The gliding magnificent frigatebird was photographed against a background of brush and sky on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Islands with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 70-300 mm VR lens at 300 mm. The EXIF data indicate a subject distance of 9.4 meters. Exposure (hand-held) was f/11, 1/400 sec (ISO 400). Photographed by Irwin H. Segel, Davis, California.