The Drrons shoot a killer and other delights.

[drron]

And several yellow legged gulls with a few nesting.Often on rocks.

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They got quite vocal if you got too close.Protective mates especially this fellow.

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Evidence of mortality on the beach.

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I then decided to have a short snorkel-

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Not the most colourful reef.There were some fish and a couple of rays but I was too slow to capture them.

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I'm always disappointed with reef photos and video I take with my Go Pro Hero 4 black taken at 4k. Just never seems to capture the colours you see with the naked eye. Do you have any filters drron? It's been suggested to me a red filter helps, but I haven't tried that yet.

 

[Pushka]

I'm always disappointed with reef photos and video I take with my Go Pro Hero 4 black taken at 4k. Just never seems to capture the colours you see with the naked eye. Do you have any filters drron? It's been suggested to me a red filter helps, but I haven't tried that yet.

It’s funny you should say that. I took some photos and videos of fish being fed in Vanuatu and by sight it didn’t look all that special. When I looked at the video it was stunning. This was a basic Sony cybershot that is waterproof. Maybe the go pro doesn’t shoot the quality as that isn’t it’s main game?

 

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I just went looking for a photography thread on AFF but haven't found it yet (found a solar thread that I didn't know about instead). Do we have one to discuss photography as I need all the help I can get?

 

[Pushka]

I just went looking for a photography thread on AFF but haven't found it yet (found a solar thread that I didn't know about instead). Do we have one to discuss photography as I need all the help I can get?

Hello again. There is one I started when I was doing a photography course last year. Will try find it.

Here: Photography and Cameras

 

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Excellent. I'll go and have a read. Hopefully the mods will be able to merge the new one I just started!

 

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My waterproof Sony was good but needed the rubber replaced to keep it waterproof.A new Lumix was cheaper.Basically those were the colors I saw.It wasn't very impressive.

 

[drron]

Dinner with poached egg with asparagus,lobster and a deconstucted dessert.

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And for breakfast eggs benedict.

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later in the morning a large pod of dolphins passed the ship.

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We picked up a hitchhiker on our way to Isla San Pedro.

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[drron]

But we were missing the usual zodiac conditions-

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We have never had such smooth conditions.
The activity was a zodiac cruise around the Island.It was pretty easy to see why a landing was not on.

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A lot of cacti growing on top.Well fertilised by the guano.

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Many sea lions would be seen.

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But looking behind you also revealed a lot.

 

[drron]

The Sea of Cortez is very young in Geological terms being roughly 5.3 million years old.It is the youngest of seas and one of the most diverse.The San Andreas fault runs down the middle and this is the origin of the sea.It is a rift valley that the sea has filled.Many of the islands show evidence of their volcanic origin in the rocks.Basically a geologist's heaven.Water depth in places over 2000 metres.

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The bird life is amazing.

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We head for some rocks just off the main island.

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These rocks also host wildlife who are interested to see you.

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[drron]

And lots of birds.

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We head back to the island.

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Back to those reliable rocks.They dont move so you can always get a good picture.

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But then one of those moments where you are in the right place at the right time.We were the only zodiac to see this.

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The Sea of Cortez is very young in Geological terms being roughly 5.3 million years old......

So pretty much contemporary with Rooflyer?

 

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Rocks also form a nice platform for wildlife.

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We meet up with other zodiacs to admire the rocks.

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Birds everywhere.

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And where there are lots of birds there is lots of guano.In the early years of last century this brought many of the locals to this island to harvest it.Here is how they did it.

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These walls were built across places of water run off.the guano was washed down the hill and collected behind the wall.The people came back and collected it.A very labour intensive method so ceased when fertilisers became cheaper.
More guano traps.

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Now when you see rocks and water there could be something on them.

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But these are cuter.

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Blue coughies.
But back to rocks.

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Now for ships and pelicans.And rocks.

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Time to head back to the Explorer.

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But the pelicans wanted to make sure we left-

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Safely back.

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[drron]

The next day it was another zodiac cruise.This time Isla San Pedro Martir.Our first views of the island.

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A little different as this time-
The zodiacs went in two by two.
Hurrah,Hurrah.

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[drron]

But those sea lions kept photo bombing my rocks!

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The sea lions wouldn't give up so I gave in.

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