Posts Tagged ‘photography’

Steve
Steve

Uncommon Photo-Op: Capturing Mt. Pelée from the Sea

Mt. Pelée, finally ready for a close-up/SBPR

Isn’t it funny how the most familiar places in our lives, no matter how majestic they may be, are often the ones we most take for granted? When I lived in New York, I never gave a second thought to the Empire State Building until a childhood friend paid me a visit and we trekked up to the observation deck. I had been living and working in the shadow of the venerable building for years, but up there that afternoon it all seemed brand new, the experience and the sweeping views of the city giving me a whole new appreciation for the structure and the city.

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Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: Waiting For a Rainbow, Barbados

Rainbow, Barbados

I’m writing this while taking in daybreak from the veranda of Cotton House 2 in Barbados. My feet are kicked up on the coffee table, my infant child is pattering around waving a cracker in his hand, and my wife has just started some coffee in the kitchen as evidenced by the rich aroma wafting out on the cool sea air.
A matter of feet beyond my feet, just over the edge of the deck, the waves are methodically rolling in – pushing foam over the sand at my doorstep.
There’s just one thing that might be considered wrong with this perfect morning picture: it’s raining.

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Steve
Steve

Uncommon Attraction: The Village of Toco, Trinidad & Tobago

Marsh E. (Curepian) via Flickr

As the middle of three brothers with Trinidadian heritage, I truly, truly love this photo. It was submitted to our Flickr photostream recently by UC-fan Marsh E. (aka: Curepian), whose amazing images of Trinidad are well worth your attention (click here for more). Not only does the image remind me of endless, carefree days of goofing off with my brothers during our childhood years in St. Croix, but it also gives me hope for a special new travel adventure I hope all three of us can enjoy together next year.
The special destination I’m hoping we can visit is none other than Trinidad; land of our ancestors, our favorite West Indian foods and drinks, and the place where the vast majority of our extended family still resides today.

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Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: Marigot Bay, St. Lucia and the Gift of Travel

Marigot Bay, St. Lucia

Gifts. Gifts! Gifts! My inbox is overflowing with emails sporting subject lines like “Last-minute shoppers: hurry for holiday shipping!”  Everywhere I look, I’m being bombarded with promises of the “Perfect Holiday Gift!”
Am I the only one suffering flashbacks to the outlandish coverage of Black Friday mayhem from less than a month ago? (And really every year before that?) Remember the woman pepper-spraying her fellow deal fanatics just to secure herself a 3D HDTV, or iPad 2 or $1.99 dish towels or whatever it was?
But ask yourself this: when was the last time you received a gift, bought from a store and all wrapped up with a bow, that you’d cherish for a lifetime?

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Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: Sunrise on Signal Hill, Tobago

Sunrise on Signal Hill, Tobago

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.

No, not white with snow! White with white sand beaches—just like the ones I used to know growing up all those years ago in St. Croix.
The holidays really are the most special time of year to spend in the Caribbean. 

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Steve
Steve

Wish You Were Here

November 11, 2011 off the coast of Martinique/SBPR

Chasing the wind off the coast of Les Anses-d’Arlet along the southwestern Caribbean coast of Martinique.

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Patrick
Patrick

Caribbean Wallpaper Wednesday: 45 Years of Barbados Independence and the Promise of a New Day

Promise of a New Day, Barbados

Time can be hard to measure in the Caribbean. Somehow nothing seems to last for long, yet nothing seems to ever change.
Cars, boats, and other intricate manmade objects easily surrender to the punishment of the West Indian sun and salt air — turning to expensive piles of rust almost before your eyes. While on the flip side, the ever-present trade winds, clockwork tides and consistent temperatures play tricks on the mind until keeping track of whether it’s November or February becomes delightfully difficult.
So, it’s hard to say whether the English rule over Barbados is uncommon for its longevity or the fact that it came to an end at all.

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