Evening hunter
(1/400s, f/4.5, ISO200, 200mm)
The pelican sees very well into the water, and despite its appearance is a fast and efficient hunter.
The photos shown on this blog were created with a Canon EOS 5D camera,
Canon 70-200/2.8 L and EF 50/1.4 lenses.
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(1/400s, f/4.5, ISO200, 200mm)
The pelican sees very well into the water, and despite its appearance is a fast and efficient hunter.
(1/320s, f/6.3, ISO100, 70mm)
In Nicaragua, like in every other country around, almost every possible area has been cleared from the original rainforest for timber, then made into cattle pasture.
(1/400s, f/7.1, ISO100, 70mm)
One bus a day, four hours of travel, dust and bumps. This is the Chinandega-Potosí route in northern Nicaragua, where people flee to the top of the vehicle to escape the crowds and the heat.
(1/500s, f/4.5, ISO100, 200mm)
The strangling fig was only thick as a finger when it first started climbing on the trunk of the host tree. It killed it, and now it has to grow extra roots to support its weight.
(1/250s, f/5.6, ISO100, 70mm)
Volcano Momotombo rises not far from León, presenting danger to the city up to this very day. The cone, lighted by the setting sun can be seen clearly between the colonial buildings.
(1/500s, f/8, ISO100, 70mm)
Yes, this is the famous UAZ van. Made by the Russians, what is it doing in Central America? Of course, knowing that the Soviets supported the local Sandinista guerillas with a vast amount of money and equipment back in the seventies, it all becomes clear.
(1/320s, f/6.3, ISO100, 70mm)
The shrimp processing plant sells its waste to an animal food producing factory, where they dry the casks on the sun before using them. The local guards use the opportunity to fatten their pigs a bit on the protein-rich feed.
(1/250s, f/8, ISO200, 70mm)
Lago de Nicaragua, locally known as Cocibolca, is the largest lake in the country, as well as in Central America. The surface is spotted with half a thousand islands, among them Isla de Ometepe with its two volcanic cones (one of them active again) being the biggest. The lake, home to the only freshwater shark species in the world, is being threatened by overfishing, water pollution and a planned trans-oceanic shipping route. On the photo a local fisherman ties his nets before smoking Volcán Concepción.
(1/320s, f/6.3, ISO100, 70mm)
Although León is the cultural capital of the country, sometimes even larger animals wander through downtown.
(1/160s, f/4, ISO100, 200mm)
He began reading when he turned three, and his first poem was published when he was twelve years old. Probably the greatest poet of Latin-America is Nicaraguan, a fact his countrymen will never fail to point out. Here his face adorns the wall of a house, painted by a local artist, decorated with quotes and flowers.
(1/200s, f/7, ISO100, 150mm)
The early morning weigh-in is a family event among fishermen, where everyone stands around and excitedly watches – that is, if there is nothing more interesting than fish.
(1/125s, f/14, ISO100, 100mm)
The huge river mouth of Estero Padre Ramos hides hundreds of lagoons, mangrove forests and wetlands in the north-western corner of Nicaragua. The fisherman has to wait until tide changes to be able to sail out to sea.
(1/125s, f/3.5, ISO100, 95mm)
The three children show expressions typical of their age. The youngest smiles in happy ignorance, the middleone looks at the photographer and the conducting parents distrustfully, while the oldest – although only six – rests her hand protectively on the chair of her younger sister while her eyes burn with blame.
(1/400s, f/4.5, ISO100, 200mm)
The droplets of water sprayed by a breaking wave freeze in the light of the setting sun.
(1/400s, f/6.3, ISO100, 105mm)
A fish vendor on two wheels makes some mileage on his lonely route every morning in the soft sand of Jiquilillo.
