CenAm 2007-01-11
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...where we explored Rio Dulce.
By "explore" I mean we took a boat over to the town of Fronteras. We stayed at Catamaran Island. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 200.0 mm; 1/500 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| It still wasn't great weather. |
| Panoramic of crappy weather in Rio Dulce, Guatemala. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 144.0 mm; 1/320 sec, f/10.0, ISO 200 |
| A barely visable bridge over Rio Dulce, supposedly the "larger bridges in Central America". bridge in |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 40.0 mm; 1/80 sec, f/10.0, ISO 200 |
| On the bridge over Rio Dulce. A shady nut dealer. No, really, he was selling nuts. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/60 sec, f/10.0, ISO 200 |
| The Rio Ducle volunteer fire department -- Bomberos Voluntarios 118 CIA Rio Dulce. |
| Panoramic view from the Rio Dulce bridge, looking north. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 200.0 mm; 1/200 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Below the bridge, a farmer/fisherman. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Infrastructure. |
| Panoramic view from the Rio Dulce bridge, looking south. That's the bird island in the middle. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/500 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Steve pointing to the airport that we would have flown to....but flew to last year. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 144.0 mm; 1/400 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Catamaran Island. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/125 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 48.0 mm; 1/125 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Just off the bridge in Fronteras. A busy place. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| Fronteras. Satellite dishes, markets, cars, busses.... |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 21.0 mm; 1/200 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 |
| ...gringoes. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 48.0 mm; 1/80 sec, f/8.0, ISO 200 |
| Manual. Labor. I hope they're recycling the structure. A single CAT would kill this in an afternoon. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 28.0 mm; 1/80 sec, f/8.0, ISO 200 |
| Traffic jam in Fronteras. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/100 sec, f/8.0, ISO 200 |
| Fronteras, main drag. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 18.0 mm; 1/40 sec, f/8.0, ISO 200 |
| Market in Fronteras. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10.0 mm; 1/80 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Everpresent Tigo. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10.0 mm; 1/160 sec, f/4.0, ISO 100 |
| Fronteras Harbor. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 88.0 mm; 0.6 sec, f/13.0, ISO 100 |
| Back at the Catamaran. Sleeping cat. |
| Canon EOS 300D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS at 88.0 mm; 1/4 sec, f/7.1, ISO 100 |
| The weather did not improve.... |
| ...and I can make it look worse.... |
| ...and worse.... |
