Using an inflated raft known as a "Zodiac " I spent many hours photographing amidst the hollows and dens of the great cliffs that line the islands of the Galapagos. Brown Pelicans often use these dens as rocky observation platforms, lurking in the shadows and waiting for the passing schools of the small fish that eventually will end their days within the great pouches swinging from their lower mandibles. I took advantage here of the reflected light bouncing off the sea and into this den. I exposed on the silvery body of the Pelican in spot-metering mode, allowing the rocky den to fade into the shadows and creating a almost surreal mode to the image. Pelicans are ungainly birds, designed my nature as expert fishermen. This one appears here as a visitor from another planet.