MUSTIQUE – Here we are still, swimming, eating and drinking rum punches. At lunch at the Cotton House beach bar and a still life from our house. Both taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Noctilux lens.
On this day one year ago: Mirror.
MUSTIQUE – Go ahead and say it. For the past couple of days I’ve been shooting in a mojo-free zone. I must have left it back in New York. Maybe my mojo doesn’t like the tropical climate. Like a good Bordeaux. But today I found it. My mojo must have taken a later flight. Some not bad images today, at last. All with some assistance from my Leica Monochrom and 35mm Summilux lens.
On this day one year ago: really wide.
Bedtween MUSTIQUE and BEQUIA – We chartered a powerboat for the day to make the trip to Bequia and to do some snorkeling. My pictures from Bequia are uninspiring so I’m posting some portraits from the boat ride. I did come away from Bequia with on treasure, though: a tee shirt from the Whaleboner Bar.
Taken with my Leica Monochrom and 35mm Summilux lens.
On this day last year: Quartoze-bis.
MUSTIQUE – I thought that I’d use today to get the cliches off of my chest. It’s not as bad as it could be because I’m down here in the hot tropical light with a camera that only shoots black and white, the Leica Monchrom. So let’s start today’s post with some trees and rocks. Yes, we have them in the Caribbean and they can be the subject of uninspiring photos here as easily as they can in Connecticut. First the trees then the rocks.
It was a challenge shooting the tree. I wanted the palm, the greenery framing it and the shadow – the widest lens i had with my on the trip (a 24mm) wasn’t nearly wide enough so I took six overlapping frames and hoped for the best stitching them. “Hoped for the best” because stitching wide angle images often doesn’t work – I have three different stitching software packages. Photoshop failed at this but PTGui Pro nailed it.
Now for the rocks.
Another tree. This from a spot outside of the Cotton House where someone must have put a some house plants in the ground a few years back – they’ve grown into a monster clump the size of a city bus. Some detail, and on reflection, my favorite from today.
This one lets us throw some clouds into the mix:
And what landscape portfolio would be complete without a cactus (this one is competing for may favor as the favorite of the day):
And finally, Maria leaving a store called the “Purple House” in black and white:
On this day last year: Aunt Dorothee.
MUSTIQUE – This private island is our favorite spot in the Caribbean. The only downside is the endless voyage here – it’s a long ways south (which means that the weather is reliable) and a semi-scheduled small plane hop from Barbados. The last of today’s three shots (sorry – I’m having trouble focusing on editing) is at the iconic Basil’s Bar. Iconic in the sense that it lends a “Cheeseburger in Paradise” vibe to an otherwise staid bastion of . . . well yo fill in the blank.
On this day one year ago: decommissioned church.
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.
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.
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.
On this day last year: Back from Mustique. Hugues de Montalembert’s book signing party.
