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Aruban born and bred Steve Francees has a passion for photography. Being a local photographer he knows the hidden
gems of this island and captures them in an amazing way. As a Family and Landscape photographer Steve is ready to
create your next ‘vacation memories’, morning and/or sunset shots. T: (297) 738-0777, M: stevefrancees@hotmail.com,
www.instagram.com/stevefrancees and www.stevefrancees.com

The influence of the Dutch View of Hooiberg from

architecture on our island Casibari Rock formation

If you go thru Oranjestad you will see a very strong Dutch architecture on a lot of the build-
ings in downtown. Oranjestad got its name in 1795 by the Dutch government on our island
and so they engraved their fingerprints and this can be seen in the construction of the fa-
çade of the buildings. In the picture is a picture I took in Amsterdam and Royal Plaza Aruba
that have the same style of façade architecture. Royal Plaza is not dated from the 18th cen-
tury but does have the Dutch architecture influence. There are many things that set Aruba apart from all other islands and
one of them are the big rocks that can be seen at various locations
Fishing boats can be seen all over our island on our island. Casibari Rock formation is a must visit and is located
very close on the main road at Paradera. At this park you can have
a seat under the kwihi trees and the cactuses. Hooiberg (Haystack)
can be seen in this photo and is 165 meters high and sure a very good
training if you want to climb it to the top.

How to avoid blurry sunset

silhouette photos

Someone asked me how to take sharp photos after sunset, because
all her photos were blurry. Well photography is based on exposure
metering between to opening in your lens (F stop) and the time be-
Fishing is a hobby done by many on our island and it’s not a man thing because I know tween the open and closing of the opening in your lens (diaphragm).
woman that are better fisherwoman than me and I do love fishing a lot. Deep-sea fishing is If it’s too dark, the time between open and close of your diaphragm
very popular and it’s a very unique feeling when you have a fish on your hook. Shore fishing will be longer and if you are not steady holding your cell phone your
or how we call it also rock fishing is very easy and can be done very cheap and sure you will photo will be blurry. A trick is to put your cell phone on a beach chair
catch fish. For rock fishing, the clue is not to go fishing at places where there are watersports and use it as a temporary tripod and also hold your breath when
activities in the area. pressing the shutter and sure you will have sharper and nicer photos.