She's a {belly} Dancer!

I just love spontaneous shoots like these...

Angie is a Belly Dancer and a yoga teacher living in Tokyo. She came over to visit for a few days 2 weeks ago and we got to do a shoot, Yeah!

We went over to the new 'Island Depot' in American Village, which has some wonderful textured walls and colours, like this!...

After, the Urban-y shots, we went off to the beach to catch yet another fantastic sunset on Okinawa!...

That's where the dancing started!

Thank you to Michelle for setting up the shoot. Michelle and Jess for being 'Creative Directors'. April and Meela for assisting and fanning the model!

And, of course, Angie for being such a great model and dealing with the humidity! No doubt part 2 will come some time soon!

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I Heart Faces - Beach Fun

This was definitely some beach fun! Angie, Belly Dancer extraordinaire over from Tokyo!
Hop on over to I heart Faces for LOTS of great beach shots, I think I am about #500, so when I say lots I mean lots! Enjoy!

Ruby makes three!

Jocelyn and Larry wanted photos on their favourite beach. Memories for a time on Okinawa before PCSing back to the States soon...

Here's Ruby on her own!

She was such a good girl on the shoot and must have wondered what was going on: there's a big black square thing in front of a crazy lady making some odd sounds, oh well, I'm a dog, I'll just go with it!

Jocelyn definitely wanted to get some of the green mossy stuff on her backyard.

The sunset was hazy, but lovely colours...

As everyone knows, you can't keep a good dog down!

Then, we had an intruder into the shoot!

Oh no, that's just Barry, Jocelyn's brother who had literally just got off a plane to visit!
So, the boys were done with being photographed, let's get one of Jocelyn. I love her cheeky expression!

Beautiful! Thank you for the fun shoot!
After Jocelyn's shoot, I stayed behind, cracked open the tripod and took some long exposure shots for fun...

I created a collage to show the different editing effects from one shot. I like the way the sea was so calm and looks like a silky blanket. Next time, I will get some crazy waves long exposure.

Sunsets oh how I love thee!

When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator - Mahatma Gandhi

I still have a one more client blog I am getting ready to post. In the meantime I just thought I would add some personal stuff too. I have been photographing quite a -ahem- few sunsets lately, they have been amazing out here this summer and there's not a better day to post than this week since we are under a tropical depression. Grey skies, wind and rain.

See what I mean? Everyday has been a different canvas. It's great! Very relaxing to walk along and photograph the sunset every night. Here's a close up of a cloud one night. BAM!

Oh sing of summer and a sunset
And sing for us, so that we may remember
The day writes the words right across the sky
They all go all the way up to the top of the night
Kate Bush (Remember her!!!)

April has also been coming with me and using my old camera and asking me loads of questions about depth of field and how to get this look, that effect, etc! Here's April behind the camera...She's a chip off the old block!

and then in front - spinning in her new spinney dress!

I have also made 'friends' with the local fisherman, who has taken a liking to my dog and likes to hold his leash when I am taking photos of the setting sun! I have also found my new favourite thing to do when taking photos of local people: give them a photo, they seem to really appreciate and enjoy it and I for sure do appreciate them letting me take their pic and giving it to them! Win-Win!

This is a typical daily scene on this jetty. It's so Okinawa - the fishing rods and the bike!

Not to be taking myself and my sunset quotes too seriously, I end with another quote I found that was appropriate for my dry, sarky sense of humour - it is genetically ingrained in me, I'm a Brit, I can't help it!
"Is there anything more beautiful than a beautiful, beautiful flamingo, flying across in front of a beautiful sunset? And he's carrying a beautiful rose in his beak, and also he's carrying a very beautiful painting with his feet. And also, you're drunk.” - Jack Handy
Heee heeee.

Run for the sun!

Another PCSing {cute} family in June!

It was a gorgeous evening to walk and reflect out by Araha...

D was all about running and jumping...

He was so cute hanging out with his sister...

Who was also gorgeous and made for a great model!

Dad and Son in the grass...how cute!

No grass for Mum so we photographed the girls by the blue house...

Notice anything about this one, heee heee, I am now part of the family! This would normally be a crop/clone for a final print, nobody wants me in the photo!!! LOL

We got some couple time...

Loving some fisheye...

more!

and some family time...Goodnight sun!

Thank you Dawn, Derrick and the kids! Big thanks to the lovely Jyll for the referral. Gotta love my fellow photographer friends out here!