Marine Iguana, Floreana

Posted by Nate Chappell on Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:47 pm

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Marine Iguana photographed on Floreana Island, Galapagos. I have just returned home after leading tours in Ecuador, Galapagos and Peru, that being the reason I have been absent from this forum the last couple of months. It was a lot of fun to have NSN members Charlie Vantassel and Chuck Gangas and their wives along on the Galapagos tour. The Marine Iguana subspecies on Floreana Island is the brightest of any of this species. I have rarely seen this species with it's mouth open like this.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/1000 F8, iso 800, handheld

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by Square Man1 on Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:37 pm

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Lovely detail and the LP with the open mouth is a bonus with this great capture, congrats Nate.

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by Missy Mandel on Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:20 pm

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Nate, the details of this Iguana are so unique and actually quite beautiful. The background is so well done and I like your choice of DOF as well.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:25 am

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One of the most detailed portraits I've seen of these primeval creatures in a long time Nate! This one looks like he's in his breeding colours, and very nicely done!

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by william bickle on Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:47 am

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Hello Nate

Clear , crisp, and beautiful! Well as beautiful as this guy can get:) How large are they?

Are they on seashore mostly?

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by Nate Chappell on Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:36 am

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Thanks for your comments everyone.

Bill, these guys on average are 2-3 feet long as adults, I think the maximum is a little bit more than 1 meter. They do live mostly on the sea shore, they enter the water to feed on sea weed which is their main food.

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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:07 am

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Hi

Cool shot of this fearsomely pose chap - I like it, nice work

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by jerryb on Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:19 am

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Love the detail on the skin and the smoothness of the tongue really contrasts with that.

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by Chris Kayler on Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:38 pm

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Very well done image, Nate! Love the open mouth and the breathing room on the top of the composition. Beautiful colors in this iguana and they contrast so nicely with the dark gray lava rocks. Well done.

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