This is actually how the scene looks in real life. For some pictures, like this one, where the are very brigh areas (the sun) and ver dark areas (the boat details) I will take a couple frames at different exposure levels and blend them together to better show the range of light. If you look up HDR Photography you will get a taste or it, but the trick is to not over do it…which can be a fine line.

AND do you do any kind of photo shop techniques on these or are you capturing the picture as is? The pictures are so outstanding it is hard to believe these places look exactly like you pictured them. Really, really nice.