Black River

The colored earth of Chamarel, Mauritius. Another unavoidable touristic spot!

Please check all the shots from my Reunion - Mauritius Holidays 2008.

Digital Blending, 3 exposures. More photos using this technique in my Digital Blending Set.

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Just a few 100 meters from the hotel lane near Flic en Flac I found this beautiful stretch of wild coast. I went there quite often during our last 5 days on Mauritus but the best conditions I had on the second morning. The tide was just right to capture some nice wave action.

Right next to The Sands Hotel lies this beautiful wild coast. I went there nearly every evening and morning while we stayed there and was rewarded with some beautiful light.

Mauritius is famous for it's white beaches and blue lagoons. One of the most beautiful is Le Morne.

7 cascades in a row, beautiful untouched nature but not easy to get there.

This beautiful beach is on the south coast of Mauritius. There are no hotels in close proximity, thus we didn't encounter many people there. For sunset we were the only two there.

The highest waterfalls of Mauritius and a main tourist attraction. There are a few endemic birds in Mauritius. One of them is the "White-tailed tropic bird" ( Phaeton lepturus). Luckily I caught a few of them on my shot, white spots only, but you can see the long tails.

another sunset in Flic en Flac

Flic en Flac was the base of our stay in Mauritius and it has one of the most beautiful beaches of the island. We enjoyed many wonderful sunsets there and this jetty was my favorite foreground. There was very little chance to get it without people, wich was my plan first, so I had to find the best looking silhouettes in front of this awesome colors.

A beautiful rocky coastline just next to our hotel. It was such a great discovery, since I had only a rough idea of how this coast would look next to the normal beaches and hotels. Nearly every morning and evening I explored the rocky coast there and this evening finally the light was as I had wished for. Most evenings clouds would completely line the horizon and hide the sun long before sunset. But here everything fell into place.

• Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (Little Black River Peak) is the highest mountain on the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. Located in the Rivière Noire District and rising to a height of 828 m (2717 ft) above sea level. It forms part of the Black River mountain range.

Went though my Mauritius archive today and found this photo I took at Albion Lighhouse last november. I love the diversity of the Mauritian coast, you have beautiful beaches and dramatic rocky coast all close to each other.

Tech: I shot around 30 photos here and used 8 or so in the final photo to get the best surf and sky all together in one picture. I also took a separate photo at slightly higher ISO with me in the frame. With some blending in Photoshop all came together as envisioned :-)

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Known as the highest waterfalls of Mauritius, the Chamarel Waterfalls has a height of about 100 meters (almost the same height as the Statue of Liberty) cascading down against a scenic backdrop of luxuriant forests and mountains which is simply breathtaking.

The Lighthouse of Pointe aux Caves (Albion) is situated on the West Coast of Mauritius, and is a kind of landmark of that region. The construction begun in 1909 and was finished in 1910. The structure rises up to 30 Meters and offers an excellent view over the region.

The Lighthouse of Pointe aux Caves (Albion) is situated on the West Coast of Mauritius, and is a kind of landmark of that region. The construction begun in 1909 and was finished in 1910. The structure rises up to 30 Meters and offers an excellent view over the region.

As landscape photographers we learn how to phograph a scene in a way that reveals beauty and hides the not so beautiful parts. This selective process was needed even more on Mauritius. Not because the island is not beautiful.. far from it. Mauritius is very beautiful.

The reason is the waste that people keep throwing everywhere. If you stay at a hotel you will have a clean beach because the hotel staff keeps it clean. But go to other areas were there are no hotels and you will find discarded plastic bottles and other waste everywhere. This is so sad. At one setting I was lucky enough to bring my drypack, which I filled with plastic bottles before I started to photograph, I then discarded those in a trash can near our hotel. In the future I will always have some kind of bag for trash with my when I go out photoraphing. I have to scout a location anyway to find the best spot so why not combine it with some garbage collection ;-)

Look at this scene here for example, looks beautiful right. What you not see is the trash hidden in between the grasses. By selecting this low angle I was able to hide it but if you look down it's not such a beautiful sight and it seems no one cares :-(

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Did anyone catch northern lights last night? Our attempt was a complete bust! But hey, that’s life! What matters is that we tried and the day in whole was a complete success. We spent some quality time with our friends and still manage to get away with a few keepers. South Haven was a huge surprise to all of us. It is very beautiful and the walk in marina makes you feel like you are somewhere in Amsterdam. Can you spot the ship?

Albion rocks, Mauritius.

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