the elusive

roatan's hummingbird. no more than 3 inches from head to toe, this fast little flyer has been a side project of mine over the past few months.

it wasn't until recently that i realized my backyard is a prime location to spot them, and i've been sneaking around ever since. i will see one through my bedroom window, perched up all calm and carefree on Jefferson's (my landlord) clothesline. i grab my camera, run out there, and as soon as i've got the camera focused and ready for a shot, he up and flies out of sight, like he has somewhere to be. i have managed to capture the hummingbird in a few ways, but i'm not done yet. you will be reintroduced to him only once more.

i will catch you in flight and in flicking your tongue, mr hum.

we'd be nothing without

love. support. inspiration. friend. care. laughter. adventure. wise. beautiful. strong.

my mother.

a few atmospheres away

algae on the side of Bottom Time

brain coral

garden eels

harlequin bass

leopard flatworm

anenome

white spotted filefish (orange phase)

taxi my friend? west bay?

last week my neighbor andy and myself had a day off and decided to take a water taxi over to west bay, which is more of a resort town than west end. they have an amazing beach there as well as this really great sandwich shop (similiar to subway) where i had a sub with ham, turkey, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, and a squirt of mustard. pretty ballsy eh? either way, we enjoyed a delicious meal, an even better milkshake after, and kicking back in some hammocks.

bananarchnophobia

this is the golden silk orb-weaver spider. also known as the banana spider, for it's banana yellow colour. my parents came to visit me at the end of march and we went to Carambola Gardens for a day to hike around and take pictures. these spiders were all over the trails. i was sweating, my mom was breathing hard, and my dad was losing his footing. just as we were leaving we noticed a spider dangling motionless by two legs. my mom and i attempted a conversation in spanish with the kid behind the counter, as to the reason behind the spiders' actions, and while we were doing so he began to move. real slow at first, curling up each leg, one by one. then he started to drop...right out of his body! i was stoked, my mom was interested, and my dad was hungry. i shot about 200 pictures before dan's stomach got the best of him. it was the slowest shedding i've ever seen, but it was brilliant.

ten second delays

look closer.

splish splash

flamingo tongue

brown sponge zoanthinds

blue tang

deceased sea urchin

squid

variable boring sponge

yellowline arrow crab

summer in the 'sota

i dreamt you.

...and shall see you when you're ripe.

the mayor went to town

on a recent trip into town, (town being Coxen Hole - the island's largest city (which is only about two thousand people more populated than Norwood)), i decided (and was thankfully encouraged enough as well) to try my hand at shooting people versus everything else i manage to capture. the third picture from the bottom is the only one that i actually found the courage to talk to the people instead of creepily trying to shoot them from a distance. as you can see, not one other person is looking my way in any of the other shots.

but alas! i will continue to experiment and expand with my photography. hopefully finding along the way some captivating and provoking images to share.