January Cruise Vacation 2014

temporary contemporary - art in unexpected places 'Up There' , (2012) by Olaf Bredning, steel. Bass Museum of Art/Collins Park, Miami Beach. 200_P1000411

temporary contemporary - art in unexpected places 'Up There' , (2012) by Olaf Bredning, steel. Bass Museum of Art/Collins Park, Miami Beach. 200_P1000412

temporary contemporary - art in unexpected places 'Way To Go' , (2012) by Olaf Bredning, steel. Bass Museum of Art/Collins Park, Miami Beach. 200_P1000414

This replica Lockheed P-38 Lightning stands in the grounds of the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Miami and looks out across an aviation landscape of a very different era - that of today's Miami airport. I have taken the unusual step of posting my b&w versions first as I think both foliage and clouds lend some atmosphere to these versions of the images. TZ30_P1010733M

This replica Lockheed P-38 Lightning stands in the grounds of the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Miami and looks out across an aviation landscape of a very different era - that of today's Miami airport. I have taken the unusual step of posting my b&w versions first as I think both foliage and clouds lend some atmosphere to these versions of the images. TZ30_P1010740M

This replica Lockheed P-38 Lightning stands in the grounds of the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Miami and looks out across an aviation landscape of a very different era - that of today's Miami airport. I have taken the unusual step of posting my b&w versions first as I think both foliage and clouds lend some atmosphere to these versions of the images. TZ30_P1010748M

We did not get towel animals at the beginning of the cruise but when they started, they were good. The monkey was actually quite a startling sight when we came back to our cabin. TZ30_P1010651 Geotagging approximate

Miami Children's Hospital Ford ambulances (from camera) M32 LF7 and M32 LF5 and (rear) Chevrolet ambulance M32 LF8 at Opa Locka Executive Airport. The Chevrolet is marked 'Neonatal Pediatric Critical Care Transport'. TZ30_P1010727

Miami Children's Hospital Chevrolet ambulance M32 LF8 at Opa Locka Executive Airport. This vehicle is marked 'Neonatal Pediatric Critical Care Transport'. TZ30_P1010723

Miami Children's Hospital Ford ambulance M32 LF5 at Opa Locka Executive Airport. TZ30_P1010724

Miami Children's Hospital Ford ambulance M32 LF7 at Opa Locka Executive Airport. TZ30_P1010726

Cruise ships feature widely in my photos. My rather challenging ambition is to photograph every ship in each port it visits. I am unlikely to achieve that but it is helped by my own travels. Many of the pictures will be documentary but I hope too to bring a little variety of composition to the subject(s). In this view, the well known whale sculpture at the cruise centre on Grand Turk frames the Holland America Eurodam. Eurodam had arrived from Fort Lauderdale (and a sea day) and would leave for San Juan, 200_P1000725

This unidentified historic US military truck is at 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Miami. TZ30_P1010738

Half Moon Cay, also known as Little San Salvador is a beautiful island in the Bahamas owned by Carnival. I visited in Holland America Eurodam - Holland America is part of the Carnival group. 200_P1000980C Geotagging provides incorrect naming as Cat Island is the adjacent island

The Holland America Signature Class Eurodam at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. 200_P1000972 Geotagging provides incorrect naming as Cat Island is the adjacent island

The Holland America Signature Class Eurodam at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. This is one of my attempts to produce pictures of cruise ships in pleasing compositions. 200_P1000975C Geotagging provides incorrect naming as Cat Island is the adjacent island

The Holland America Signature Class Eurodam at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. This is one of my attempts to produce pictures of cruise ships in pleasing compositions. 200_P1000977C Geotagging provides incorrect naming as Cat Island is the adjacent island

The Holland America Signature Class Eurodam at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. This is one of my attempts to produce pictures of cruise ships in pleasing compositions. 200_P1000979 Geotagging provides incorrect naming as Cat Island is the adjacent island