I was out on Palomino Island, part of the El Conquistador resort, when I saw that palm tree. Now when you're a photographer, you not only have to see the big scene, you've also got to isolate one little part of it. It's easy to be like a kid in a candy store in these exotic places, shooting everything, but you've got to calm down and find something emblematic of the whole. I shot people walking past this tree and then suddenly came a group of riders. I shot them and then asked this one girl to ride back and forth, because I thought it might be a cover possibility.
Bright colors stand out on overcast days like that one.
Even when it's not a pretty day, you can always try to find some little angle. Most people wouldn't think of shooting on a day like that, but if you're not out there, you're not going to find the pictures. This is interesting, because I'd driven by that spot on a previous assignment, and I never gave it another look. The next morning the light was beautiful. Light is everything.