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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Wordless Wednesday: Lost Soul in Paradise

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Posted by RyukyuMike at 7:33 PM No comments:
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Monday, October 14, 2019

OCT 2019 Full Moon Over Okinawa

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Moon at 99.7% Full



Camera: Pentax K1


Lens: Pentax 300 MM with 1.4 Converter Focal Length 420 MM


Exposure:  f/16   1/13 sec   ISO 100


Location: Kin Town Okinawa Japan


Date and Time:  OCT 13 2019  6:57 PM
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Wordless Wednesday: New Drink in Town



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Posted by RyukyuMike at 2:20 PM No comments:
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Labels: Alcohol, drinks, Habu, Okinawa, Wordless-Wednesday
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