Archive for 2010

Peekaboo

This is a small Caribbean reef (spiny) lobster I found while diving with Dreamtime Dive Center in Mahahual, Mexico — the small town near the cruise ship port called Costa Maya. The dive center stands right on the beautiful white sand beach that runs the length of the town. Highly recommended; check them out if you ever get there.

Peekaboo is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
Images and text copyright © Rick Collier and thePhotoTourist. All rights reserved.


Rehoboth In My Pocket – Finally, plus Freebies!

We are finally live with the first The Photo Tourist iPhone / iPod Touch application, Rehoboth In My Pocket. (And I’m pleased to report that personal testing shows the app also works well on the new iPad — though it looks best in an iPhone-sized window.)  A lot of the photos in the app are […]


Quirigua HDR

High Definition Images (HDR) images taken during a tour group visit to Quirigua Archaeological Park in central Guatemala. Quirigua is home of one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Mayan stelae and zoomorphs of the Mayan classic period, displayed under thatched roofs in beautifully manicured gardens.

Quirigua HDR is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
Images and text copyright © Rick Collier and thePhotoTourist. All rights reserved.


Toad Ugly

Half-way through a very nice dive at Turneffe Atoll off Belize, the divemaster found this whitespotted toadfish. The whitespotted toadfish is reported only in waters off Belize, which makes this fish unique and interesting — though also quite ugly.

Toad Ugly is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
Images and text copyright © Rick Collier and thePhotoTourist. All rights reserved.


At the End of the Rainbow

Belize – the Cruise Ship Anchorage

The cruise ship Norwegian Jewel sparkles in the sun under a double rainbow, as a rain squall passes. Shot from the Holland America ship Ryndam in the cruise ship anchorage at Belize. Turneffe Atoll is visible to the left, just emerging under the storm clouds.

At the End of the Rainbow is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
Images and text copyright © Rick Collier and thePhotoTourist. All rights reserved.