I think Bonaire has been invaded!

Here's Lea!

Shore diving - bet it's LEA! (How could we tell? Good sign, Lea!)





That Blueman is Bizarre!

Sailing Sailing!

Hey - it's a thingamabob!

divers . . .

Mirror...!

Denise - good catch. My browser refreshed before they came all the way in! I missed the one before it, too. Jeez.

Gate:



And on the beach:

Mirror?

Rusty, good you caught them coming off the beach and the gate shot... I was trying to get them and was instant messaging at same time - so missed alot.

mro at gate

And now for something completely different:

more at gate

oops double - I'll stop posting - you can catch any worthwhile -- I gotta go soon anyway - Oscar is looking to play

Oh - and I loved the footprints in 16:00:06 - Fred Astaire Cam Dance Studio.

Hats off!

Looks like the old Coppertone ads with the kid and the dog...

Great stuff today! Lisa caught the blue man in the other thread and called him the "Pentium III" guy! Wish I were there...

Niki!!! Is that really you? How have you been- we've missed you!

sunset comes...and so do we...Feb 9

Hi Hazel,
Yep, I've been away. Getting back...

Hi Rusty, You flushed me out by coming back with the quizzical look... I just couldn't resist finding out what you thought the 'thingamabob' was.

HONEY I'M HOME!!!!!!!

VISITOR TO THE GATE...
who was that BLUE MAN???
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oops...

Steve,
If your interested in being added to my list of BT'ers visiting Bonaire during Feb & March, either post or E-mail your departure date and I'll add you. Also, see my profile for a chart of the current listing and "Everything Else: Feb/Mar BT'ers for further info and possible on-Island get-togethers.

Ok SUNSET ALERT!!!! it looks as if the gold from the morning beach goes to the sky at sunset...

It's early but I think this is going to be the winner tonight.

still looking like a winner!!!

nothing like sailing into the sunset..ahhhhh....

Hi, Niki!! Great to see you back on the board. Hope all is well with you and your hubby. Will you be in Bonaire again this May? We return 5-18 thru 6-1-02...hope to see you again! Carole and Joe

PS You are one very alert lady to figure out the mirror so quickly...kudos to you!

Hi Carole and Joe,

If all goes well we should find you on that same AJ flight again!

I keep imagining the mirror in front of the camera from different perspectives... Diver, go back out there and do it some more!

Niki, nice to have you back

Niki - I had one of those "heel of the hand to the side of my forehead" moments when you illustrated the mirror. I was initially wondering if it was a filter or lens for the cam/case. Then it was SO obvious. Next question is WHY?

For FUN!

Try thinking of something new to do in front of the reef cam. We've seen a lot of imaginative moments...

hi freddy
that blue man was one from the boston's blue man group. iam pretty lucky to travel with such famous people.LOL LEA

Hi Lea, Call me ignorant but please tell me more about The Boston Blue Man Group...I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering...at least I hope I'm not the only one :-)

I love the Blue Man Group/Band! First saw them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno many, many years ago and could not find any of their work in the record shops (I am showing my age, again!). I would imagine it is much easier to find today as they have grown tremendously in popularity over the years. I believe they are "parked" in Las Vegas for a long stint, now, aren't they?? Lea, you are pulling our legs, right? One can never tell on this board! Carole

Oh, by the way....he looks verrrry "fuzzy" in the picture! Appears to have spines or zippers surrounding his torso....hmmmmm....What gives? Carole

Carole, I agree with you it does look a bit fuzzy, however...someone would have to be VERY good to transpose this picture along with the guys shadow!! And thank you for clarifying(sic) just who the Blue Man Group is. I even found a web site for them. and get this they have an online store!! can't wait to receive the mug I ordered!!!

I see they have lots of music available now...have to get out there and pick some up...definitely unique, they are! Yeh, I saw the shadow, too, and thought...hmmmmm, tough to fake this shot, but the zipper/porcupine look has me baffled. Doesn't take much! They've come a long way, baby!

Lea, what's the true skinny on the pic? Carole

Folks,
If you look at some of the captures that have things that are moving, like flying birds etc. you will notice the porcupine look in those things that are in motion. This seems to be more apparent when the image is shown in the larger size. I guess it's just an artifact caused by the smearing of the image on the camera sensor. The Blue Man was probably walking at a fairly good pace as he went by.

The Blue Man Group is really more a performance art group than a musical group and they are not just a single group if I have my facts straight. There is a group in Boston on what I believe is a semi-permanent basis along with another in Las Vegas, don't know if there is still one in NY City as well. This is much like the Cirque-du-Soleil which has at least four troupes in different locations that all perform under the same name.

Carole, and Megan & Eric, and folks. I happen to remember the discussion of this topic from more than a year ago. The large captures are blurry when the subjects are moving too fast. The small captures grab one frame of time (I forget, was it a thirtieth of a second?) The large captures are blends of two quick captures and combined, odd and even pixels. Like two successive thirtieths of a second cross-hatched together. I wonder if fast-moving Blue Man walked back and forth for two minutes, or was a lucky Blue Man.

The Blue Man Group has performances in many U.S. cities (simultaneously - means there's lots of Sub-groups). Saw them in NYC some time ago - excellent!

And yes, the image shift on every other line is because the Blue Man was moving, and the second field (odd lines) got captured a 30th of a second after the even lines) (video technology artifact).

Jake

Hi Everyone,
Yes I am pulling your leg. But I have seen the Blue Man Group In Boston . They were great. The Man in the picture is John and he is a Doctor. And he just looked like the blue man Group. He is in front of the underwater cam down in a few captures with his wife Margie. 15:44:04

Lea, you had us fooled! He could pass for one of the Blue Man group.