Category: Travel

GEAR LINE UP FOR ICELAND TRIP

9/5/2016

As I write this post the day for my trip to Iceland is fast approaching. So, in preparation I took all my photography gear out and cleaned it all. All memory cards were formatted and tested as well as all the cameras. My tripods were lubed and inspected for proper functionality. You can never be too prepared!

For this trip I'm not taking any chances---I have a back up plan for everything. I can't afford to miss a shot due to equipment malfunction, so I'm taking everything with me. I'm also taking three external hard drives to transfer the pictures from the memory cards into them. You might be asking yourself: why three? Well---after having lost a lot of pictures due to faulty hard drives, I'm just being really cautious and a bit paranioc about safeguarding my images once the leave the camera.

Make sure to visit my social pages frequently as I'll be posting more updates over there. See ya'll soon and happy shooting!

Gear Line Up for Iceland Trip

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PLANNING A TRIP TO ICELAND

8/16/2016

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Finnaly, my wife and I decided to visit one of the most beautiful countries in the World...Iceland. The decision was really easy to take, but the logistics of the trip...well, that's been a little bit more challenging. We wanted it to be memorable and would like to pack everyday with fun filled activities as well as the must do's of Iceland.

So, the tedious research process started. We got onto Google and a plethora of results showed up in my screen. There are many travel agencies that offer tailored holiday packages to visit Iceland. After narrowing the list to the top three contenders...the email saga started. I had a list of crucial questions that were asked to all the companies. After a lot of back and forth, taking into consideration factors such as, budget, quality of services offered, variety of tours , activities and, of course, Trip Advisor reviews, we chose Nordic Visitor as our travel agent in Iceland.

Nordic Visitor assigned us our own travel agent that was in charge of helping us plan the perfect holiday in Iceland. The personalized service was one of the factors we took into consideration because we had the same person answering our questions, not a scripted answer, if you know what I mean. We decided to book the 10 day self drive tour around the whole country, woohoo!!! Our tour included a compact car with 1GB of in car WiFi (perfect for sharing our vacations on Facebook), use of a GPS, hotel room for 9 nights, a cell phone for local use and 24/7 service just in case we needed it.

If you would like to follow us during this adventure, check out my Facebook and Instagram pages as I'll be posting regular updates there.

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LAUGHING GULL

8/15/2016

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While on vacations I had the opportunity to photograph birds. As you already know, I went on my fourth Caribbean cruise on board the Carnival Fascination. While docked in St. Thomas, a big flock of Laughing Gulls were flying around looking for a treat from the ship passengers. They're really confortable with humans as they're pretty accustomed to our presence.

I took advantage of that and got really close to them, snapping a couple of pictures like this one. One note...this birds are really agressive when it come to food! Cruise ship employees advised some of the passengers not to feed them due to a recent incident in wich one of this birds attacked a passenger. I guess I was lucky...enjoy!!!

Laughing Gull

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FULL SPEED AHEAD

7/30/2016

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So I took my family on a cruise ship vacation to the southern caribbean on board the Carnival Fascination. We started out from San Juan, PR an visited St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, St. Marteen and then back to San Juan. As you might have guessed I took some of my gear to capture some memories. While on board, I was looking for something a little different. I was looking for the usual subject but from an odd perspective---enter the “Whale-Tail”.

The “Whale-Tail” is a funnel design used on Carnival cruise ships. It is actually a Carnival patent. The wings are functional as well as eye-catching. Made of a fiber glass composite, the wings are designed to help direct the flow of exhaust gases from the diesel engines, generators and other equipment. The wings direct the exhaust flow away from and over the aft decks and fun-loving passengers

This shot was taken while sailing somewhere in the caribbean while at full speed ahead, it was a fun time indeed---enjoy!!!

Full Speed Ahead

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A REFESHING VIEW

7/29/2016

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During my recent cruise vacations to the southern caribbean area our ship stopped in beautiful St Thomas. With so many places to go and so little time, I did my homework and immediately after having breakfast we headed towards Coki Beach.

Coki is a small, pretty beach located on Coki Point. The crystal clear water is usually very calm and deepens gradually. Natural shade is limited, however umbrellas are available for rent. You have to get there early as this beach is a favorite among locals and gets pretty busy when multiple cruise ships are in port, can you guess why?? Coki Beach is located right next to Coral World Marine Park; its easy to make a day of visiting both places. Enjoy!!!