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Canon R5, 100-500mm lens, 1/500 sec

Canon R5, 100-500mm lens, 1/500 sec

Took this picture on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

This giant tortoise reminded me of the old game “Hungry Hungry Hippo” where each player has a Hippo that tries to gobble up the most marbles. That’s the motion his head was making as he gobbled up the grass.

I shot the image with my camera right above the grass line to try to get the lowest perspective possible. I find this low angle makes the tortoise look the most natural.

Shot with a Canon R5, 100-500mm, 1/1000 sec

This guy was relaxing on the beach near the water when a wave came in and almost covered him up. I took the picture with my camera about an inch above the water to provide the low perspective.