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9 Beaches has these small huts built on the water. Pretty cool when the ocean waves crash under your bed at night. The huts are made of the same canvas that sailboat sails are made from. This is an HDR image and is one used for the Photomatix tutorial. If you would like to learn a little about HDR start with Taking the Pictures in the tutorial section. Bermuda is a great vacation place! It can be a little expensive but it’s safe because everyone has a high paying job thanks to tourism. You get back what you give. When you get there rent a scooter. Everyone in Bermuda has a scooter even the locals. It doesn’t matter if they are in a suit & tie or dress & high heels, they ride their scooter. All the tourists, like me, rent scooters but they give us the slow ones. Mine would only go 25mph but the locals have 50mph scooters. As you meander through the narrow roads it’s a constant beep-beep and whiz-around from the locals. They seem to have no fear slipping between you and an oncoming scooter. Don’t forget, they drive on the wrong….I mean the left side of the road. Driving on the left is easy to do but it requires at least one mistake that brings you within an inch of death to really solidify the habit.
I drove around South Africa with a shooting buddy of mine and I kidded that we weren’t leaving until I found a granite ball on top of the mountain. I looked for 3 days then found this one a few hundred yards uphill. I ran to the top to get a shot before it rolled away.
A gift from the sea, a sand dollar left behind by a mermaid.
For those that want to know a little about the earth we live on, this is called a glacial erratic. It travelled over 25 miles in a thick glacier over 2000 years ago. It’s big as a car and perched on the edge of the mountain. For those that want to know a little about the picture, this is called an HDR image. I travelled over 750 miles in a heavy rain over 1 year ago to climb this mountain in the dark and take this shot. I lit the boulder with a big million candle flashlight during the exposures. I only got off one set of images when the flashlight started to die. The longest exposure was f/22 @ 28 seconds.
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wow I love fisheye pictures and HDR so this is paradise! literally!
I found a pic of Stonehole Bay in a magazine and did a web search. Your site came up and I was awed by your images!!! Where is this pic of the cottage on the water with the island in front and the water surrounding in all directions. I am trying to find a private location for my honeymoon and this is idyllic. Please let me know where I can find this location. I am in LOVE!! Bermuda may have a new Financial Advisor taking up residency when I arrive.
Thanks so much!
Rhonda
The huts are perfect for a honey moon, certainly memorable.
It is called “9 beaches” and is named for the small semi-private beaches that surround the huts.
They huts are made of sail boat canvas so when it was windy they can be a bit noisy. If you are looking for incredible amenities this may not be the place – it’s a bit like roughing it in the huts. The huts are well…. HUTS, it was a bit windy, I think there were white caps in the toilet. It was wonderful sleeping with waves crashing UNDER your bed at night. I would do it again. On the property is a nice restaurant and bar, night life is kinda quiet. I love Bermuda, a little expensive (lunch about $25), very safe, everyone on the island has a well paying job so crime is almost non existent. You guys must put on your list renting scooters – it’s the most fun way to move about the island.
Good Luck,
Ferrell