Run Jannine Run!

Shame on me, for I have neglected this blog and am only just getting to stuff from AUGUST!!!
Here's good friend and local super runner, Jannine!

We met up very early on in the summer to get some shots of her running for some runner blogging stuff and what-not!

I can't find the original image for this, but you can see how early it is, look at our shadows, I love it!!! This can be a pain sometimes on early morning shoots, trying to hide from your own shadow getting in the shots! Probably why when I get home, I am usually covered in sand and you have to be VERY careful with the gear. Sand plus camera+NO BUENO!!!

The light was continuously changing. It's weird how the light is different during the summer. The humidity makes it a 'wet' sort of hazed, still light. I dunno, that's my way of describing it LOL

Jannine co-runs the WOOT and WOOP running groups on Okinawa. I was running, but emmm, well, yeah, we'll see you soon dear neglected blog!!!!

Everyday I'm shufflin'

So back in June there was a Flash mob by some of my crazy-cool-beautiful friends in Okinawa. It was really cool. I might even have joined in myself had I learnt (isn't that a word? Spell check says no!) the dance moves LOL but I was in London when the practices were going on! But, I took some cool photos of the shufflin' and that's cool with me!

And she came out of nowhere. Let's get this party started, Natsumi!

Don't mess with these too, they will annihilate you! Much respect to Mina and Michelle!

Here goes the super cool Jess!

Oki all day!

Hey, there's one of the Zumba queens, Erna!

How low can you go?

Put your hands up!

Hey, I know you three! The 3 degrees of Oki!

I love her hair!

Some BW action! C'mon!

Fly like a G6!

It's like a rave!

Sunglasses fun!

Colours everywhere, it was like a rainbow x

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.

Photo Shoot

Here's one from the shoot yesterday, can you feel the love? It radiates out from the photo, if I kept it in colour, it would be blazing red. I love this photo of Julie and son. More from the shoot will be posted in my portfolio on pbase ASAP.