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Salton Sea, CA, USA
Canon EOS 40D | ISO 200 | 98mm | 1/160 sec | F/5.6
On route from Seattle to Chicago, USA
Panasonic DMC-LX3 | ISO 80 | 1/1000 sec | F/4.0
An hommage of sort to Julieanne Kost’s book “Window Seat”…
I always ask for a window seat when I fly, plan where I’ll sit based on the anticipated light direction and keep at least a point and shoot camera handy at all times. This was one of roughly 150 images I snapped while flying to Montreal on Christmas eve. The snow dusting covering and enhancing the relief features made for some beautiful abstract images in the late afternoon light…
Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Canon EOS 40D | ISO 800 | 400mm | 1/2000 sec | F/5.6
Last entry for 2010…
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Canon EOS 40D | ISO 400 | 100mm | 1/800 sec | F/7.1
Frigatebirds are fascinating birds that can stay aloft for over a week at a time. They are also “kleptoparasitic” and like to steal their food (and nesting materials) from other birds — including other frigates as seen in this picture.