Diego Photos

In no particular order here are the photos I entered into the MWR photo contest. I actually placed 2nd and 3rd against some serious competition. I reserve all rights to these photographs. Please give me credit if you post them elsewhere, but if you try to post them as your own I have the uncropped originals to prove they are mine.

- Robert -


Turtle Cove. Protected waters.













Weathered Stump at Turtle Cove.













White Sand.


















Wide Berth. The school of fish darted out of harms way.

Worker's Cemetery. From the days when the island was a Copra Plantation.













Safe Harbor. An interesting perspective.














SeaBee Park. Constructed by the USN.














SeaBee Park II.

Streaked Sunset.













Tragedy. This little shoe washed up after the Tsunami.












Coral Stairs. Hand carved out of coral blocks.


















Weathered Plantation Oak. Standing the test of time.













Plantation Spider.














Purple Flowers. These (morning glories?) lined the islands beach areas.













USAF KC135 taking on fuel.














Low Tide.














Morning Dew.














Peppers. They were as hot as they look.


















Perfect flower. This was an example of the orchids that grow on the island.

















Copra Plantation workers burial marker.














Iron Wood. These upturned roots finally gave in to the tides.













Camera shy crab was hiding from the waves and the flash.













Yet another island flower.


















Island Waterfall following a flash thunderstorm.














USN Recreational area.















Blue coconut crab. They also stood out in an orange hue.












British Indian Ocean Territory Fisheries Patrol.

Good Read. Taking time out of the already lazy day for a good book.

Sunset provided a nice illumination to this crab.

Hermit crab on the move. They grew as big as my fist.

Calm after the storm.














Fishing lingering in the cool shade at Turtle Cove.












Coral View.















Donkey Fence. This fence extended so far out to keep the ferile donkeys on the "protected" side of the island.












These were a few of the beautiful scenes to help pass the time away on the island. Thank you for taking the time to look at them. If you would like a high quality print of any one of them, or the rights to use them freely please contact me at : RAF@LittleRockPhoto.Net

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