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Great Galapagos Frigatebird

Saw this magnificent Great Frigatebird on my trip to Galapagos November 2019. The wildlife on the islands was astounding and not afraid of humans....
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Saw this magnificent Great Frigatebird on my trip to Galapagos November 2019. The wildlife on the islands was astounding and not afraid of humans.
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SONY DSC-HX400V

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Aperture 28/5 ISO 320 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 10863/100

location

Galápagos, Santa Barbara, HN

upload_date

Nov, 2019

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Awards

Contender in the Photography Awards

Chatter Award

Winner in #capturedREDanythinggoes Photo Challenge

Top Shot Award 21

Spring 21 Award

Winner in RED no flowers Photo Challenge

2020 Choice Award

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Magnificent Capture

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Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

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Virtuoso

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Brilliant in all ways possible!

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Thank you very much for the compliment.

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Exceptional photography and composition

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Thank you. Greatly appreciated

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Congratulations on being the Winner of my “rednoflowers” Challenge. There were 4500 entries...well done!

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Thank you for the honour.

Well deserved win Ilmar!

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Congratulations for your award!!

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Good job! Congratulations for your award.

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Hi Ilmar, Congratulations on your win with this beautiful bird.

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I just was just there at the right place and time.

thats pretty cool

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It was lots of fun visiting Galapagos to find this bird.

i love these birds🥰

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congrats, your are the winner on this contest, very unique photo

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Great photo! Cheers to your challenge victory!

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Congratulations 👏 beautiful shot

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Fantastic composition and capture congrats.

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congrats. Well deserved award

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Wow this photo is absolutely amazing! I love the colours!

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Oh wow ,gorgeus bird, very beautiful picture 😍

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Such an amazing photo!

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Location

In the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. This picture was captured on the south shore of Seymour Norte Island.

Time

Around 9 AM

Lighting

Lighting was from my back illuminating the bird that was sitting in front of me. These birds are not scared of humans and are easy to photograph.

Equipment

Handheld Sony DSC-$X400V camera that has a GPS incorporated. That is why I can tell you exactly where I was when I took the picture (I am not wise enough to remember).

Inspiration

The colour red and the pose of the bird portrayed a male superiority theme (my wife would not agree). Only the males have the red pouch which the expand to attract the females. They even fly with the pouch semi-inflated.

Editing

Just sharpened the image slightly to make crisp lines.

In my camera bag

Just my camera for surface shots and an underwater camera for those underwater shots.

Feedback

Go to extreme locations with astounding scenes and you will never fail to take good pictures.

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Great Galapagos Frigatebird

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