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Tuesday, 10 May 2011 21:35 |
 Well whaddaya know, my photo of ganja leaves got featured in a photoshelter blog entry. Photoshelter operates the the e-commerce platform that I use to sell my images and it is integrated into aroundjamaica.com. It hosts thousands of photographers and of course as you would imaging the blog is quite popular. On occasion I visit the blog as it has useful tips relating the marketing, promotions and selling of photographs.
This particular image is one I took up in the hills of St. Andrew by a rastaman's shack. He had them growing in an old tire and they seemed to be well taken cared for, as evidenced in the image. I can even remember that he had some callaloo and pack choy (bok choy) growing nearby that did not look half as healthy as these ganja plants. Mixed up priorities? To each his own I say. |
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 17:57 |
Jamaica is known as the land of wood and water and it is also famously mountainous. Within this amazing terrain lie many natural attractions. Some of the more popular ones are not far off from the highways, but there are some that are considerable distances from the main thoroughfare. Kwame Falls lie in the latter category, and for me, reaching to the spot was a lesson in endurance surpassed only by a hike many years ago (that I often try to forget), to the Blue Mountain Peak, the highest point on the Island.
Kwame Falls is named after Kwame or Quamin, a Coromantee slave leader from the West Coast of Africa in the late 1700's. As the story goes, Kwame (in similar fashion to what the more famous Tacky spectacularly did 5 years earlier) staged a revolt in St. Mary, and thereafter fled. Whether he took refuge near this Falls while on the run from the British or not, it was named in his honour.
A trek to Kwame falls begins at the western end of Robbins Bay, just beyond the beautiful property called Strawberry Fields. It is at this point that the motor car, truck or bus would have to yield to a rugged terrain best suited for hiking boots or ATVs.
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 12:53 |
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 It has become increasingly apparent to me, that if I am going to call myself a photographer and become more successful as one, I'm going to have to put myself out there in the public eye and make more people know who I am.
Part of that process involves being interviewed every now and again. Having done a few up to this point, I have found that its becoming much easier. Please allow me to direct your attention to one. It was conducted by YardEge.net, an interesting blog on Jamaican culture. You can read it here. |
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Written by Neil
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 21:00 |
Ok, so I have once again neglected my blog. I was out of circulation for a while due to some bad luck on my part. You see, most photographers have several lenses that they use interchangeably to take their shots. I too have several lenses, but I take 95% of my photos with one, my sigma 17-70mm. Unfortunately for me, I clumsily dropped both my camera and lens totally busting up the lens which bore the brunt of the fall.
Not to worry I thought, let me just call up the Sigma service centre and get an estimate of repairs. This I did. The estimate - $200.00. Realizing that it was still half the value of the lens, I dutifully packed up my lens in the original packaging, went to DHL and shipped it to New York.
The persons I dealt with at the service department were quite pleasant. I spoke to a Japanese sounding gentleman who assured me that he would be working on the lens and that I would get back my lens in a jiffy. Because of the severity of the damage, the parts would have to be ordered from Japan. However, he told me that it would arrive in time for the lens to be repaired and shipped to me by the following week. Guess what?... so said, so done!
I now have my lens again and to celebrate I decided to go on my first outing ever with a group of photographers. I'll tell you how that went later. |
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 23:40 |
The fifth storm in 14 years to bear the name Gustav paid our tiny Island a visit last week. Almost a year after Hurricane Dean, Gustav while only a tropical storm at the time it hit, proved just as destructive. |
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Saturday, 30 August 2008 22:00 |
The opening reception of The National Visual Arts Competition & Exhibition 2008 took place on July 13 at the National Gallery of Jamaica. I wrote earlier that it would be very competitive, and it was. For the the category I entered, Adult photography, there were no golds awarded.
This year, like the year before, I was awarded a silver medal for one of my entries. The difference this year was that my silver winning entry was judged the top Adult photograph entered. Yes, the judging was that difficult! However, I gladly accepted and am quite pleased with my award.
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 20:23 |
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 Jamaica produces what is regarded by many as the best coffee in the world, period. If you didn't know that before, now you know! Of the coffee produced in the Jamaica, Blue Mountain coffee, the classification of coffee grown in the high Blue Mountain region of Jamaica is the best. It is quite expensive and highly sought after - just ask any Japanese coffee drinker.
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