Bioluminescence Kayak Tour

A relatively recent addition to Grand Cayman's eco-tour offerings is a night-time kayak tour into bioluminescent hot spots with guide, Tom Watling.  It is a bit of a technological challenge and trick to capture the dim blue glow that we easily see with our eyes, by using a long exposure while the guys are frozen via a tiny flick of tightly directed flash.  It's not as easy as it sounds.  Tom did his best "glow angel" in the shallows to show off the intensity of the glowing microbes lighting up in response to his movements.   Bioluminescence featured heavily in the forests of the epic 3D film, Avatar, which totally thrilled me.

Another fabulous Reef Resort Wedding

When you live in Paradise... local residents, Kat and Jay, took their "destination wedding" at home in Grand Cayman at the fabulous The Reef Resort, East End. They all had so much fun that I shot nearly 1,000 pictures! Can you say "photogenic"?






Linda Locke: Coordinator

Mike Flowers: Food and Beverage team manager

Andrew Bacon: DJ and MC/Humor

Courtney Platt: Photographer

North Side Wedding May 9th, 2009

An intimate little wedding on the North Coast of Grand Cayman, this rental home venue is so photogenic that I literally never used flash even once, even after sunset! Of course, the Nikon D3 is the only way I could have done it, with it's ultra low noise, high ISO capability. Everything after sundown is ISO 3200... awesome!

Right at home with the Southern Stingrays at Grand Cayman's "Stingray City"- Sandbar, my sister had a great day with our flying rubber disc puppy dogs of the sea. Not bad for someone afraid of mosquito bites! These rays are so inured to human contact, even being stepped on all day, that the only way to get stung by one is to carelessly sweep your own hand into a passing ray's barb.

The Sandbar site is so shallow you can stand up and never even get your head wet.