Sai by Marsel van Oosten

Sai by Marsel van Oosten

Here’s another one from our recent Into The Cypress Swamps tour in Louisiana and Texas. These swamps are like a labyrinth, and there are many of them. When you’re in a kayak, any swamp is a great experience, but to get the most out of your photography, you really need to know where to go. Before we set up our first swamps tour, we spent two years scouting for the best locations. This is one of them. We spent an amazing afternoon here – especially during the last light, it was like paddling through a fairy tale. In this image, you see another one of our guests, Sai, dwarfed by the cypress trees. To get this perspective, I had to shoot from very far away, so I used my 80-400 zoomed in all the way to 400mm. – – – We have a few spots left on this year’s tour that will be led by Mr. Swamp himself, Georg Popp. His work from these swamps is famous around the world, and he even won an award with it in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. When Georg is in the swamp, Georg becomes the swamp. If you’ve ever seen the movie Swamp Thing – that’s basically Georg. We were the first company to run a 10-day kayak-based photography tour combining the swamps in Louisiana and Texas, and there is still no better-organized tour out there. Check out our website for more info: squiver.com [Nikon D5, AF-S VR 80-400/4.5-5.6, 1/320 @ f/5.6, ISO 400, handheld] Marsel | squiver.com

Marsel van Oosten: Photos