Many of the islands of the Caribbean have beautiful beaches, excellent fishing, and interesting towns and villages. Three recent cruises in the Caribbean left me with a somewhat different impression. It was the color that stuck in my mind. The color of buildings, color of clothing, and the color of simple everyday sights that seem to attract my camera. This gallery contains some of the impressions that I want to share.

The Falkland Islands are situated about 350 miles (487 km) east of the South American coast. They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland together with 776 smaller islands. The islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. A small scattering of hardy souls inhabit the islands generally earning their living from sheep farming. The real lure of these remote isles is the wildlife. Birds and marine animals are in abundance and have little fear of humans.

British sealers were the first to arrive at South Georgia in 1786, and by 1909 the seal population was almost wiped out. Whaling began in 1904 and lasted until 1964. The Grytviken whaling station was the last to close and today is a museum. The whaler’s cemetery at Grytviken is the last resting place of the renowned polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton, who died there in 1922. South Georgia is 864 miles (1390 km) east-southeast of the Falkland Islands. Its size is approximately 106 miles (170 km) by 18 miles (29km). Most of the island rises steeply from the sea with rugged mountains forming its backbone. At higher elevations the island is permanently covered with ice, snow, and glaciers. This stunningly beautiful and rugged island is a world class wildlife sanctuary. The shear numbers of birds and animals are not easily forgotten. It is truly an “oasis” in the stormy southern oceans.

Namibia, the third least densely populated country in the world, is also one of the safest. This gallery is divided into three sections:

1. The first is the Namib Desert which is considered the highest desert in the world. A visit to Namibia is not complete without a visit to the red sands of Sesriem and Sossusvlei. Even a person who is not a photographer would be in awe.

2. The second gallery highlights the Himba people. They shun the modern world and live much the same as they have for hundreds of years. Himba women use a natural herbal perfume known as otjzumba, and they rub a mixture of butter, ash and ochre on their skin to keep it smooth and beautiful. Their hair is also plaited with the same mixture.

3. The third gallery is that of Etosha National Park. This game park covers more than 20,000 sq km in the northern part of the country. Etosha is considered one of the world's best game parks and should be visited over several days or more.

Fine Art means different things to many people, but for me it is the "little pictures" we often pass by and never notice. Most are things that are there day after day. Others are fleeting moments such as a cat peeping out of an old tin building in Argentina. A very rich site for fine art subjects is the La Boca district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Street scenes in La Boca can easily become clutter. So to show La Boca at its finest I focused the camera on small areas.

While walking in Manzanilla Beach Park in Trinidad I saw a blue fence. Certainly nothing to photograph but when combined with a painted wall on a building behind the fence, it found a new meaning for me. Another example of how combining two mundane subjects created a memorable photograph is the picture of sea grape leaves in front of a red wall in Speyside, Tobago. A final example is a window and shutters on a wall in the restaurant of Mt. Plaisir Estate Hotel in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. We were there looking for several days and I never saw anyone take a picture of that window. It was nice looking enough as a portion of a large wall, but once separated to the simple composition it reached a higher level.