that with cameras! It's fun seeing the different perspectives everyone had. What caught there attention and how they framed the subject. I'm learning quite a bit by looking through everyone's pics.


More of mine are up, btw. There are all classified under the one collection.

If you see something you like please feel free or if you see a shot you want to play with let me know as I have all the original files still.


Boo

[phyz]

I know there were more people than that with cameras! Boo

I know; but that's all the links I found in this thread. If anyone knows where the other pics are hiding, let me know.

My experience is that not everyone snapping shots posts them to online albums. When I attend my geeky physics teachers conferences, it seem like everyone's shooting the demo shows. But I rarely see anyone else's results, and do some work to see to it that others see my results.

ETA: Case in point from our latest national meeting in Edmonton (http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/SM08DemoShow.cfm).

[billw]

Phyz, thanks much for the meta photo links. HTML for a slightly snazzier version is attached, if you care to use it. Had to stick on a .txt extension to attach, so you'll have to rename.

[Chebutykin]

Phyz:

I like your photo links page! Awesome to have that info all in one spot.

If you really want to be specific on cameras, I was using a Sony A100 (SLR) and a Sony Cybershot (point n' shoot).

[SkepticScott]

I put my pictures up on http://home.comcast.net/~Skeptic_Scott/Galapagos/ . For space reasons, they're reduced-sized versions (512x384) of the full-sized 2048x3072 originals.

[skeptigirl]

OK, here are 200 or so of my pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30443314@N02/

I have not used Flickr before so hopefully I have done it correctly. I left out almost all the Galapagos pics and half of the rest because there is a Flickr limit of MBs per month unless I pay for more space. I tried to include stuff I didn't see other pictures of like the catacombs in Quito.

Also, I quit taking pictures after the 3rd day or so in the Galapagos knowing you all were taking much better shots for me. Thanks ever so much, BTW.

Maybe someone can clue me in to how one gets the sets to show up in the link instead of the sets and the photostream. Or, I'll figure it out later. Typing titles and arranging the order took long enough. Why on Earth do they post the images from last to first instead of the other way around? Makes no sense to me.

[phyz]

Updated and (Billw) upgraded.
http://homepage.mac.com/phyzman/dbaird/GalapsPix.html

Now with SkepticScott and Skeptigirl. Thanks to Billw for the html.

[skeptigirl]

That's great, phyz. I'll add the rest of mine when I find a better hosting site.

[billw]

Thanks for the update. I'm working on a more readable version ;)

[Morrigan]

I only now just saw this thread. I need to go to bed, so I haven't checked everyone's album yet, but those in the OP are absolutely stunning. LOVE the turtles <3 and baby seals and iguanas and, well, everything.

I am so damn jealous. The thought of going crossed my mind but the cost was quite high and put me off. Now I regret it. When and where is the next Amazing Adventure?

[scotth]

Morrigan, the next Amazing Adventure is in March 2009, from Southern California, down the Mexican coast. (this will be the first one that we miss)

The next after that will be a London to Boston in Sept 2009, with various stops around Europe and then Iceland. We are signed up for that one.

There is talk of Amazing Adventure X - return to the Galapagos. It would go earliest in 2010, but I am personally hoping for early January 2011. That would be the moderate temperature portion of the rainy season, and iguana breeding season would be in full swing. The islands would get transformed from the rather desert like appearance that we experienced to green and lush.

I can say from experience, that Amazing Adventures are some of the most personally rewarding ways in which one could hope to support the JREF. And you really get to know some of the best people you'd ever hope to meet.

[SkepticScott]

I can say from experience, that Amazing Adventures are some of the most personally rewarding ways in which one could hope to support the JREF. And you really get to know some of the best people you'd ever hope to meet.I'll second that recommendation! My fellow cruisers were fantastic.

[snoop_doxie]

Thanks!

I should add that I'm fine with someone else using it as an avatar. I'm going to try building a more elaborate one for myself from my own photos. *mad scientist giggle*

chebutykin,
look at the magnificent dancing boobie! i just love it.
now for the appropriate forum title.
:D

[skeptigirl]

I've posted my Magical Mythery Tour of Peru (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=4041647#post4041647) account of some of my side trip. There are links to lots of images of some of the things I saw that I don't have enough pictures of.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

My Galapagos pictures are now ready for viewing. Over the next few days we'll be adding descriptions to the individual images, but I suspect they're OK as-is for this crowd.

I split them across three posts, and you can begin the viewing here:
http://www.peterman.net/wp/galapagos-part-1/

My site is a bit of a jumble right now because I'm in the process of abandoning flickr. I need a magic "move everything back to my own site" button, but I can't seem to find such a thing.

I'm getting my pix captioned and up to Picassa. I've been following Carol's narrative as to which island is which, but you guys are missing the afternoon of the 12th. Where were we? It was when we climbed onto a platform at the edge of a collapsed caldera. NOT the volcano we climbed on Bartolome (Mars).

Help!

[skeptigirl]

Try this link (http://www.celebritycruises.com/destinations/ports/result.do;jsessionid=0000Tqr00Q0pQB-jZ6JXkHiFhAn:12h3rnd1c?dest=GALAP) to refresh your memory.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I'm getting my pix captioned and up to Picassa. I've been following Carol's narrative as to which island is which, but you guys are missing the afternoon of the 12th. Where were we? It was when we climbed onto a platform at the edge of a collapsed caldera. NOT the volcano we climbed on Bartolome (Mars).

Help!

Never mind. Looking through ScottH's photos, I have deduced that we were still on Floreana Island, but at Baroness Lookout

[Spiro]

You can see a taster of my Galapagos video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D54Kbp-NNYE. Full version on DVD by request.

[phyz]

I was fairly geeky and antisocial on the boat (laptopping/working on my daily photo haul) because
1. such is my nature
2. I knew it would be a while before I got to spend some quality time with the photos.

I finally got to spend some time with the photos and have further pared, fiddled, and fussed. The result is this wee set:

Galápagos FINALISTS (http://phyz.smugmug.com/gallery/6647613_828Ud)

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I was fairly geeky and antisocial on the boat (laptopping/working on my daily photo haul) because
1. such is my nature
2. I knew it would be a while before I got to spend some quality time with the photos.

I finally got to spend some time with the photos and have further pared, fiddled, and fussed. The result is this wee set:

Galápagos FINALISTS (http://phyz.smugmug.com/gallery/6647613_828Ud)

Wow, some fantastic photos!

I'll have to pass these along to friends who want to see close ups my point & shoot couldn't get.

[SkepticScott]

Thanks Phyz! Those are fantastic pictures. Like Scrut, I'll be passing the link on to friends who want to see pictures that put mine to shame.

[phyz]

So Scrut, where are your pix? Me wants to see!

[Boo]

Truly stunning. Well done, sir. :)



Boo

[skeptigirl]

OMG Phyz. Those are better than real life! Thanks so much to everyone for sharing all these.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

So Scrut, where are your pix? Me wants to see!

http://picasaweb.google.com/davidebrownstl/GalapagosIslandsAugust2008#

Let me know if it works. I've sent the link to some other folks, but nothing comes up.

[UnrepentantSinner]

Let me know if it works. I've sent the link to some other folks, but nothing comes up.

Worked for me and you've got a lot of great ones on there.

I finally got to spend some time with the photos and have further pared, fiddled, and fussed. The result is this wee set:

Visually stunning!

[phyz]

http://picasaweb.google.com/davidebrownstl/GalapagosIslandsAugust2008#

Let me know if it works. I've sent the link to some other folks, but nothing comes up.

It's all good here. Thanks, Scrut!