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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-three: Impressions of the Galapagos – an extended photo-essay > Rocks, spray, sea lions, and crabs off Santa Fe Island, The Galapagos, Ecuador, 2012
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21-JUN-2012

Rocks, spray, sea lions, and crabs off Santa Fe Island, The Galapagos, Ecuador, 2012

These rocks were about a half mile off shore of Santa Fe Island. I framed the image so the foreground was rich in waves and spray which bathe the rocks behind them.The rocks are covered with red Sally Lightfoot crabs. Two Galapagos Sea Lions seem to own these rocks -- one sleeps while the other stands guard. Life in and around the Galapagos resides on both land and sea, and places such as this represent a blend of both. I was shooting from a raft that was being tossed about by the waves. In order to stabilize this 200mm focal length shot, I had to use a shutter speed of 1/2000th of a second, ten times faster than normal in order to avoid blur due to camera shake.

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Phil Douglis09-Sep-2012 19:16
Some have said that this image conveys the very essence of the Galapagos as islands. Thanks, Ellie, for sensing the feeling in this photograph. When I showed it during my presentation here at Sagewood last month, a gasp ran through the room. The audience seemed to sense it as well. The three sea lions are embraced here by ancient rocks, a surging sea, and a sprinkling of red crabs. The upright head position of the sea lion in the center seems to echo the thrust of both rock and sea around it. All these creatures inhabit, at least for the moment, a tiny island of rock in middle of a vast sea -- the Galapagos themselves in microcosm.
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