Page 12 - AHATA

LOCAL Monday 27 noveMber 2017
A17

PLEASE PUT RIGHT TEXT WITH RIGHT PIC, INTRO CAN BE

IN BEGINNING OR END WITH HIS PICTURE SMALL WITH IT

Aruban born and bred
Steve Francees has a pas-
sion for photography. Be-
ing a local photographer
he knows the hidden gems
of this island and cap-
tures them in an amaz-
ing way. As a Family and
Landscape photographer
Steve is ready to create
your next ‘vacation mem-
ories’, morning and/or sun-
set shots. T: (297) 738-0777,
M: stevefrancees@hotmail.
com, www.instagram.
com/stevefrancees and
www.stevefrancees.com

Fisherman at the Natural Bridge
If you know the north coast of the island you know that
the sea can change any moment. It was December
2014, I woke up early in the morning as usual to get the
first sunlight and around 5:30 am I saw someone fishing on
the rocks. It was a fisherman and he told me that he has
been fishing at this same spot for over 65 years, since he
was 12 years old. He was a genius catching fishes, looked
like a fishing machine. Well, suddenly we were all wet by
very big waves that just come up out of nowhere. Got this
shot in one of those moments. Really dangerous but over
so many years, the fear is long gone.
Dam di Paradera
It’s been raining a lot over the past 2 weeks here in Aruba and all the water reservoirs
are fully filled. Good for the flora and fauna of our ‘dushi’ Aruba. Our nature depends on
the rainwater and we are all happy to see the reservoirs filled up with water. This is the
‘Dam di Paradera’, the reservoir of Paradera, and it was built many years ago. Not sure
if it’s on Google, if not I will do it so you can google it soon!

Baby Beach Fisherman on the rocks at The Point
Baby Beach will always be my baby! As a photographer I’ve been there many times This picture also gives you an idea how dangerous fish-
over the last years and new shots keep coming up. First you much watch for the sun if ing on the rocks can be. This is at The Point, and if you
you take shots with your cellphone. If the sun is bright and the sand is snow-white, your fall down in the ocean, you better make sure you can
picture will come out a bit dark and you will not see the true nice blue color of the sea. swim, only option is to go further east in the ocean, than
That’s because the sensor in your phone will read much light and automatically will south and hope to make it to Baby Beach. To reach this
darken your picture. So, tip your finger and focus on a point in your screen that is per- point you must go down the cliff and climb back on top
fectly balanced in light (not dark and not to white) and you will capture better colors of the natural bridge to reach the other side. Make sure
just like mines. you can see the fisherman on the rocks!