We did not know until after this day was over, but we had a tropical depression moving through the area this day. We should have known, though, considering the waves were threatening to swamp our little wooden boat as we attempted to get out to the islands again.
The day ended fairly nominally, but the impending evening’s storm brought an excessive amount of wind to the island. It makes for a pretty exciting night in a tent.
So, because we couldn’t take the boat, we were confined to Ile-a-Vache. We walked inland.
Its important to see an island like this besides that which is easily accessible.
The residents of this island regularly walk the trails, thick mud from side to side.
Still, the shoreline is impossible to avoid for long. The fishermen are gathering their nets from the shallows this time of day.
Sometimes, the fishermen tend to me reluctant to be photographed. So you just put the camera down and help out for a little. The nets are laden with fish and they’re being pulled in sand.
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Getting close is not a question, its an absolute requirement.
Whether its fishermen loading their boats or a landscape with a little extra “something” that makes it unique…
…I really can’t think of a reason when “farther away” is better.
Okay, maybe nuclear bombs or land mines, but… you know what I mean.
In fact, how better to photograph conch divers than to dive with them…
…getting adjusted to the underwater housing was quite a learning curve. Day two of the underwater shooting yielded better results: partially because we weren’t in 40 feet of water. Those guys have some lungs!
Rather pretty day, regardless of the tropical depression moving through…
Stay tuned, my friends. Haiti never ceases to amaze.
-Noah D.
