Photos

We were hiking the hills of Rabida Island on a beautiful sunny day. I saw these group of cactus plants with the sun behind it. They look like any other cactus plant but the rays of the sun behind make the cactus thorns glow, so I composed parts of the plant within my frame and took a shot.

Rabida Island is located south of Santiago, Rabida is one of the most volcanically varied islands in the chain. Geologically consisting of eroded hills and lava emitted from spatter cones that have resulted in island's striking colors. A visit begins with a wet landing on the deep maroon colored northern beach.

A view of Rabida Beach may be seen in the Workshop

Information on Rabida Island was taken from http://www.galapagosonline.com/Islands/islands/Rabida/Rabida.html

Nikon D200
2008/07/11 14:43:03.6
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Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2008 Andre' Salvador
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