Today I was out on Tsuken Island off the east coast of Okinawa, Japan.
For a couple of years I've been meaning to shoot one of these Poinsettia Plants.
Not the little potted things you see on sale at Christmas time around the globe, I'm talking about the ones that get over 6 feet tall (180cm plus). This isn't the largest one I've ever seen but, it came in handy. That's me in the photo and I'm shooting a sacred site. I'm just a tad under 6 feet tall (179cm) when I ain't wearing my flipflops. I didn't have to worry about bumpimg into those flowers because the plant is humongous. They have even taller poinsettia plants on these islands.
One of these days I'll find a bigger one for you to see. That guy I've been calling RyukyuRu took this shot. It was the only way I could get him to stay still for a few seconds. I handed him my other camera, the CANON G12 and told him I need a picture of me next to a poinsettia for my blog.
He runs this blog called MAP IT OKINAWA that has us running all over this island and any other island that belongs to Okinawa and probably won't quit until he maps the whole Ryukyu Island Chain.
Now, I ain't complainin or nuthin like that. Just, everytime we come across a humongous poinsettia plant I'll be asking him to stop and shoot a photo. Just so my tired old bones can get a break !
2 comments:
Who knew those things grew that large, you learn something new everyday.
You say you are just under 6 foot in your flip flops Mike, so what height are you in the wifes high heels?
Ryan,
Not sure. She's a flip-flopper, too !
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