A gallery of the underwater pictures, taken while we snorkeled at various spots in the eastern Galapagos. This gallery includes pictures of fish and other sea life, as well as underwater sea lions and penguins.
Taken while snorkeling in Gardner Bay off of Española Island in the Galapagos.
For equipment when taking underwater pictures, I used a Canon PowerShot S95 in an underwater housing (Canon WP-DC38). I tend to find that that combination results in higher quality images than using a waterproof camera without a housing. That said, the photography is challenging. The camera is slow to focus in the low light conditions underwater, and the fish rarely stay still long enough for a really sharp picture.