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Avid outdoorsman and underwater photographer, Barry Brown has spent the last seven years documenting life above and below water in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Focusing on the island's coral reefs, he has worked hand-in-hand with several businesses and environmental groups, including SECORE, a marine conservation organization based in the Netherlands. His image of a research submersible was recently featured on the cover of DIVER magazine.

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Apr 13, 10     Comments Off
Salty Tire

Salty Tire

Good evening one and all, this is a continuation from yesterdays blog so if you didn’t read it or see the photo do that first, then come back to this photo.  So if you look at the photo from yesterday this is the exact shot I took when I was stretched out and laying on that big dirty tire, cool huh??  What looks like ice is actually salt and not just any salt this is 100% pure Caribbean sea salt.  I was told these tires were dumped here in the 50′s and 60′s and are now a permanent part of these salt pans.  These tires have been here so long that the salt crystals have fused the tires to the ground, just look at how thick the crystal structure is around that tire!  You can see in the background all the other tires as well and like this one here they will be there a long, long time!!
 
I know I sound like a broken record most days because I always do the same thing and today wasn’t much different.  I took the dogs to Saint Joris and worked on my trail for two hours, then spent four hours driving all over Curacao looking for the new issue of Sport Diver and went bike riding at 5:30.  I did find three copies of the new Sport Diver with my photo and bought them all.  I have heard from lots of you out there that you are also finding it now and buying your copy, thanks a million for the support!!  My mom said that Borders has it if you can’t find it at the grocery store or at your normal magazine rack or if all else fails just Google Sport Diver and order one direct, better yet just get a subscription! 
 
I am very tired this evening it’s been a long day and tomorrow morning I have to get up early and take our friend Tom to the airport so I am off to bed!!
 
Till tomorrow, Barry
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