Our Honeymoon in Aruba
Heaven on Earth ! Aruba was a dream .. a quick one that I wished would just last forever. From waking up in the morning, opening the balcony door, and taking in that breath-taking ocean view and the life-restoring powers of the Aruban sun and that wonderful sea breeze, to rolling in that powdery white sand near the crystal clear aqua waters, to taking romantic night walks listening to island bands play all night long, it was simply that perfect honeymoon that we’ve always dreamed of.
Ofcourse it wouldn’t be complete without my second most favorite thing in the world, my camera. If I could have only cloned myself, we would have had more photos together. I tried to capture the warmth, textures, and feel of the trip and Aruba giving the two of us something that can help us re-live that short week. Needless to say, I took tons of photos of my lovely wife, and got to do lots of landscape work. I found out that it’s not hard to take nice photos in paradise of such a hot model 
The resort was the RIU Palace in Palm Beach, Aruba. 5 stars of luxurious suites, food from around the world, friendly people, and a relaxing atmosphere. Aruba is a tiny island outside the hurricane belt that is so small .. I threw out the map and drove from one end of the island to the other with ease in less than 75 minutes. Can’t wait til our next vacation. Tons more photos inside this post (more…)
Massive Panorama – Aruba
An experimental panorama stitched together from 4 different photos:
While on my honeymoon, I was desperate to capture the grandiosity and the beauty of the resort we were staying at in Palm Beach, Aruba. The RIU Palace was an incredible resort. We had tons of fun, and enjoyed every minute of it. I did not have a lens with me that could have done this palace any justice. I wanted a lens so wide that it could squeeze the entire view out of our room balcony into one photo, but all I had was my standard focal length zoom.
Then it struck me, 4 photos.. top left, bottom left, top right, bottom right, stitched together, creating one massive and beautiful panoramic photo. Even simple panoramas requiring only two photos require a tripod, but I wasn’t about to lug a tripod around Aruba with me on my honeymoon. So with a steady hand and a good eye, I managed to pull this off, and it made a wonderful addition to our honeymoon album.