Flower Photos: Possibly Plumeria

AKA Frangipani

 

 

These pink and red blossoms were spotted on a side street in Kin Town.

The photos were taken with a Canon G12 and, I was sort of in a hurry.

It was lunchtime and the fishburgers would be cold by the time, I got back to the office.

It would have been less challenging photography if, I could have moved the plants.

Bright light and dark shadows, don't give you the best images.

When you're an uninvited guest on private property, it's best to, not touch anything.

So, I moved around and shot, knowing, I'd be cropping the photos later.

 There are so many types of plumeria plants, I couldn't decide on a name for this one.

People, around the globe, raise these plants and, keep making new hybrids.

If anyone reading this, wants to take a stab at the scientific name, let me know.

Otherwise, I'll just keep calling it a Possibly Plumeria.

If you want to learn more about these types of plants visit:

Plumeria 101 

Some Breaking News

 

 

An alert reader, identified this plant and flower as Desert Rose and, I agree.

The botanical nomenclature would be Adenium obesum.

More about this flower is available at Wisconsin Master Gardener.

The Okinawan Bar Way Down the Street from Here

The Place Jogged a Few Memories

 

 

A few months ago, I started taking long walks to shoot the full moon.

Going to the northeast end of town and down to the beach, keep me out there pretty late.

This bar with a wooden front and round windows caught my attention.

It would be a good subject to shoot with some wide angle lenses.

For lunar photography, I'm usually carrying monster lenses to zoom in on the full moon. 

300-700mm of lens, wouldn't work too well in a small place like this.

One night, I stoped by to have a beer on the way home from a moon shoot.

The cameras just got stashed away on the counter.

Something about this place, told me, I had been here before.

It's not a very large establishment. Twenty people would make it crowded.

Just below a round, stained glass window is this room, with a hibachi in it.

That would be called a fire or, cooking box and, this one still looks operable.

Over in the far corner of the bar folks can get a little privacy at these tables.

For some reason, I couldn't shake the feeling, I had been here before.

If they held a contest for people who couldn't remember stuff, I could win, I bet.

 Girls don't want to become one of my ex-wives because, I'll probably forget their names.

Yoko, the gal who owns and operates this bar, does sort of like me.

She can't remember names but, never forgets faces.

She remembered me from visiting this place back in the 1970's.

So, I promised one day, to come back and create some images with a wide angle lens.

 All of a sudden, I looked up at a back wall of the bar and spotted this picture.

Then, I remembered being in here a long, long time ago.

The artwork reminded me and, I'll never forget this bar or her name, again.

She's the girl with the baby and a flower in her hair ! 

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6 Early Evening Photos from a Mangrove Forest

As the Sun Dips Down Below the Mountains

 

 

The Golden hour for photography happens just after sunrise and, an hour before the sun sets.

These photos were taken between 5-6PM while taking evening strolls over this past week.

The sun, setting low in the western sky, gives the scenery a golden glow.

 As long as the wind, doesn't stir things up, reflection photography begs to be shot.

 Twice a day the tide goes out, exposing the mangrove roots.

Deep in the forest, it's time to do some wide angle photography; everything is quiet and still.

A close up shot, reveals the rough texture of the trees in these forests.

Backing off with the lens, a parting shot was taken as the light faded. 

The mangrove forest gets dark in a hurry, after the sun sets.

No telling, what you might bump into if, you get stuck walking around down there after dark !

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Gigantic Hibiscus Flower Blooming Down the Street

Gargantuan Best Describes It

 

 

This was discovered, while walking the back-roads of town yesterday.

To stay out of the blazing sun, I walk in the shadows of the side streets, sometimes.

This humongous flower, caught my attention so, I stopped and shot it with the camera.

It's too bad, nobody was around to assist me.

It would have been nice, if someone came along to hold one of my flip-flops next to it.

That would give you a sense of scale.  I swear, the thing was bigger than my face.

If the flower is still there, I may get another chance to photograph it for you.

Meanwhile, you get get see, just how big my flip-flops really are ! 





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Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 18-250 at 23mm

Exposure: f/16  1/15   ISO 200

Location: Namisato,  Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

GPS:  Latitude 26.27.2797  Longitude 127.55.4274

Date and Time:  SEP 16 2015  6:09PM 

Recently, I re-discovered this place on the other end of town.

Apparently, back in the 70's the establishment was one of my many hangouts.

The owner recognized me, even though it's been a few decades and, I got old.

There will be more photos and a story, posted about this place, at a later date.

Meanwhile, y'all can listen to this tune, the joint reminded me of, for some strange reason.