Taken at Orient Beach on the beautiful island of St. Martin. This was the bluest water I have ever seen and the water was so warm and inviting - wish I was there right now:)
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This photo was taken on June 14, 2006 in Saint-Martin, using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT.
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Dr Tao, Bluepeony, blynaffit, Andreas Reinhold, and 214 other people added this photo to their favorites.
*ian* (72 months ago | reply)
It looks like the greenest bluest water I've ever seen! What a wonderfully colourful shot!
Dr Tao (72 months ago | reply)
WOW! So beautiful and........ so recognizable for me! Just one in one Keisaria - my favorite place on the Meditarranean..... Even those delicious haints of old tourqouise have the same look, including this Sun-kissed umbrella plus champagne-coloured sand! Wonderfully inspiring mood, absolutely relaxing atmosphere and......... OMG, what a divine mix of colours!
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Guten Tag group! HAPPY SUNDAY to You and Yours, Michael!
Bluepeony (72 months ago | reply)
How delightful; wish I was there!
CATeyes (72 months ago | reply)
Wow...I can smell the salty air and feel the warm ocean breeze!
Alice777B777 (72 months ago | reply)
This looks FANTASTIC - and so appropriate today for me since we leave later for Costa Rica on holiday.
But the sand and water where we are going will be such a different colour!! - Black volcanic rock sand, but very fine and HOT to the feet!!
(I had to get my last Picture of the Day uploaded to flickr before we left you know!)
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soon to be in Costa Rica on VACATION!!
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blynaffit (72 months ago | reply)
I'll take the chair on the right :-)
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tabrandt (72 months ago | reply)
Looks like it is right out of a Corona commercial. Wish I was there.
wildcats' fan [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
Oh wow!! That looks like Heaven On Earth!! Great shot!
annabelkristin [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
Very very cool shot, yes!! well done :-)
Luv 2 Flickr (72 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot! Well done...looks like a still from a movie or something.
Urban Disturbance (72 months ago | reply)
mhh, what a place
Extra Medium (72 months ago | reply)
I really hope this is what my honeymoon will be like later this month. (3:1 group)
{ Planet Adventure } (72 months ago | reply)
The paradise is here !!
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♥ SheCat ♥ (72 months ago | reply)
I can imagine myself in one of those chairs with a drink in one hand and a book camera in the oter :)
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Bookspells (72 months ago | reply)
very pretty
shirl shootin' life [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
This looks like it could be in a professional travel brochure! Wonderful! Inviting pic!
Andrew. (72 months ago | reply)
Really nice composition! It's very inviting too! Wonderful work!
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KoldFuzion [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
I want to go back to those islands soooooo bad! Quit teasing me! LOL... actually tease me more. I wish I would have had my current camera back then when I was in St. Thomas! Love the photo.. and I'm assuming those are reserved for me and mine!
fouramjava (72 months ago | reply)
I wish I was there, forever. I think I would be happy being a beach bum. Just keep the margaritas coming..... :-)
ak jellie bean (72 months ago | reply)
I wish I was there too!
Bonsta (72 months ago | reply)
Oeeeh nice, looks like a photo out of a catalogue. Who doesn`t wish he/she was there now? :) Beats working!
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Nil :) (72 months ago | reply)
Wonderful composition!
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kayodeok (72 months ago | reply)
Beautiful composition; love the colors of the water
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Foto Blitz Color (72 months ago | reply)
It's a gorgeous photograph, and you've done a magnificent job composing it. Very, very, nice.
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fusaka (72 months ago | reply)
Nice composition. 3:1
lee★fly (72 months ago | reply)
I like doing these kind of shots also.
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Kayak49 (72 months ago | reply)
Wow and wow: beautiful, striking colors!
Patflinschrod (72 months ago | reply)
Margaritaville...fantastic colors. Pay It Forward
WisDoc (72 months ago | reply)
Thank you all so much for you kind words and visits! I appreciate it very much! You are all welcome to pull up a chair with me there anytime:)
Dr. Tao: Thank you so much for your invitation to post this in the Guten Tag pool:)
mummyto4ms: Have fun on your vacation and take LOTS of pictures!
tabrandt: That's funny - I was actually thinking about a Corona commercial when I shot this:)
Extra Medium: Congrats and have fun on your honeymoon:)
fouramjava: Yes, I do imagine what my life would be like if I gave everything up and lived in a hut at the beach - very tempting sometimes:)
Thank you all again and I hope you all enjoyed your weekends!!
Dietrich Bojko Photographie (72 months ago | reply)
stunning composition!!! very moody picture!!! perfectly done!!!
Have a very good and happy neu week!!!
mssharondawn (72 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot...sounds like a wonderful place to go:)
Christine Lebrasseur (72 months ago | reply)
Sighs...
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Timbrel (72 months ago | reply)
Great atmospheric shot. I like the hint of a breeze ruffling the edge of the umbrella.
~Reshma~ (72 months ago | reply)
well done, wisedoc! cool shot!
visualpanic (72 months ago | reply)
it really smells like summer! um!
pfflyers1 (72 months ago | reply)
Love the breeze in this shot
Great colors and lovely atmosphere
Fif&Co. (72 months ago | reply)
Amazing colours...!
Paradisiac image...!
One can almost fell the breeze...
Congrats!!!!
nature55 (72 months ago | reply)
WOW, I wish I could be there right now! Fantastic shot.
lawatha (72 months ago | reply)
Vacation paradise!
Congratulations! This image is currently (or was recently) one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 09 July 2006. (It is/or was on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
KaroliK (72 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot! Congratulations on the front page of Explore...I want to be there right now.
:)
Janet Leadbeater (72 months ago | reply)
gorgeous colours. bright and summery
beccafromportland (72 months ago | reply)
Must have been difficult to return home.
Lovely photo!
ArtistMelissa (72 months ago | reply)
perfect location. great photo.
scotbig (72 months ago | reply)
Another stunning shot Michael. Soon you'll be shooting 3 chairs...;)....wonderful eye you have...........t
WisDoc (72 months ago | reply)
webinteger, Living the American Dream, Christine, Timbrel, ashwink, visualpanic, pfflyers1, Fif&Co, nature55, lawatha, drumsnwhitles, jayjuice, becca, Artist Melissa, and Terry: Thank you so much for your kind words!! You have made my day:)
lawatha: Thanks for the invitation to the Interestingness pool - I would be honored to add it there:)
Terry: Yes, you are right - in only 3 months, we will have to add a third chair:)
` Toshio ' (72 months ago | reply)
Perfect shot!!
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Mingfong (72 months ago | reply)
Michael,
A photo can speak so much about a vocation. The colors, sunny beach, two great seats facing the ocean and the big blue. You did a fantistic job in presenting the idea of vacation in this beautifully composed photo.
redmann (72 months ago | reply)
Fantastic composition! Beautiful.
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cadmanof50s (72 months ago | reply)
Those empty chairs are calling out my name.
Great photo..so inviting.
Thanks for visiting.
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.Ashkan (72 months ago | reply)
this one is great as well... well done...