Category Archives: Barbados
I was very sad to hear the news this morning of the passing of Reggae great Ernie Smith. A great entertainer, he had, for a Jamaican reggae singer, an unusual rich baritone voice, with which he rendered both his own compositions and those of his friend Pluto Shervington.
We were privileged to see Ernie three times, at the Barbados Reggae Festival in 2010, 2012 and 2018, and I have photographic evidence.
Ernie Smith also gave me my favourite music trivia question: “Which song started life as a country song, sung by a Jamaican, and is most famous as a reggae song sung by a Texan?”
Answers on a postcard…
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I don’t do a lot of underwater photography, but I like to have an underwater-capable camera for snorkelling on holiday, and it’s also potentially a good option for working in very wet conditions above seal level. For the last 10 Continue reading →
Saturday, May 13, 2023 in
Barbados,
Photography,
Reviews,
Travel
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Barbados has its mojo back. We’ve been regular visitors to the magical island over many years now. It was a real frustration that our 2020 trip got cancelled with only a few Continue reading →
Back in 2019 I was privileged to take what is a pretty unique airborne trip. Paul Nugent of Airsportsbarbados had one of only four two-seater microlight aircraft in the Caribbean, and at that time was running tours. To make it Continue reading →
With timing more serendipitous than deliberate I spent the eve of Earth Day at one of Barbados’ newest features – the nature reserve being created as the old sand quarry at Walkers in St. Andrews is being wound down. This Continue reading →
With my friends Bob Kiss and John Birch both busy resurrecting old photographs with new software, I thought I would have a go. To give it a real challenge, I went back to my shots from the original 2003 Barbados Continue reading →
Saturday, July 4, 2020 in
Barbados,
Photography,
Travel
The Crane Hotel, Barbados has a hut whose purpose is to take in used beach towels, and dispense fresh ones. It has no other purpose. It is staffed during daylight hours by a helpful young chap, but on our recent Continue reading →
Saturday, November 18, 2017 in
Barbados,
Thoughts on the World,
Travel
Last Summer I purchased a Panasonic GF3 which had been converted to infrared photography. Like with many gadgets, there’s a period where you play with the funky effects, and I quite like the way you can get a really deep Continue reading →
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in
Barbados,
Photography,
Travel
I’m making use of my new Windows MacBook to catch up with photo processing, including a few shots from our trip to Barbados last year. One of the things I particularly love about the Caribbean are the splashes of colour Continue reading →
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in
Barbados,
Photography,
Travel
I was very sad this morning to hear of the passing of the great reggae singer, John Holt. Help Me Make It Through The Night is very possibly my favourite reggae love song, and the contrast between his sweet voice Continue reading →
Saturday, October 25, 2014 in
Barbados,
Thoughts on the World
Following on from the last post, I thought I’d pop up an example to highlight the improvements possible through just the right choice and use of software. The picture above was taken back in 2008, on my old Canon 40D. Continue reading →
The wildlife on a Barbados trip is usually pretty predictable: lizards, turtles, monkeys, flying fish, various small birds and fish. This year had already improved on the norm with a couple of hummingbird sightings, but that was before our catamaran Continue reading →
Saturday, April 28, 2012 in
Barbados,
Photography,
Travel
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