Infinite Sunshine

Here is a nice shot of the infinity pool at the resort I stayed at in Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 2957 x 3943 (5.95MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Waterproof Camera)(Orange)

Flight of The Brown Booby

The Brown Booby is one of several types of birds I shot on my trip out to the Mariatas Islands (Mexico).

Location                  - Marietas Islands, Banderas Bay, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (8.53 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Hibiscus Mexico

I took this shot of the Hibiscus Flower while I was in Mexico. There were other flowers in better condition in the area, but I thought that the torn petals made this flower more interesting than the others.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.6 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Fire Dance - Part 3

Here is the final set of my 'Fire Dance' shots.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (Various MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

"Bailarines De Vallarta" or "Vallarta Dancers' is a sculpture by Jim Demetro (2006). Its located along the Promenade in Puerto Vallarta. I took several shots of this sculpture from different angles, but I think this one turned out the best.

Location                  - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4995 x 3043 (7.17 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Fire Dance - Part 2

This is part 2 of my 'Fire Dance' Set. I will post the third and last installment next week.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (Various MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Big & Small

These two boats were pulling into Puerto Vallarta as the boat I was on was leaving for my Snorkel adventure. I could not get over the size difference between the two!

Location                  - Banderas Bay, PuertoVallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (8.75 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Sunshine School

Fish.

Location                  - Marietas Islands, Banderas Bay, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4000 x 3000 (3.46MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Waterproof Camera)(Orange)

Orange Parrot Heliconia (Heliconia Psittacorum)

Another flower shot from my trip to Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (7.56 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Fire Dance - Part 1

One of the coolest things I saw on my trip to Mexico was this Fire Dance Show. I had a lot of fun experimenting with the shutter speed on my camera. This is the first of 3 sets of photos that I will post. Part 2 will follow next week.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (Various MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Sunset Trio

Here is another sunset shot from my trip to Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (8.75 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Lonely Beach Walk

I took this shot while on a walk along a beach in Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3151 x 4471 (11.1 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Sunset Wave

This is another shot that I took while diving around the waves in Mexico in my attempt to get shots like Clark little.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 2888 x 3544 (4.96MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Waterproof Camera)(Orange)

Shadow Road

I took this shot on a walk in Mexico. I converted it to black and white to try put more focus onto the trees shadows.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3296 x 4384 (7.37 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Purple Knight (Alternanthera Dentata)

Today I downloaded a free trial for Adobe Lightroom. It is awesome! This is the first photo that I edited from its Raw format, and I am amazed at how easy it was in Lightroom.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.0 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

I See Yellow

While wandering around Puerto Vallarta, I came across this street where I guess all the taxi drivers in the area went for breakfast.

Location                  - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3017 (7.34 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Misty Morning Sail

I took this shot on the boat ride out to the Marietas Islands. I really like the misty mountains in the background.

 Location                  - Banderas Bay, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3086 (11.3 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Dinner for Two

Every night at the resort in Mexico, they would set up tables for a romantic dinner by the ocean. They charged a small fortune for it, but taking a few shots of the set up was free.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4930 x 3165 (8.59 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter
                                 - Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with 804RC2 Head

The Resting Butterfly

This Butterfly was resting on the wall just outside one of the rooms in Mexico, which gave me the opportunity to get in close for this shot.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4251 x 2834 (7.41 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Seeing The Sun

Thanks to my best buddy Jules for posing for this shot. After a little bit of fun in Photoshop I think it looks really neat.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.0 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens