Comments on: Journey to Galapagos http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/?src=fromthefield-rss NASA scientists are in the field and write home to tell about it. Fri, 03 May 2013 18:06:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: gene carl feldman http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/comment-page-1/#comment-142 gene carl feldman Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:33:50 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=51#comment-142 thanks so much for your words of encouragement and to answer irv’s question about my “backup” camera, it is indeed an old kodak dc5000, all 2 megapixels of it. i have used that camera on all my previous expeditions partly because it is water resistant and pretty much indestructible. however, for this trip, i decided to bring along my nikon d200 with both higher resolution and more importantly, am 18mm – 200mm zoom lens and was very glad that i did as i hope you can appreciate when you see some of the photos, particularly the panorama and wildlife shots.
regards,
gene

]]> By: Paula Holmes http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Paula Holmes Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:54:25 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=51#comment-21 H’lo. Has anyone explained why the cactus trees (Opuntia sp.) are trees instead of the usual ground-cover habit. Cf. the tortoise shells with the high arch behind the head; the cactus has tried to grow away from the reach of the tortoises and the tortoises have evolved the high arch and longer necks to reach the Opuntia. One can’t see this example of evolution in the crowded ecosystem of the US. Best of luck for the expedition and I hope you get to Hood Island to see the birds. /P. Holmes

]]> By: Ana María http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Ana María Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:26:56 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=51#comment-18 wow! love it! waiting for more..

]]> By: Ivonne http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Ivonne Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:02:20 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=51#comment-17 Great blog! This will save me research time on Galapagos.

]]> By: Irv Diamond http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Irv Diamond Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:10:21 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=51#comment-14 I’m enjoying your blog.

In the “notebok” picture what camera is in the top-left position?
How do you use it? It looks like a KODAK DC5000.

Thanks and best regads.

]]> By: Vanessa http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2009/07/15/journey-to-galapagos/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Vanessa Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:01:54 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=51#comment-9 Awesome! Looking forward to your pictures Gene!

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