' Galapagos locals'.

Like with the African images, here is a few portraits of the island's residents. After being in Africa weeks earlier where a big zoom lens was essential, it was a nice change to observe the locals at close quarter.

'Baltra Harbour, Galapagos Islands', 2009.
Finished this yesterday. Baltra has a small harbour full of boats and a small dock where sea lions take up the benches and moan at you if you try to move them over. The landscape of the islands is secondary to the tame wildlife, fantastic diving and snorkelling.

'Bartolome, Galapagos Islands', 2009.
Just finished this piece. The picture is dark and doesn't do the colour justice but the orangey-brown and the deep blues especially, are much richer in the flesh. This is the much photographed view of Bartolome and illustrates how wierd a place is to have beautiful golden beaches next to lava fields.