Half Moon, Jamaica

[FowlersFreeTime]

On a recent vacation I was allowed a 1 hour break from daddy duties while the kid was napping and the weather was absolutely perfect, so I borrowed a bicycle and took a few snaps of the Half Moon resort and the beach...

The building where we checked in (on the "Eclipse" side of the property) is a nice large building with an expansive lawn:

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 22.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

The first beach you see...

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 100

My ride for this photo excursion:

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 100

Off-peak booking, and noon-time heat, meant I had the beach to myself...

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/7.0999999046326
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 100

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 25.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

This guy had the easiest job that day...

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 100

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 100

The main restaurant during our stay:

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 100

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Found a spot which is popular for weddings, but was closed for some garden/lawn work:

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

The noon heat was too much for these lilies and they had already started to fade

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 21.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 100

And last one was a hut, curiously perched on some rocks over a shallow bay:

• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 20.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 100

^ I found out later that both huts are part of the spa, and you can rent it out for massages by the ocean. Maybe next time!

 

[spudhead]

Good job Chris the huts look better in colour

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Good job Chris the huts look better in colour

Hey thanks Gary. Its a totally different time of day from the version in the Critique thread. I guess that location just doesn't work at sunset?

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

A panorama of the first beach from 5 portrait oriented shots:

• ILCE-6400
• E 17-70mm F2.8 B070
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 100