Cleared for Takeoff

Departing runway 9L at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, Boeing 737 visible ahead just off the runway

Bahamas

Crappy angle, but an overflight view of the Bahamian Isles, regardless

Turks & Caicos

Overflight view of the Turks & Caicos Isles

Haiti

South end of Haiti, from 5 miles above

Tanker

Tanker from 5 miles up - Not a bad shot, actually

Oranjestad

View of downtown Oranjestad, while on final approach to the airport

Aruba Tower

Windy

Can you say 25 to 30 knot gusts?

Beauty

Got a nice shot of My Lady while practicing lighting effects

Sailboat

Sailboat sailing southbound from Oranjestad

Sietske's Best

Siets claims this is her favorite image from a select group

Shadow Tree

The sunset provided some incredible shadowed images. Breathtaking!

Marina

Renaissance Marina at Oranjestad, looking south

Marina

Renaissance Marina, looking north

Reef Palm

Palm near the docks, early afternoon, Aruban reef in the background

Flamingos

Watch out for these guys when you order a hamburger!

Man-made Reef

Waves crashing into the reef at Renaissance Island

Scotty & Rebecca

Movie Star

Doesn't she look like a movie star?

Artsy

OK, so sometimes I get a little artsy :)

Iguana

This is the biggest iguana we've seen yet, about 3 feet long

Before Dusk at Renaissance

Private beach

Us!

That's the two of us in a hammock at the private beach

Another One

Just look at her!

Brochure

This is what I consider good enough to be included in a hotel brochure

Rocks

Can you imagine riding this surf into the rocks?

Leaning

Siets leaning against a palm at Renaissance Island

Sunset

Sunset, day two

Isles

Twin isles at sunset

Boardwalk

The boardwalk at sunset

California Lighthouse

Lighthouse on the north end of Aruba, the only lighthouse on the island

South View

View from the lighthouse looking over the island to the south, Oranjestad in the background

Breakers

The wind was unusually strong this day and made for excellent images and color

More Breakers

Looking east

Contrast

This view is immediately behind the area we called "Breakers." It's an eerily desert isle with three contrasts, volcanic rock, sand, and green desert fields in the background

Cactus Road

Road down to the beach

More Cactus

More Cactus

Old Church

This church dates to 1750 when established religion reached the island. Notice the wind-blown tree on the right due to the constant tradewinds

Tres Amigos

I called them "Los Tres Amigos," at the old church

Natural Bridge

Scotty & Becca

At Natural Bridge

Above Natural Bridge

This view is taken on top of the bridge

Layers

I counted seven layers of breaking waves in this image

Pirate Castle Hideout

Found on the northeast end of the island, this pirate hideout dates to circa 1499, amazing!

Inside the Hideout

Top of the Hideout

Looking south

Inside the Hideout

Looking down into the hideout

Fallen Boulders

These boulders are found along the south end of the hideout. No idea whether they fell from the structure or if they are in their original natural location

Room View

Sunset view from our 2nd floor balcony

Arrival

A United Airlines arrival

Siets

A different angle this time, I'm wading to waist-deep water for this image

North Side

This is the north side of Renaissance Island

Unknown Transport

Not sure what type of freighter this is, but was tugged right by Renaissance Island

Pose

Nice posed shot

Siets

Me!

Night Pool

This is my first attempt at night, time-lapse imaging. Not bad. The swimming pool at the Renaissance Ocean Suites

Cruiseship

Carnival cruiseship at port, Oranjestad

Boardwalk

Ocean boardwalk, looking northwest

"Missile"

Siets says this looks like a missile, but it is in fact an arriving airliner, time-lapsed for 5 to 6 seconds

Moonlight Marina

Renaissance Marina, about 9PM

L. G. Smith Boulevard

This is the main drag in Oranjestad, night view. Can you say, "traffic?" We have yet to see this road when it's not a standstill