Curacao, oktober 2009

Zoals al een aantal keer eerder, ben ik ook dit jaar weer naar Curacao gegaan, en evenals andere jaren was het er weer lekker warm, hadden we veel zon en was er tijd voor fotograferen. En dat aan het strand liggen soms prima te combineren is met natuurfotografie bleek ook deze vakantie weer. Het varken hiernaast kwam vrolijk langs het strand gelopen om zijn aanwezigheid kenbaar te maken. Uiteindelijk bleek het zich toch prettiger te voelen tussen de prikkers, helaas bleken mijn teenslippers hier niet helemaal op berekend.

Like other years before, again I went to the hot and humid Curacao. Many days were a combination of relaxing in the sea, enjonying the time with my wife and son, and searching the bays for some signs of wildlife. Like many other days I was enjoying the beach and the scene. Out of the bushes suddenly some rustling was to be heard, and two wild pigs and their 3 little piglets decided to make their presence known. Following it on my flip-flop's the pig decided that the thorny undergrowth suited it better. The flip-flops on my feet were, however, not really up to the job. Following a small path through the bushes all I could do was see whether the pigs would settle down, and they did. Rather than running away they started to look for food on the floor in between all the thorny bushes and cacti. Using a tripod and tele-lens I could just find a few hole in the undergrowth that would let me take a shot at the pigs

Nikon D200, Sigma 100-300/4, iso 200, Tripod

If you want to see more of the Curacao trip (yes, we did find more than pigs) you can click on one of the images below. If you enjoy looking at these pictures from the tropical Curacao, be sure to also have a look at the images of the landscape from previous years. You can find them under landscapes in the portfolio part of the website.