Black Wings fly to escape winter (temporarily)!

We've been traveling to St Martin for the last 8 years to escape a little bit of winter and breathe deeply... and eat those famous French pastries that lure us every February. Not to mention it's a bit of a different scene to capture on this beautiful island just east of Puerto Rico.

So off we go with extra carry on luggage strapped with tripods and chocked full of speciality lenses or additional camera bodies. This year we managed the extras without any problem... due mostly to Dave's organizational skills and a photographic roller bag with enough nooks and crannies for the most obsessed photo taker. Did we use it all? Well, no. But, not having a certain lens when you want it is worth tears... so we travel prepared and if the macro lens never leaves the case... well, so be it!

From the first day of our 2 week stay this year, the morning sky from the house we rented was a feature. I was up most mornings to record the infinite cloud forms, and light qualities. Mornings are always a personal favorite time of day and no more so that gazing on a very   w  i  d  e  tropical sky on a beautiful island. A few more mornings of inspired calm and serenity... and they start to work their magic...