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Author Chris and Carol
Diving in Puerto Rico – 1989
I’ve hardly scanned any of my hundreds of pictures from our time living in Puerto Rico – 1988 to 1991. We lived in a big poured concrete house on top of the highest hill overlooking the Caribbean on the U.S. Naval Base at Roosevelt Roads (Ceiba). Hurricane Hugo (1989) blew out almost all of our windows – we weren’t there as we had evacuated a day before the storm hit. Our belongings were water damaged and our cars were scratched and sandblasted by the fierce winds but we were safe and our cats made it through the storm just fine (interior safe room with plenty of food and water).
We feel for the good people of Puerto Rico. It’s a tough little island and I’m sure they’ll pull through but the recovery will be slow and painful.
Here’s a photo I did find on my PC. It’s me getting ready for a dive at one of our favorite swimming spots on base.
Photo by Carol
Our house is circled in blue with the line underneath. This area was known as Nimitz Drive and was senior enlisted base housing. It looks like the forest (jungle) has taken over.
Large scale view of eastern Puerto Rico. Our house was in the small red circle. We could easily see the island of Vieques from our upstairs windows. The large red circle is where Hurricane Maria made landfall.
Hoping that Puerto Rico can recover quickly.
Chris and Carol
Weekly Photo Challenge – Layered
In response to this week’s photo challenge – layered.
One shell – layered
Many shells – layered
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/layered/
Thanks for stopping by!
Chris
Newest Pentamatic – another fine Yashica joins the family.
A recently acquired Yashica Pentamatic for our collection. This one came to us from a fellow collector here in the southeast US.
This one includes the Auto Yashinon 5.5c f/1.8 lens that puts the lens as a very late production model (maybe mid 1961). Here’s a chance to check out our Pentamatic from many angles.
The angled shutter release button is in a perfect position for maintaining a solid grip on this heavy body while releasing the shutter.
The lens serial number, No. 60521000 is unique in the fact that it’s a whole number (21000).
The cold shoe is mounted on the camera’s left side top plate. Actually a very good spot for it.
This unique lever controls the rewind knob which pops up from under the cold shoe (it moves from the “A” position).
The body serial number, NO. 126013189 decodes to: 12 = December, 60 = 1960, 13189 = 13,189th made since December of 1959.
The lever is now in the “O” position which allows the back to be unlocked.
Pulling up the rewind knob completes the opening.
Our love affair with this fine camera continues. We just can’t get over the clean lines and excellent design.
If you want to acquire a nice Pentamatic for your own collection, they come up occasionally on US online auction sites and infrequently on auction sites in Japan. Nice examples can be had for under $50. Super nice examples will go closer to $100 with some guarantee of functionality from the seller.
Buckets
Buckets along Centre Street, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island – Florida.
Chris
Seagull 4B-1
A great camera that I’ve never considered. Looks like she found a good one!
When I return to the UK for the summer, I take my new cameras back with me. This is mainly due to the humidity here. Everything goes moldy or grows fungus especially if you leave the air condition off. There isn’t much you can do about it in Japan when there is 90% humidity for days on end. This website gives some advice if you can’t afford a special cabinet. I am thinking of investing, but for now, I am saving all the little silica packs.
Anyway, it also means I can buy new-to-me cameras to play with when I return. However, the choices are getting smaller as my blog list gets bigger. It also meant I took all my medium format cameras back, but still had some film left in my fridge. Instead of throwing or giving it away I searched for a reasonably priced 120 film camera. The Fujipet
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Peaceful SUNday
A calm Atlantic Ocean… for now.
A happy and peaceful Sunday for all.
Chris and Carol ^.^
American Beach – Amelia Island
No widespread flooding during Irma from storm surge but a few low lying areas did flood from the heavy rainfall during the storm.
Thanks for your visit and wishing all a speedy recovery.
Chris
The Pippi Longstocking House – Amelia Island, Florida
Located in what is known as Old Town (Fernandina Beach) overlooking the Amelia River on the northwest side of Amelia Island. Originally built around 1870 for a harbor pilot Captain Bell and the second owner was also a river captain in 1901. Located on a high bluff at 212 Estrada Street, it overlooks the former Spanish fort San Carlos (c1811).
It’s a lovely house that’s been restored and maintained throughout the decades. It stood in as Pippi Longstocking’s house in the late 1980s movie “The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking”… “The house was altered and remodeled through the years. When movie producers came calling in 1987, it was its original weathered white with hunter green shutters. The house stood in for Villa Villekulla, the fictional home of Pippi, a character in a series of books written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. The young girl lives alone in a small Swedish village sharing the house with her monkey and horse. She befriends the two children living next door, Tommy and Annika Settergren, and they have many adventures together.”
Today it is a private residence and is not open for tours. It’s a very easy to photograph house because of the large open area in front of the house (actually Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park).
The “Pippi Longstocking House” on Amelia Island. Built c1870
If you find yourself near Amelia Island it is well worth the visit (don’t miss the 40 block Historic District of Fernandina Beach while you’re at it).
Pippi says “hi”! Actress Tami Erin
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out my camera and photography shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com
Chris
Tropical Storm Force Winds – Irma
Here’s a small sample of what it was like here in extreme Northeast Florida on the morning of September 11, 2017 as TS Irma (downgraded from hurricane at that time) made its way northward across the north central part of the state well west of Amelia Island.
The winds were east-southeasterly at about 40 mph sustained with gusts into the 60-70 mph range when this video was taken at 8 AM. The oak in the video is about 60 feet tall and nearly 80 feet across. It held up nicely in the relentless winds. Check out the 20 foot tall flagpole – it did well too.
The flooding in the street was from the heavy rainfall and blocked storm drains and not from storm surge. Once the drains were cleared the water was gone.
A big shout out goes to the fearless linemen from Illinois that worked to restore our power… which was out for only 61 hours! Considering how much damage there was that was a remarkably short period of time. At one point in the repair work near our neighborhood, dozens of linemen were using five power company bucket trucks to string new wires and set new poles. Thank you!!!
Chris
