St. Thomas... a short "post op" run

So i'm back!!! Well sort of...  My post operation recovery has been a bit slow but i'm getting off my ass and starting up the vibes again.  So the crew and I headed out to St. Thomas for a short run.  After the "demonisation" of coconut oils back in the day courtesy of our friends up north this parish took a hit.  

I hope this parish makes a comeback now that we all know those claims were pretty much made with hydrogenated coconut oil not virgin coconut oil.  As far as hydrogenated anything goes they're all bad... taste good tho...but baaad!!!!  Funny enough i've found  this on amazon 

More info on coconut oil can be found here.

 

And Finally for a architect friend,  Here's the bridge.

Made in Jamaica but probably by the british...lol 

Location Serge Island.

Till nex time.. walk good...:)

Black River and the D's birthday

Andy kept it a secret way into our run up the river.  That is until his son called and gave him the big up he deserved.  Of course we were shocked that our bredren didn't tell us of his big day.   Possibly because of fear. 

There was constant talk of feeding the "white man" to the resident reptiles.  In any case there was no tossing overboard of any tourist well at least on our boat.  So big  up! Andy.

Even without any need of ritual sacrifice to the river gods we were graced with still waters and clear skies.  This was to the dismay of those who wanted a dramatic clouds to compliment the towering mangroves and dense river cane.  

 ISO 400, 1/800 sec @ f6.3

 ISO 400, 1/2000 sec @ f6.3

The day however was young and they eventually got their wish.  Large well defined cumulus clouds rolled in and the sky lit up in brilliant white.  And almost like clockwork so did the river traffic.

ISO 400, 1/640 sec @ f8

 

ISO 400, 1/2000 sec @ f7.1

ISO 400, 1/500 sec @ f7.1

Although i was not shooting with a polarizer i loved the colors.  A colleague shot with one on his lens i'm waiting to see his images.  Having shot with one before i opted to keep it off this time to get stronger relections on the water.

ISO 400, 1/1600 sec @ f6.3

 

ISO 400, 1/2000 sec @ f5

ISO 400, 1/2000 sec @ f7.1

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