Keep yer eyes on this guy, he's going places, I tell you. Here's a photo Ryukyu Rusty has in National Geographic Traveler's 2011 Photo Contest. It's a fisherman casting his line off the cliffs during sunset at the Zanpamisaki Lighthouse in Okinawa, Japan.
HERE'S WHAT WE SHOULD ALL DO:
They have a whole bunch of buttons on the page for Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, Digg, StumbleUpon, Send to a Friend and even one button that says MORE. I'm gonna try them all out and I hope some of my followers have the time, in their busy schedules, to hit all those buttons, too.
Ryukyu Rusty isn't really interested in winning some prize in a contest. Somebody else, ahem- ahum, just put the photo in there for him. But, wouldn't that be cool, if this photo showed up in National Geographic Traveler Magazine, someday? Last time I looked there were only twelve-thousand-some other people entered in the contest. Let's see what we can do to narrow down the odds a bit !
JUST HIT THE "HERE'S WHAT WE SHOULD ALL DO" LINK, OK ?
Gotterdun! It took some planning, a little luck with the weather and great timing with the seasalt ice cream parlor but, on the 18th of June, 2011 at 7:24PM this photo was captured with the PENTAX K5.
It was a good thing Ryukyu Rusty and I got over on the west coast of Okinawa early in the day and did some investigating. THE ICE CREAM PLACE CLOSES AT 7PM !
You wouldn't want to see me after spending the whole day in the blistering sun, waiting for a chance to snap this photo and dreaming about Seasalt Vanilla Ice Cream if the joint closed before I got there.
The position of the setting sun had us fooled. We thought it would have set more to the left in the scene but, we don't live on that side of the island. I guess that makes us Pacific islanders.
There are about 40 frames of this sunset in my collection now and I'm not sure what Rusty totaled-up for the day. He did snag a great silhouette shot of a fisherman casting his line over the cliffs with the setting sun and lighthouse in the background.
He is headed for the cover of National Geographic Magazine one of these days. Wait and see !
Just last week I posted a photo of ZANPAMISAKI LIGHTHOUSE viewed in early morning light and promised I'd get a sunset photo of the place, maybe even eat some of that seasalt ice cream.
Well folks, it looks like we gotterdun !
This lighthouse sits on the west coast of Okinawa facing the East China Sea in Yomitan Village.
Most visitors touring the island go to see the glass-blowing, pottery (yachimun), or the UNESCO World Heritage Zakimi Castle when they are heading towards Zanpamisaki (Zanpa Point).
Some tourists gawk at the humongous red clay Shisa near the Cape Zanpa Royal Hotel and others visit a place that makes ice cream using local sea salt. They don't see the lighthouse.
What they are missing is probably the most photogenic lighthouse in all of the Ryukyu Islands.
Which reminds me, it's time I headed over to Yomitan and did a sunset photo of this place.
I'm just wondering what time the ice cream place closes. Reckon they stay open 'til after sunset ?
Zanpa Point Lighthouse is my weekly contribution to TRAVEL PHOTO THURSDAY.
My friend Nancie McKinnon, the editor of Budget Travelers Sandbox, tricked me good this week with her photo. The title: Favorite Canadian Brew, got me thinking is would be some kinda beer.
Turns out, she was talking about coffee. I like coffee, too but, never called it a brew.
Guess I should brush up on my Canadian, eh?
