... three cheers to CLO, and Zack
I am feeling younger, better and stronger, every day thanks to GOD and the products that he has created and given man wisdom to prepare and distribute to those of us who wish to live out our three score and ten years, and then some. Cod Liver Oil is one such product that restored my youth. It is most unfortunate that some folks can't handle it, but I have gone past the taste and smell, and taken control of my senses and demand that my body obey me and accept it whenever it touches my palate. After the first bottle your mind gets the message and agrees with you that CLO is a necessary food supplement. Is it mind over matter or what? This is another topic in itself, but today we talking photography.
I am on my way to be a paparazzi again. Every opportunity I get to practice, I take, even those events which do not seem to qualify in the eyes of some. But then again, my love for photography has nothing to do with putting bread on my table, my motivation and inspiration is not driven by the same parameters like most other 'photographers', but I don't have to explain that. I am glad that I have God given ability to appreciate photography, the art and science, and the ....whoa!!! I made a promise that I wound reduce the chat here and present images instead, but it is hard to let some topics just pass by without taking a stab or giving it a dig, but we will come back to them, because some inquiring minds need to know. One viewer in a comment on one of my Facebook images wants to know what inspired me, so I have to present him with an essay. One paragraph can't do justice.
Easter Monday was the annual 4-H Aquatic Sports meet at the Port Zante Ferry Terminal and Pier. It is a know fact that you can recognize "old people" because they always want to get the details, and get it right. Well I am not here for the details, check the online news sources for that, suffice to say that the organizer, Winston 'Zack" Nisbett, Esq., is doing a great job, given the global recession, and other tribulations ....
The spectators look forward to this annual event and the highlight is the "fetching of the ham from the greasy pole". I believe that is what everyone is really here for.
This year saw increased support as two hams were donated to the event. In the snap above this is the smaller ham. Some people are not eating pork [so they say] but everyone else eats ham. The pole is greased this year with a heavy duty grease, probably to enhance the excitement and entertainment. But someone always gets the ham.
The larger ham is positioned with Coast Guard assistance. There is a $1 charge to enter this event, and as one spectator puts it, this is the best ROI he can see today. For only $1 you can get a $50 ham, just negotiate with the greasy pole.
This ham was dispensed with in quick time and all eye focused on the other greasy pole challenge, on the beach. This a vertical lamp post with $500 in cash tied to the top, and to date someone has always taken the cash home. below the pole is being greased up.
Most of the participants seem to have take a good look at this 'killer' grease and even though the $500 was tempting they elected to pass it up and at the end of the meet the organizers had to retrieve the prize. Maybe for 2010 this prize would be $1000 instead.
This is the pole that seemed not worth climbing for $500. It seems like a message was being sent, and I expect that it was well received.
While ham fetching was going on, and even earlier, the boatmen put on a show. I am so impressed that I am rolling it into a movie for YouTube. In hind sight I should have max my flash card to 895, but I am happy with my 609 images.
The Coast Guard ever watchful and on the alert to make sure that these youths are safe. They are trained for this. I saw them monitoring all the action in the bay, not just in this particular area of the pier. These boatmen make it look easy, but everything comes with practice and skill.
This is my first time in a long while shooting anything moving this fast, on the water and I rather enjoyed it. It bring back memories. But this was not all the boat action for Easter Monday. Coming up, what model of fishing boats are these? Do we have an untapped resource here?
I wonder if fishermen the world over are like ours here in St Christopher.
I am now being tempted to get a fishing boat ... for next year's Easter Monday Aquatic meet.
I am on my way to be a paparazzi again. Every opportunity I get to practice, I take, even those events which do not seem to qualify in the eyes of some. But then again, my love for photography has nothing to do with putting bread on my table, my motivation and inspiration is not driven by the same parameters like most other 'photographers', but I don't have to explain that. I am glad that I have God given ability to appreciate photography, the art and science, and the ....whoa!!! I made a promise that I wound reduce the chat here and present images instead, but it is hard to let some topics just pass by without taking a stab or giving it a dig, but we will come back to them, because some inquiring minds need to know. One viewer in a comment on one of my Facebook images wants to know what inspired me, so I have to present him with an essay. One paragraph can't do justice.
Easter Monday was the annual 4-H Aquatic Sports meet at the Port Zante Ferry Terminal and Pier. It is a know fact that you can recognize "old people" because they always want to get the details, and get it right. Well I am not here for the details, check the online news sources for that, suffice to say that the organizer, Winston 'Zack" Nisbett, Esq., is doing a great job, given the global recession, and other tribulations ....
The spectators look forward to this annual event and the highlight is the "fetching of the ham from the greasy pole". I believe that is what everyone is really here for.
This year saw increased support as two hams were donated to the event. In the snap above this is the smaller ham. Some people are not eating pork [so they say] but everyone else eats ham. The pole is greased this year with a heavy duty grease, probably to enhance the excitement and entertainment. But someone always gets the ham.
The larger ham is positioned with Coast Guard assistance. There is a $1 charge to enter this event, and as one spectator puts it, this is the best ROI he can see today. For only $1 you can get a $50 ham, just negotiate with the greasy pole.
This ham was dispensed with in quick time and all eye focused on the other greasy pole challenge, on the beach. This a vertical lamp post with $500 in cash tied to the top, and to date someone has always taken the cash home. below the pole is being greased up.
Most of the participants seem to have take a good look at this 'killer' grease and even though the $500 was tempting they elected to pass it up and at the end of the meet the organizers had to retrieve the prize. Maybe for 2010 this prize would be $1000 instead.
This is the pole that seemed not worth climbing for $500. It seems like a message was being sent, and I expect that it was well received.
While ham fetching was going on, and even earlier, the boatmen put on a show. I am so impressed that I am rolling it into a movie for YouTube. In hind sight I should have max my flash card to 895, but I am happy with my 609 images.
The Coast Guard ever watchful and on the alert to make sure that these youths are safe. They are trained for this. I saw them monitoring all the action in the bay, not just in this particular area of the pier. These boatmen make it look easy, but everything comes with practice and skill.
This is my first time in a long while shooting anything moving this fast, on the water and I rather enjoyed it. It bring back memories. But this was not all the boat action for Easter Monday. Coming up, what model of fishing boats are these? Do we have an untapped resource here?
I wonder if fishermen the world over are like ours here in St Christopher.
I am now being tempted to get a fishing boat ... for next year's Easter Monday Aquatic meet.
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