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After a couple of days on the cliffs it was time to move to the beach. Our move was to Merrils I, however when we arrived they sent us over to Merrils II as they were closing I. It was no probelm as they are both pretty much equal in accommodations. Here's a few images from our stay on the beach.
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Amazing shots!!!!! love it
I am considering Merrill's , did you do the AI plan? I am curious on the drinks and food included, Ok so maybe more the drinks then anything. LOL Any info would be great, the property looks beautiful.
The property in most of those pictures is Margaritaville, though......right?
WOW!....you must use the same color enhancement as Daisy!....the pics are so beautiful, they almost look like paintings!
Beautiful pics. Heading there in Feb. More photos please. Tell me more about Merrils II. Thanks.
A couple of you have asked about Merrils. This was my fourth stay at Merrils hotels. I have stayed at MI once, and M2 three times. I have never stayed at Merrils 3 nor has it ever been open when I visited however I have always visited in the off season. To me, Merrils has always been very good value, and in an excellent location. The rooms have always been clean and if something needed fixing it has always been promptly attended to. The bar is open from 10 AM to 10 PM. To be honest I don't really know what drinks are included in the AI plan as I just stay with Appletons and coke. The food is served buffet style for the three meals and is what I would term as adequate, although I have had some great food there too. There is an omelette station for breakfast. They generally post the menus at both properties, so if you don't like the menu at one, walk a block and eat at the other. Because the place is so well priced, I don't mind skipping a few included meals and going elsewhere to eat occasionally.
Here's a couple of pics of Merrils II form this trip, and yes, some of the previous pics were taken at Margaritaville.
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Unless something has changed Merril's does serve Dirty Bananas and Hummingbirds (shellyk)...they are in the small plastic cups but I didn't mind...you can get as many as you want and that is really what we all are looking for right?
i think Shelly K might be looking for all-u-can-drink AND big cups .....
Ahh big cups nah matter. I'm not in any rush and I think we all know I am not beyond walking the street with three small cups in tow . LOL Just wanted to make sure those drinks were included in AI rate there. Only reason I am looking to stay AI is too beat the budget a little in that area.
While staying at Merrils, I noticed an artist paiting a scene on a large canvas. He would be there in the mornings, sometimes quite early. His name was Michael and he was very interesting to talk to. Unlike some in Jamaica, he had no probelm with me taking his picture and actually encouraged me. Sadly, I had to leave before the piece was finished. Here's a few pictures:
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wow. great pics of the artist and his work. The second photo looks like a painting of the artist painting :)
Nice!! Beautiful shots with some awesome artwork.
whoa those pics are fantastic..and i love the painting his is doing!
if you dont mind, what Photo Program are you using ??
I've used similar effects
Rambo: For these images I used Elements as well as a Topaz Adjust plugin.
One morning I grabbed my camera and headed up the beach for a walk. When I got to the Beachcomber and saw all the columns I decided I needed to take a closer look.
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not one person at beachcomber? It looks beautiful in your pics, but weird juxtaposition to have roman style columns in Negril.
A likkle more walking on da beach.
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I like what you have done with some of them...some people will complain that it isn't real when you can do that.........especially "Film" shooters........lol
my answer is......."the entire idea of a photo, painting, or even sculpture is : "to capture a image as one sees it!...and to convert that image as you feel will impact the viewer the way you wish".........its yours-you own it lol
however some are finding their way into mi "box" as screen-savers............Dtas Rambo's highest form of "flattery"
("Theftin It")...........nice work
Thanks Rambo! What some people don't understand is that in the day of film many images were manipulated in the darkroom as in dodging and burning. Now, with digital we can let the camera do it or we can use various software programs to do the dodging and burning, and so much more.
interesting look; it has the ability to make the photos look just like a lot of the old time artwork you could buy of street scenes and pushcart and or country scenes.nice.
Cool Photos.. thanks for sharing
nice photos - excellent image processing - more art then photos
A likkle more . . .
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Yes that is a cool effect. Is there a name for it?
LOVE the seagrapes pic!!...really beautiful work!
Again.... very nice.
Beautiful photos!
Chuck,
I'm with Rambo - I love the effect - I think that some that might criticize aren't realizing that the effect is just that - an effect - and if the artist doesn't have the eye for the shot, it won't work. I have seen other pics that used this process, and they were flat as a pancake - yours are brilliant - You enhance the shot with the effect - I could see them printed out and hanging in my office.. Thanks for being creative and sharing that creativity with all of us!
how do you get these effects? What program are you using? Love these pics...could be blown up and framed :)
Those filters are trippy lol
The effect is called HDR (high dynamic range)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
As he mentioned earlier, he's using a plug-in called Topaz Adjust.
Love the pics.
Just chuck,I've never been much of a shutter bug (not sure on spelling) but I love these so much!
cool shots