Images taken with Sony A9 (ILCE-9) and the 100-400mm lens or Olympus OMD EM-1 MarkII and 12-100 lens.

Sally Lightfoot crabs are found on almost every island. Our naturalist Charlie said they are very tasty- but only when freshly caught.

ILCE-9, FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter, 1/320, F8, iso4000, 466mm

E-M1MarkII, Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO, 1/500, F4, iso 800, 80mm

Since I didn't snorkel, all the sea life pictures were shot from the Zodiac boat. The whale shots were completely unplanned, but the penguins, rays and green turtles were known to be near certain landing sites or beaches. The first 4 pictures are of Galapagos penguins which rarely exceed 1.7ft in height.

ILCE-9, FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter, 1/800, 8, iso800

ILCE-9, FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter, 1/1250, 8, iso1600

ILCE-9, FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter, 1/1250, 8, iso1600

ILCE-9, FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter, 1/640, 8, iso3200

Our naturalist warned us to not step on these rays that were semi-submerged within feet of the shore. Taken on Floreana Island at the Post Office Bay wet landing site.

ILCE-9, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM), 1/2500, 5.6, iso3200. The strange square-like water patterns on the back of this ray are not an artifact of image processing.

ILCE-9, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM), 1/2500, 5.6, iso6400. A lucky shot showing water droplets.

ILCE-9, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM), 1/800, 5.6, iso1000

Our naturalist identified these fins from humpback whales

ILCE-9, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM), 1/2500, 5.6, iso1600

A whale mother with calf

ILCE-9, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM), 1/2500, 5.6, iso1600

Green sea turtle

ILCE-9, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM), 1/1600, 5.6, iso2500