More Destruction

I imagine at one time the fountain in front of the visitors center was quite lovely, but now its just a stagnant pool of rainwater filled with trash.  At least the herons are nice.

Sunset Over Water

I can't get enough of this sunset, this time without the focus on the boat.  I'm off island this weekend, but I've got pictured queued up (so that I don't go yet another weekend without posting).

Green Rock

An algae covered rock at the water's edge at Cinnamon Bay on St John.

Keep Off

I've never seen kids playing on this broken down playground, and for good reason.  If the No Trespassing sign on the other side of the slide isn't enough encouragement, this rope ladder certainly doesn't instill any confidence.

Needs Some Work

The (abandoned) hotel near my apartment has definitely seen better days.  It used to be one of the nicer hotels on St Thomas before the owners got in an argument with the VI government and left.  The visitors center needs a bit of work, as you can see.

Underwater Seascape

To be fair, I did do a fair bit of manipulation of this shot in Lightroom, but I really like the way it came out.  I don't do many B&W conversions, especially with underwater shots that have such bright greens and blues like this shot had.  Maybe I'll pick up on the Monochome Monday meme that I've seen Clueless in Boston and others do and focus on expanding my range a bit.

Cloudy Skies

These are the kind of cloudy skies that I can really enjoy.  I love the high contrast here, captured from the beaches of St John.