yessir

shanghai

2011-11-25T00:56:00.004-06:00

clothes everywhere

clothes drying

sidestreets

washing outside

the view from andy's parents' apartment

it has been almost a week now that i have been in china and i am absolutely in love. shanghai is incredible. i've too much too write now but on the next post will give out all the details.

it's a guinness kind of day

2011-06-09T13:49:00.003-05:00

timeless and refreshing. cool off on a hot island with an ice cold guinness.

for my sweet nicholas

2011-05-01T14:58:00.002-05:00

unknown

me blowing o-rings

unknown

solitary gorgonian hydroid

angry arrow army

aquatica

2011-04-24T09:36:00.003-05:00

sailfin blenny (without his sail up...)

yellowhead jawfish

(the males incubate the eggs in their mouth and i've started noticing that you can tell this because they've got two black stripes going down their throat)

ocean triggerfish

slender filefish (juvenile)

sharpnose puffer (fast little buggers)

this is what i do

2011-04-05T09:23:00.000-05:00

spotted trunkfish

tyson at el aguila

spotted cyphoma (about 1 1/4cm big)

divers descending on el aguila wreck

longsnout butterflyfish

when you can't go diving

2011-04-03T17:10:00.002-05:00

my friend tyson and i went for a snorkel the other day. the reef is just a couple minutes swim from the shop dock. we had a sharksucker follow us for a while. they attach themselves to bigger marine animals and mooch a free ride and protection. this little guy tried catching up to a boat but it was too fast, so he shamefully swam back to us. we swam around the point and into half moon bay, which west end is situated around. on the way we saw two bluespotted cornetfish (it's like a trumpetfish). i have been here over a year now and this was the first time i'd seen one. two. not that they are rare though. there is a man, karl stanley, who built and runs the worlds deepest submarine tour right out of half moon bay and there is a sunken submarine there as well. he built it when he was in his teens (i think). tyson found a skull in there. we determined, but not immediately, that it was a fake. all in all, a good day.

el raro

2011-03-05T10:30:00.000-06:00

harlequin pipefish

these guys are rare, well, pipefish in general are. i've only seen three of these on the reef. this guy was tucked way back into the reef and hard to get a decent shot of, so this is my best of four.

okay enough already

2011-03-04T14:19:00.002-06:00

lettuce sea slug

glassy sweepers

flying flounder

juvenile slippery dick

knobby anemone

para mi madre

2011-03-01T09:26:00.001-06:00

here's something

2011-02-28T08:39:00.001-06:00

sea urchin out and about

angry arrow crab

juvenile bluehead

glasseye snapper

star coral feeding

snorkeling

2011-02-22T08:10:00.006-06:00

white scroll alga

juvenile french angelfish

juvenile blue tang

hermit crab

it's been a while

2011-02-19T12:08:00.002-06:00

horse eye jacks

gold spotted eel

sea cucumber (butt)

i miss diving with my camera.

...and you would never know...

2011-01-28T09:30:00.001-06:00

the elusive and rare web burrfish.

this is the life

2011-01-27T09:20:00.002-06:00

school of squid

porcupine fish

rock beauty

secretary blenny

lions

london london

2011-01-04T08:26:00.004-06:00

the london eye

tower bridge

big benny boy

dublin zoo

2010-12-15T13:07:00.001-06:00

lemur

orangutan

meerkats

probably stung by a jellyfish

funky head bird

gibbons

red panda

more dublin

2010-12-11T16:15:00.000-06:00

where andy's grandpa worked

wellington memorial

me & dixon on o'connell street

national gallery of ireland

christmas at stephen's green

grafton street

2010-12-10T12:30:00.000-06:00

down in dublin

2010-12-09T14:51:00.002-06:00

daniel o'connell statue

the spire

moore street fish market

ireland's macy's

you want more eh?

2010-11-11T10:07:00.001-06:00

the elusive chain moray

southside

2010-11-06T15:49:00.002-05:00

lined seahorse

social feather duster worms

triple fin blenny

bicolored damselfish

azure vase sponge

been away too long

2010-10-11T11:31:00.006-05:00

barsnout goby

spotted drums

mantis shrimp

purple crowned sea goddess'

a pea! (spotted)

seriously

2010-10-09T16:10:00.000-05:00

peacock flounder

algae

grouper and gang

pipefish & lettuce sea slug

spotted drumfish (intermediate)

i am running out of titles

2010-10-07T14:28:00.002-05:00

glassy sweepers

itty bitty seahorse

blennies

cryptic teardrop crabs

trumpet fish

fancy this

2010-10-03T12:50:00.004-05:00

hamner's tritonia nudibranch

gold spotted moray

neck crab

andy and some groupers

toady toad toadfish

on the regular

2010-10-02T10:03:00.000-05:00

caribbean king crab

spotlight parrotfish

star coral

arrow blenny

spotted spiny lobster

sea men (and women)

2010-09-29T17:59:00.005-05:00

spectacular!

2010-09-28T23:18:00.008-05:00

scorpion fish

rays on a date

seahorse

octopus tending his garden

banded buddies

put your lights on

2010-09-25T14:54:00.001-05:00

basket star

banded coral shrimp

bloodworms

hermit crab

rude rock reggae

2010-09-22T14:31:00.002-05:00

spotted drum fish (juvenile)

pipefish

wire coral shrimp

neon goby

the shallows

from one goddess to another

2010-09-16T19:09:00.002-05:00

purple crowned sea goddess

found this little beaut today. it is rare and it is small. not even a whole inch i'd say. was so thrilled i couldn't stop my limbs from going spastic underwater.

delphins!

2010-09-07T18:45:00.001-05:00

on our way back from a dive and we spotted dolphins. jumped in with them three times. one of the coolest underwater experiences yet.

let me show you

2010-09-06T01:22:00.002-05:00

feather duster worm

peppermint shrimp

atlantic spadefish

squat anenome shrimp

flirty wrasse

after hours

2010-09-02T12:54:00.003-05:00

medusa worms

shrimp

starfish

the wonders of the sea

2010-08-26T14:14:00.002-05:00

lionfish

neck crab

arrow blenny

anenome

parrotfish (with a remora stuck on him, poor guy)

in true form

2010-08-18T23:47:00.000-05:00

dy-no-mite

2010-08-17T10:14:00.004-05:00

mr. ray (southern ray)

another pea! juvenile of the spotted trunkfish

andy and a sand flounder

decorator crab

hawksbill turtle (with a remora in tow)

"christiiiinnee..."

care to join me?

2010-08-14T19:20:00.002-05:00

bearded fireworm

blenny

feather duster worms

moray eel

hole in 'el aguila' shipwreck

sneaky seahorse

2010-08-14T08:20:00.002-05:00

this little guy was found hanging out at the end of our dock. the water was pretty stirred up by the time i got there and he kept turning his back to me, then started floating away, and then i lost him. this is the only decent shot i've got. but i swur ta gahd, i will get a better one.

flores hermosas

2010-08-11T11:48:00.000-05:00

oh, the ocean

2010-08-10T07:17:00.000-05:00

flamingo tongue

sea cucumber

hermit crab

snapping shrimp

sailfin blenny

let's take a long walk

2010-08-09T22:57:00.003-05:00

back to normal

2010-08-08T08:31:00.005-05:00

queen conch

hawksbill turtle

lionfish

yellow head jawfish

andy looking sweet underwater

and this gets to be my job!

markets, markets

2010-08-06T09:13:00.007-05:00

my family and i took ourselves down to the pike place market area. i was here when i was a kid and remember being just blown away by all the fish throwing. it seemed like non-stop fish flying through the air and sitting up on my dad's shoulders was the only way to watch this properly with the amount of people who had bunched in to watch and buy themselves some seafood. this time around it was a little slower, with the fish men asking out for who wanted something and all of us sheepishly standing there looking around for someone to say something so we could get a free show. either way, it was still fun checking out the market and taking a stroll 'round the city.

*third photo down by dan drevlow.

a spectacle!

2010-07-24T10:15:00.005-05:00

of seagulls! waiting to eat at a restaurant called Ivar's, we were able to pass the time by feeding the gulls and trying to get out of swooping range when they'd come horning in for a fry of piece of bread. my dad helped me with baiting a few of these guys, but it worked. it bloody worked!

"it is a gift, accept it."

2010-07-22T22:42:00.005-05:00

and you realize, you've been held up this whole time.

a collage of colorado

2010-07-19T11:47:00.008-05:00

muffintuffs

2010-07-17T09:36:00.003-05:00

i miss mine.

boulder, colorado

2010-07-16T08:50:00.000-05:00

...and i'll have spent almost a week here! leaving today and onward to seattle, washington.

independence day

2010-07-15T11:00:00.005-05:00

like most of my fourth of julys, this one was spent with my family at our cabin (though we missed lindsay and ben!). our cabin is on george lake, which is two miles outside of new london spicer, where we go to watch the fireworks on green lake. this year we watched (and almost participated in) a boat parade, went tubing, and watched the fireworks. my mom still "ooh'd" and "aah'd" and we even got to stay for the entire finale instead of running frantically for the car with my dad well in the lead yelling, "we've got to beat the traffic!"

'twas a good fourth.

i did it! huzzah!

2010-07-14T23:14:00.004-05:00

finally! taken in beautiful and sunny boulder, colorado.

flight of the bumblebee

2010-07-13T07:59:00.000-05:00

spending time in my mothers garden (and my what a beautiful garden she has!).

i WILL capture a bee in flight, crisply, and perfectly. and without getting stung.

just buzzin' around

2010-07-12T07:08:00.004-05:00

back in minnesota and hanging out with the bees in my yard. this messy little guy got pollen all over himself.

p-p-p-pea!

2010-07-05T09:16:00.009-05:00

this is a pea. it is the juvenile version of the smooth trunkfish. they are literally the size of a pea and probably the cutest thing i've seen underwater thus far. the fins and tail are translucent at this stage so it's just a little black ball bobbin' around and peckin' away with those cute little lips.

adiós roátan

2010-07-01T14:16:00.007-05:00

pederson cleaner shrimp

this shot was taken with the canon g11, which is going to be my newest purchase when i get home. i'm leaving roátan for a month. today was my last day of diving.

el juego

2010-06-22T13:42:00.002-05:00

fútbol de Honduras

2010-06-21T12:55:00.000-05:00

my friend dennis plays soccer on the west end team. they had a game and elizabeth and i went to see it. we rode the bus with the team, for what seemed like an eternity (it was quite warm that day), ate a delicious chicken and rice plate, and i was in a stampede.

dennis' team lost. i lived. 'twas a good day.

las mariposas

2010-06-19T15:11:00.001-05:00

almost there

2010-06-18T16:34:00.006-05:00

más, más, más!

2010-06-17T13:59:00.000-05:00

squawkers

2010-06-15T09:15:00.000-05:00

¡traiga en los animales!

2010-06-14T15:00:00.008-05:00

some people say a picture is worth a thousand words. i'm not sure what the conversion rate is from words to dollars, but i'd bet i'm a millionaire already. this post and the next four alone are worth a whole seven dollars.

-from my trip to the butterfly garden, which came complete with V.I.P. treatment.

we went fishing! - part four

2010-06-10T15:35:00.000-05:00

we went fishing! - part three

2010-06-09T16:38:00.000-05:00

we went fishing! - part two

2010-06-08T10:50:00.000-05:00

we went fishing! - part one

2010-06-07T11:20:00.013-05:00

every so often the electric company (RECO) that powers the island goes out. when and for how long is never known. on this particular day the power went out for twelve hours, starting around 3am. there's not much to do during times like these, so we went fishing.

the elusive

2010-05-22T09:19:00.006-05:00

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

2010-05-17T19:35:00.003-05:00

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

my mother.

a few atmospheres away

2010-05-14T22:40:00.007-05:00

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?

2010-05-12T13:21:00.000-05:00

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

2010-05-10T12:43:00.009-05:00

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

2010-05-08T13:03:00.000-05:00

look closer.

splish splash

2010-05-07T19:50:00.005-05:00

flamingo tongue

brown sponge zoanthinds

blue tang

deceased sea urchin

squid

variable boring sponge

yellowline arrow crab

summer in the 'sota

2010-05-06T10:28:00.001-05:00

i dreamt you.

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

the mayor went to town

2010-05-05T17:09:00.000-05:00

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.

and you can see it

2010-04-29T18:44:00.008-05:00

seems i've found myself still living on roatán, and after sixteen weeks and two days i am just on the brink of being able to make a life here, for now.

nuestro mundo

2010-04-19T11:09:00.000-05:00

in the shallows

2010-04-18T10:40:00.009-05:00

deep blue

grooved brain coral

peacock flounder

elkhorn coral

slippery dick

sea whip

the standard

2010-04-10T22:36:00.000-05:00

blowing bubbles

2010-04-01T19:03:00.011-05:00

sea rod

sand flounder

spotlight parrotfish

exhalation

star coral

graysby

great star coral

take a moment

2010-03-27T11:15:00.001-05:00

safety stops

2010-03-22T16:10:00.005-05:00

the place to be when you need three.

let us breathe

2010-03-18T09:55:00.000-05:00

catchin' rays

2010-03-17T08:14:00.000-05:00

the sun finds me in different ways.

[my excuse for a winter white body]

darling, it's better

2010-03-16T06:44:00.003-05:00

sheet coral

starlet coral

gray angelfish

grooved cactus coral

schools

starlet coral

christmas tree worms on mustard hill coral

isla de Roatán

2010-03-15T11:35:00.019-05:00

cosas de debajo el mar

2010-02-17T18:49:00.012-06:00

i was finally able to get a camera under water. this wasn't for a special course like i had been planning to take. one of the instructors offered to let me try his camera on a dive at a site called turtle crossing. it is incredibly tough to take photos underwater. everything is in motion, the subject, yourself... i would be holding my breath to steady the shot and then end up getting too far away from it by the time the shutter snapped. either way, out of 38 pictures these seemed to be the most solid. hopefully i will be able to take it out again and show a little more of the beauty of the sea.

getting into it

2010-01-19T20:23:00.005-06:00

i have been on roatan for fifteen days. the weather is beautiful now and will be for at least a week i think. this is just a peek of my everyday life for the next two months.

just the beginning

2010-01-14T13:23:00.007-06:00

i am currently on the little island roatan, honduras. the weather here has been rainy for the most part, making picture taking a little bit tricky. these are from the one day i went out. i will be here until april so i promise more will be coming. and better ones than these.

of the north

2009-12-31T20:32:00.008-06:00

i've left minnesota for the winter. this is all i know of her now. snow, snow, snow...it's as beautiful as it is cold.

experimental baking

2009-12-23T11:53:00.004-06:00

this post was brought to you by: the person who inspires me.

plant life

2009-12-12T16:39:00.005-06:00

my nikon has been out of commission for over 3 weeks, just sitting in the best buy warehouse not being serviced. so as compensation i've been allowed to use a loaner camera until mine is returned to me. i chose the canon rebel t1i and am loving it. these were all taken with it, and i do think i will purchase a rebel soon.

dog days of drevlow

2009-11-22T17:35:00.004-06:00

this is tanner. he is also known as tan tan, tanpants, tanbanan, and my little muffintuff.

truly, dog is man's best friend. and if you don't have one, you should.

a glimpse of the unknown

2009-11-07T16:38:00.013-06:00

i was inspired to go outside today. (thanks greg!). initially planning to macro some ladybugs or one of the many other insects that seek refuge here at the drevlow house, i ended up meandering over to a little pond we have in our yard, where i had my very own planet earth experience. i discovered all sorts of strange, aquatic creatures.

awesome day.

listen with your eyes

2009-11-03T23:04:00.003-06:00

don't look so sad, he told me

2009-11-03T02:05:00.007-06:00

so natural

2009-10-28T21:53:00.005-05:00

go outside. it can be really nice.

circling

2009-10-18T18:47:00.003-05:00

some kind of visual

2009-10-15T23:53:00.002-05:00

i miss the days when i had photoshop. they'll be back soon though.

parte dos de costa rica

2009-10-14T23:27:00.010-05:00

the only photo that doesn't belong to me is the one underwater. me and a 14ft manta, hellllooo! oh and as for the legs, i think close to 100 bites per leg thanks to the sand fleas.