Mexico Rocks
In Belize: Close encounters of the aquamarine kind

Do not adjust your set. The ridiculously fluorescent blue water you see in these pictures is correct. The water on the reef just off Ambergris Caye is that blue below the surface.
Up above is a different story. There, as you look out from shore to reef, the color can change numerous times, shimmering between emerald and azure.
The other day I joined friends for a trip around the island, with a little snorkeling at Mexico Rocks thrown in at the end. Read the rest of this entry »
GoPro lessons: Let sleeping crocs lie and don’t mess with a hungry sea turtle

I’ve added a GoPro to my arsenal of photographic tools which, up to this point, consisted of an iPod.
At the moment I’m just learning what a GoPro can do (eg. nice underwater video of turtles) and can not do (eg. night photos of a gorgeous full moon).
A week ago, I tried to take photos of our neighborhood crocodile, Sophie, as she sunned herself in her private lagoon just north of the bridge from San Pedro. This was my first glimpse of Sophie. And Rose’s too. She spotted Sophie while cycling home from downtown and excitedly called me on the phone. Read the rest of this entry »