Photos and Videos

A quartet of photographs focused on St. John are included in the finalists of the Department of Tourism’s “Share my USVI” competition.  DOT says it fielded more than a thousand submissions from locals, vying to take top prize of $2,000 and a new digital camera,.

The contest invited pictures from locals only.  They were grouped among five themes: Visiting for Business, Romance, From My View, Culture and Heritage and Activities and Adventures. 

 Lisa Etre, one of St. John’s best known painters showed she has multiple talents, by submitting “Keepin’ de Beat.” It is one of three finalists in the Culture and Heritage category. 

A photo of one of St. John’s beaches is also up for voting.  I Like My Tour Under water Please was taken by Max Schanfarber for From my View.

In the children’s competition, two St. John pictures are including in the final voting.  They include a picture of Bannaquits at feeding time (whenever you put sugar into a coconut) and a portrait of a man sitting on the porch of an abandoned Maho Bay building.

The photos can be seen at www.sharemyusvi.com.

After breakfast, Mrs,. Inquiring Iguana feeds her charges.  Bits of fruit, lettuce, even ChexMix, sometimes.  Here's what it looks like … with Mrs. I.I. heard stage directing the photographer in the background. 

About 60 seconds of nothing really, but then, what the heck … we're here and in shorts … and you're there, cold.   

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I’m always on the lookout for great photos of the island.  Came across this one from TrevinC, an experienced photographer in Seattle, Wa.  Odds are you have never seen a photo as vibrant and rich. 

Trevin used a technique called high dynamic range imaging (HDR).  There are more on his Virgin Islands Flickr page. 

The photo is actually a composite of a number of images of the scene, but which were exposed at different speeds and aperture settings.  You can forget about the technique – just enjoy the results.