Natural light show – Cancun, Mexico
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View from the Mayan temple of Ixchel, the goddess of love, fertility and the moon. Isla Mujeres, Mexico
The Parrots of Selvatica
Mayan city of Tulum
The beautiful beach at Tulum. I could sit here all day. 85 degree ocean water wasn’t bad either. This was the most stunning beach I’ve seen.
I have many more images and will post them over the next couple days.
Tyler those are so incredible
What a spectacular light show and to be “all naturale”! You (and your camera) pick up such wonderful detail. Looking forward to the rest of the photos. Love ya, HB
NICE!!! Wondering what kind of setting camera was on to take lightning.
Thanks everyone! Mia, lightning photography is pretty easy, especially when the strikes happen every five to six seconds as it was for us at times. I used a sturdy tripod, a slow ISO, and set aperture settings everywhere between f13 to f22. Then I just used longer exposures as it got darker so I could see some detail in the hotel grounds. With these settings, if your shutter is open, you’ll have lightning in your photo. Of course it helps if it’s fairly close by, just be careful so you and your camera aren’t an antenna.
Tyler – these are fantastic!! Great lightening shots . . . incredible sky. Thank you for sharing all with us. b
The way you work a camera is amazing. Makes me want to pack and go right now. I’m sure we’ll get there some day. I’ve heard Isla Mujeres is one of the best diving spots on the world. I’m so glad you all were able to experience some the wonderful tropics that Jeff and I love. Next you’ll have to do Bora Bora.
Love, Mom
T-bone, spectacular pictures. I was fortunate enough to be at that same location about 10 years ago. I was so impressed with the water color and beauty of it all. Great job I should see you in about 10 days.
Exceptionally amazing photo journalism Tyler!! I have never had the experience of travel to Cancun, however your photography captured the passion of mother natures beauty and secrets she may never disclose. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
You never cease to amaze me. I think we need to do some work together. I have a few ideas that you can make explode and seriously blow people away. I will be in touch. Great stuff!!!!
HOLY CRAP!!!!!! I have been totally blown away!!!!!!!!!!1
Thanks so much, everyone!
Great Photos. Amazing.
Some great shots there Tyler, I really like #1 & 7.
Looking forward to seeing more!
Kyle
Thanks a lot, Kyle!
Kyle is a great photographer from Ireland. Check out his photography here. http://www.kyletunneyphotography.com/
He too updates his blog often with new pics.
Regarding number 7: I guess it’s not all bad to be stuck at Tulum with only a Tokina 11-16mm lens. I was cursing myself throughout the afternoon though. I won’t make that mistake again. Who cares how hot it is, bring the pack with you.
Breathtaking!! These shots just make me want to get stranded in those places. I’m really impressed by the way you play with the lenses like the one with the parrot and the way you took the night scene. The lightning shot is amazing. How long did you leave the shutter open? I’d like to know because night shots are really not my forte. I always get dark and blurry shots. But in these photos the colors are just so vivid that I can’t help but wonder if those places are real.
Great piece of work Tyler!
Thanks Jirah! It helps to have a steady tripod when shooting at night. The lightning shots were 30 second exposures and I’ve written a tutorial for how to photograph these storms here: http://theartoftylerjordan.com/blog/how-to-photograph-lightning/
If you have any other questions let me know and good luck!
-Tyler
Thanks for the link! Philippines has lots of beautiful scenes too. Hopefully I can find some spots and one day show you my works for insights.
Absolutely! I’d love to see your photos. I’ll be back to writing more tutorials now that I’m settling in to fatherhood so check back from time to time and happy shooting!