Celebrating new trip with last years pics!

We generally take a trip or two to Negril in the off season. This year I began looking for reasonably priced airfare about 2 months ago. The prices this year have been extraordinarly high and there was no way I was going to pay more than double the fares of last year. Finally, this past week our party of four were able to score some tickets so we have booked for late June. To get in the mood for our upcoming trip here's some pics from last year.

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Last year we stayed at The Oasis off the cliffs for a couple of nites before moving to the beach.

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The Oasis was a very relaxing place to stay. Staff were superb, and plenty to eat and drink.

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We took a little trip to Ricks and then down the road to see Rexy.

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Cool pics. I stayed at Oasis before and was pleasantly surprised!

great photos. Do you have an effect on the photos?

Some of the photos look like paintings. Very cool pix!

Thanks for the comments. I enjoy photography so its always fun on vacation. I use a variety of techniques, some images are HDR, some are processed in Photoshop Elements and Topaz Adjust. By the way Gerry, I think we'll be there at the same time. We'll be at Negril Relax from June 24-29. Scoot on down and I'll buy a drink. I'll be the guy with the camera!

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Looks like there is starting to be a nice bunch of us June/July boardies! Love the photos by the way :o

Great photos! Looks like Rob is growing his ponytail back.

Maryann...no ponytail on Rob...:)...last years pics from the fabulous JustChuck photo collection.

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your photos are fabulous, please stop at Nirvana to photograph our spectacular gardens,

Lonnie, owner

great photos

Thanks Lonnie, I'll stop in on my visit.

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Yayaya....always love to see your photos, they are amazing.

Oasis is a lovely place, I still remember staying there from before it was renovated and it was nice then. That was back in '06..my very first night in Negril. :) I love your pics!

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Wow! justchuck - These pictures are beautiful! They really do look like paintings!
Thank you for sharing these!:D

What type of camera for that effect?

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What type of camera for that effect?

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I used a Sony a700 DSLR for these images, but most cameras are capable of takng these images. As mentioned, processing was done in Photoshop Elements and Topaz Adjust.

Here's some from a quick stop at The Beachcomber.

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Chuck, those are nice. Can you make one of my pics with the scooter with that effect? i will kick you down a dirty banana ....

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Chuck, those are nice. Can you make one of my pics with the scooter with that effect? i will kick you down a dirty banana ....

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Gerry, I sent you an email!

awesome pictures...

. . .per your request Gerry, here is an image of you on the scooter. It's very low resolution as everything is downsized for the internet.

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Here's another that I couldn't resist playing with . . .

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Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

:) Always enjoy your photos justchuck, love the effects!!

Last year we stayed at Merrils II for a few nights. Each morning there was an artist on the beach painting a beach scene. His name was Michael and he would arrive early to catch the morning light. Michael was very pleasant to visit with and had no problem with pictures being taken.

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Firefly Resort had a photo contest last summer. I entered the next image of Michael and got 1st place.

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Aw look at Gerry! Keep em coming JustChuck!!

that's really nice of you, thanks so much!

Gerry, you are such a folk legend on here, I always enjoy your live from Negril reports. Here's another of you having a good time!

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That's really nice of you, thanks so much once again ... You're making pumped to go back to Negril!

Last year while visiting the craft market by the river, I happened to wander to the very back of the market overlooking the beach. There I found Mountain Man or Ringo. He was very friendly and a pleasure to visit with. He also mentioned that he liked cooking over an open fire and can prepare meals for tourists.

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Love your photos!

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Great Job on The Photos!

Cool pictures!

Great photos! Love how you made some of the photo's look like paintings. Looking forward to the next trip series.