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Today #203980
09/07/2019 07:44 AM
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This morning as well as yesterday afternoon, Simpson Bay and the Caribbean Sea looks like a lake. It’s like something has sucked all the breeze out of here. It is really hot and humid here the last several days. Saba looks sooooo close, like a ten min boat ride, very strange. We were going to mullet today, but as clam as the water is, why even go!

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Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #203982
09/07/2019 08:50 AM
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Amazing picture of Saba!! Regarding the ocean being dead flat calm, we were on a cruise the week that Luis hit SXM. We were supposed to go to SXM and STT and of course, we were diverted to the Western Caribbean instead. I remember when we were leaving Grand Cayman, the ocean was just dead flat calm, except for the waves generated by our passing. It was spooky, the calmest water we had ever seen while at sea. We speculated at the time that Luis had sucked all the energy out of the basin. I have no idea whether we were right then, or you are right now. I sincerely hope the CALM continues for SXM for the rest of this hurricane season and beyond!


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Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #203988
09/07/2019 10:48 AM
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Early this morning

[Linked Image]

A few hours later Saba is floating

[Linked Image]


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #203989
09/07/2019 10:48 AM
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Very nice.


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #203990
09/07/2019 10:49 AM
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OMG! That is beautiful. Ty for posting it......


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #203994
09/07/2019 10:56 AM
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WOW. Great shot.

Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #203998
09/07/2019 11:24 AM
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❤️ Beautiful


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #204000
09/07/2019 11:30 AM
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Amazing shots! Thanks!


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Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #204003
09/07/2019 11:42 AM
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Wish Bill had gotten some last night. Islands so clear, flat water and a beautiful sunset. Saba has since landed back on the horizon.


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #204008
09/07/2019 02:09 PM
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Elaine, Absolutely breathtaking !! My Bali Hai in SXM.

Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #204009
09/07/2019 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
Early this morning

[Linked Image]

A few hours later Saba is floating

[Linked Image]


FANTASTIC PICS of Saba. I am reasonable with photography, so I thought, but that is superb. Puts me to shame. What camera, magnification and from where did you take this pls? It appears from a boat and nearby as the detail is stunning.

Re: Today [Re: bran] #204012
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From our balcony in Cupecoy. Kodak Pixpro with 90X lens


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Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #204013
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90x and detail no wobble? Good camera? Kodak not known for quality!

Re: Today [Re: bran] #204017
09/07/2019 03:35 PM
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Auburn, WA
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All depends who is using it.

Re: Today [Re: bran] #204021
09/07/2019 03:42 PM
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He's had Kodaks for years, they work for him. It has an anti wobble thingy.


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Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #204034
09/07/2019 06:51 PM
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Wow Elaine, your photos are great! This puts our iPad pics to shame! Thanks for the pics! We saw the same thing also, lol.

Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #204040
09/08/2019 07:01 AM
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SXMFOX and Elaine, thank you for posting your photos. They are amazing. I've never seen Saba like that.

Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #204044
09/08/2019 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SXMFOX
Wow Elaine, your photos are great! This puts our iPad pics to shame! Thanks for the pics! We saw the same thing also, lol.


So hard to catch what you actually see! Thanks for the inspiration!


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #204075
09/08/2019 10:57 AM
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So true Elaine. I find that same when I to underwater photography.

Re: Today [Re: bran] #204077
09/08/2019 11:09 AM
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We used to look out at Saba from Royal Islander and joke that they towed it in place each day. Some days you would see it, some not.

Re: Today [Re: dcarol] #204078
09/08/2019 11:11 AM
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It's our Brigadoon! She hides behind Sahara Dust quite frequently. We sometimes don't see her for months.


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #204090
09/08/2019 12:24 PM
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Yeah, the only bummer is that the Sahara Dust helps to prevent hurricanes.. crazy


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Re: Today [Re: Carol_Hill] #204094
09/08/2019 12:51 PM
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It's a little scary when you can get such clear pictures. Happy it's a bit hazy today.


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Re: Today [Re: BillandElaine] #204096
09/08/2019 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
It's a little scary when you can get such clear pictures. Happy it's a bit hazy today.


Hoping and wishing for the best as the 16th approaches.....


"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest" wink
Re: Today [Re: SXMFOX] #204126
09/08/2019 07:23 PM
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