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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
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Barbados at Dusk
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Here’s another pic I took on an old point and shoot. Not a very clear photo, but it still has a nice atmosphere to it. Actually, the original image was a little bit more monochrome, and I photoshopped this one to bring out the colours. You can see the original on my flickr. Let me know if you think I’ve improved or butchered the original. I’m sure I have the original print and negatives somewhere, and I’ve been meaning to put this one on a wall for a while. I’d love to get back out there with a decent camera and a tripod.
The beach itself is somewhere between St. James and Holetown on the west coast of Barbados, looking inward to the Caribbean sea, as opposed to the Atlantic the other side of the island. At night, the sand begins to literally crawl with many small crabs. We had to get out of there pretty quick or else my partner would have had a meltdown. Well, if you are wearing sandals then its probably sensible. Although, due credit must go to her for prompting me into taking the pic.
Whenever I look at this picture, I can immediately recall the sight and all those intermingled feelings that arise when reminiscing. The air was cool, and a slight breeze was flowing toward us from the sea. We’d been walking to a restaurant for an evening meal, most likely it being the Crocodile Den, which once we found it, couldn’t let go and returned for several nights. The cool owner even let us run up a tab based off of knowing our names and the hotel we were staying at. So on this evening we chose to walk the beach instead of taking the main road, which follows the coast up the west side of the island from Bridgetown, the capital. The road was never far from the beach as I recall, about 15-30 meters or so. Some of the more expensive hotels dot that route, but we stayed at a wonderful self-catered hotel called Angler Apartments.