MUSTIQUE – One last sky as we pack up to return to a snow and ice covered New York. Hasseblad H4D-60 and 28mm lens. Three frames stitched.
Grenadines morning
On this day one year ago: A lovely infrared image at Citicorp Center. Reviewing this image inspired me to dig out my infrared kit again. Expect some IR images over the next few weeks.
Lexington Avenue
MUSTIQUE – Back again to Macaroni Beach for another picnic plus, of course, a sunset. Beach shoot with my small Panasonic; sky with my Hasselblad H4D-60.
Judy Hamilton
Mustique Sunset
On this day last year: Back from Mustique. Hugues de Montalembert’s book signing party.
Hughues de Montalembert
MUSTIQUE – We went on a picnic to Macaroni beach. Here’s an image taken with my Hasselblad H4D-60, followed by a sunset with the same camera. As you have seen from the previous post we were in exactly the same place for lunch on January 26, 2010.
Picnic on Macaroni Beach
Sunset Mustique
On this day one year ago: A raining morning in Mustique.
Mustique
MUSTIQUE – The house that we’re staying at, L’Ansecoy, belongs to Maguy le Coze, owner of Le Bernardin, our favorite restaurant in New York. Anyway, another day another rainbow, and another beautiful sky. Both taken with my Hasselblad H4D-60.
Doug and Judy
Grenadines sunset
On this day one year ago: Picnic on Macaroni Beach, Mustique.
Mustique
MUSTIQUE – We saw a rare double rainbow today and managed to capture it – rainbows are notoriously difficult to photograph so I count myself as lucky. Following the rainbow is the obligatory shot of the sky. Both taken with my Hasselblad H4D-60
Grenadines rainbow
Grenadines sky
On this day last year: Home theatre, Coccoloba. “Coccoloba” is the name of the house we stayed in last year. Here’s a link to it on the Mustique Company site – the photographs of the house are mine.
Home theatre
MUSTIQUE – So here we go, onward in our survey of skies in the Grenadines. This is three frames taken with my Hasselblad H4D-60 and stitched in Photoshop.
Grenadines sky
On this day one year ago: A not very good image from Firefly, one of the three places on Mustique that serve food to the public.
Judy
ON BOARD THE SHROUD DANCER – So I’ve decided to focus on skies this trip. In color. Using a circular polarizer which in the general direction of 90˚ from the sun darkens the sky dramatically. In other words “the hell with not hackneyed”. Maybe even a bit in the direction of kitsch.
Here we are sailing to Bequia on board a friend’s boat, the Shroud Dancer. Take with my Hasselblad H4D and a 28mm lens. This is two frames stitched.
Shroud dancer
On this day last year: Guess what – Mustique!. This is the post with my self-important note about color in the tropics.
Mustique
AIRBORNE BETWEEN BARBADOS AND MUSTIQUE – The places that you get to in a small plane seem to be the best. I guess that’s because there are enough people who say “I’d never fly in one of those things” to keep the crowds small. Or maybe its the landings – places where small planes go tend to have funky airports. Here we are on the last leg of the full day trip from snow-bound Manhattan to Mustique, a paradise island in the Grenadines. Here’s a link to one of the three places where the public can buy a meal on the island: Basil’s Bar. Basil Charles OBE, the owner, is a friend and has the good taste to have purchased one of my prints. No kidding on the OBE – its in recognition of his important contribution to education in St. Vincent.
Mustique appears to have become our island paradise of choice. This is not a result of a conscious decision but we were there in June 2010 at a wedding and in January of last year when I said “I almost always do tropical setting in black and white” to avoid hackneyed images. Yeh, right. We’ll see about that. This statement has made me rethink what I’m going to post over the next few days. 100% color. “Not hackneyed” is over rated, anyway.
Don’t look for a Jimmy Buffet vibe when you get here. It’s paradise, and you can buy a cheeseburger but that’s about the only connection.
SVG
On this day last year: Jet Blue terminal at JFK. On the way to Mustique.
JFK
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Day six in Mustique. A travel day back to New York. This from the Mustique airport.
Mustique airport
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Day five in Mustique. The extended house party continues!
Judy and Doug
Nikon D700 and 85mm Nikkor F1.4
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Day four in Mustique. The celebration continues at Basil’s Bar. Here’s a link to Basil’s Bar.
Basil's Bar, Mustique
Nikon D700 and 85mm Nikkor f1.4 lens.
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Day three in Mustique. This is the day of the wedding that brought us down here. Here’s a guest stalking the bride and groom at the ceremony:
Stalker
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 85mm f1.4 lens.
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Day two in Mustique. A picnic and party at Macaroni Beach. We dodged rain showers all afternoon – the scene had a Last Year at Marienbad quality. Wikipedia entry for Last Year at Marienbad
Macaroni Beach Mustique
Leica M9 with 50mm Summilux Asph. Two frames stitched.
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – We traveled today to Mustique to attend the celebrations surrounding the wedding of friends. We arrived in time for dinner and a kick off party. We were last in Mustique in January of this year. My last trip to Mustique As I’ve noted before this is a private island in the Grenadines populated primarily by the rich and famous. Here’s a link to it’s Wikipedia entry: Mustique’s Wikipedia entry. Anyway, from evening one:
Party at Yamanjá
Taken with a Nikon D700 with an 85mm f1.4 Nikkor.
MUSTIQUE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – It rains in paradise.
Mustique
MUSTIQUE – The home theatre in a house in Mustique. The photographs on the walls are mine, taken during the construction of the house. As I write this I’m sitting next to Alex Antonelli, the architect who built the house.
Home theatre
MUSTIQUE – I almost always do tropical settings in black and white in the hope that it will help me avoid the temptation to produce postcards.
Mustique
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