Moko Jumbie Sticks British Virgin Islands

Ever seen the sticks that the Moko Jumbies walk on?  Well here they are.  I saw them at the car wash in Greenland, Tortola while I was having my vehicle washed yesterday.  These sticks were used at the August Festival in East End, Tortola August 8, 2012.  I think that the people who choose to learn to walk on these are very brave and talented.

The second photo reminds of a shoe display at a show store!

Here are a group of Moko Jumbies aka Stick Walkers waiting to do their thing at the East End (Tortola BVI) parade on Wednesday August 8,2012

Photos taken with Nikon D60 DSLR Camera

Make Your Own Passport Photos At Home

We pay so much for passports photos annually so as a photographer  I thought why not take my own passport photo.  You see in the British Virgin Islands many of us residents have to get work permits every year to be legally employed in the territory.  Nationals of Jamaica, Guyana and Santo Domingo are required to have visas in addition to the work permits and these visas require passport photos as well.

We are required to take new photos every year - the photos that were used the previous years cannot be reused.  Therefore many of us have extra passport photos lying around out homes.  Here is more detailed information on How to Make Your Passport Photos At Home

Now I Forgot My Memory Card

I did a post before about making sure that your camera battery is fully charged before going on a photo session.  Now a few days a go I went into town and took my camera bag with me - ready for any thing.  It so happened that when I was relaxing at the cruise ship dock, Road Town Tortola, I heard some music playing and realized that there was a parade for the Queen's birthday (it was a public holiday).  I took out my camera and attempted to take a few shots in preparation for takings pictures of the parade.

I realized that nothing was happening.  On checking my camera, I remembered that I did not return the memory card from my computer to the camera!

Previously I would download my photos by connecting the camera to my computer with the USB. Now I just remove the memory card and insert into my computer. Downloading my photos this way, I find I forget to put back the memory card into the camera if I do not do it right after I have completed downloading the photos.