Aplmac Posted April 30, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 30, 2009 This thread is for all you cruisers who took away with you.. fond memories and nice photos of St. Maarten -the good deals island! .................................. Everyone has this shot.. :D If you took the Water Taxi from the pier over to Philipsburg.. ..you might remember this kinda scene? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted April 30, 2009 Author #2 Share Posted April 30, 2009 At the Philipsburg end of the quick Water Taxi run the unbelievable scenery looks like this! :eek: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Booper Posted May 1, 2009 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2009 As always, your pics are breathtaking with incredible resolution and the 20mm lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 1, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted May 1, 2009 As always, your pics are breathtaking with incredible resolution and the (10-)20mm lens. That last shot with the turquoise water around the little dock at rightwas taken with the new 10.5 mm Nikkor fish-eye lens I'd bought just 2 hrs. previously! :) With some cropping at the sides, the shot you see shows very little of the usual fish-eye distortion. It's quite a lens, I assure you!! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor Posted May 2, 2009 #5 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Great photos and all that, but don't we already have a Photo Gallery for posting our pictures? Then the photos don't take up the bandwidth for those of us just looking for answers to our questions here in the discussion threads? gary p.s. aplmac, you have a LOT of photos over there, so you know what it's all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 2, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Great photos and all that, but don't we already have a Photo Gallery for posting our pictures? Then the photos don't take up the bandwidth for those of us just looking for answers to our questions here in the discussion threads? ===> This particular thread is about photos -not answers. Go to other threads for answers. ;) Thanks for bringing the CC Photo Gallery to the attention of people on the text message boards. http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/ I was always under the impression that many people who do the text message boards are quite unaware of CC's excellent Photo Gallery so I was just kinda bringing pics to them...sorry I hit your bandwidth nerve,man but it often helps to illustrate a point being made since a picture is worth a thousand words? ;) Maybe I should stop. All who think we should stop posting pics to threads - please say so. Seriously! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrmnOfMaui Posted May 2, 2009 #7 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) Aplmac, Thanks for the photos... you are bringing our future cruise to life! Our entire family (especially my 10 year old daughter) have really enjoyed the shots. Love the shots of the water taxi, now I know what to look for. Your pictures have been so helpful to us. I love having threads on the best photos, it easily shows the most beautiful places!:) Kim Edited May 2, 2009 by DrmnOfMaui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrmnOfMaui Posted May 2, 2009 #8 Share Posted May 2, 2009 As always, your pics are breathtaking with incredible resolution and the 20mm lens. So that is what you are using! Maybe I'd better put one of those my birthday wish list... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfgirl67 Posted May 2, 2009 #9 Share Posted May 2, 2009 don't pay attention to those who like to make sarcastic comments.........love the pictures, thanks for taking the time to share them with the members that do enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 2, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) So that is what you are using! Maybe I'd better put one of those on my birthday wish list... :D It's going to be quite a list.... :D Go here http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/member.php?uid=272460 and see what I use.. ................................................. My new toy! Bet Mr. T wishes he had one of these! ;) . Edited May 2, 2009 by aplmac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 2, 2009 Author #11 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Life on the French side seems to be more chic...a bit of Riviera in the Caribbean if you will Wife now insists we go over to Marigot -any time we get to St.Maarten -not that I have a problem with that. Taxi fare over to Marigot is around U.S.$ 7 per person, one way and it's worth doing, to see the other half of this two-sided island where you get two destinations for the price of one! And if your girly-girly dau. of age 10 wants Euro-boutiques where a girl can get pretty shoes and stuff.. then Marigot is definitely IT! :D Marigot shops take a siesta at 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. one shop-owner lady told us.. so bear that in mind if you plan to get there after lunch -only to find most shops shut!! ................................ Life is 'tough':cool: in Marigot, as you can see from this one.. We had a delightful chocolate eclair at this table. It came with little bits of crispy preserved/candied-orange-peel.. and the nice young man who waited table told us that they sometimes do a 1:1 exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S.Dollar on bills paid before 11 a.m. Normally the exchange rate is around U.S.$ 1.30 = 1 Euro so if that deal is going down, you get to save about 30%, eh? ;) Now don't hold me to that.. but I did see signs posted indicating a certain flexibility in exchange rate over in Marigot when we were there April 22nd. The Euro is the currency they use over on the French side whereas the U.S.Dollar is the (widely-accepted) currency on the Dutch side,where you'll dock even though the official Dutch-side money is -I believe- the Dutch Florin? -although everything seems to be priced for us cruisers in US$. Hope this helps you understand this two-for-one island a bit better... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancashire_cruisers Posted May 2, 2009 #12 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Hey aplmac I'm just lovin' your pictures! They give a great context to the information you give. Looking forward to our visit to St Maarten next year. Debbie:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KYBOB Posted May 2, 2009 #13 Share Posted May 2, 2009 If you have Nikon Capture software it will 'automatically' take out the fish eye distortion out and you do not have to crop it. Great photos. We where there also on April 22nd it was a great day for photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots4crewzing Posted May 3, 2009 #14 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos.Is one of your shots taken at the beach of Philipsburg? We had an itinerary time change on the Explorer and was hoping that the beach and water was nice to spend a couple of hrs at. Also, By any chance do you have any pics of St Thomas you could share on the St Thomas Thread. I am trying to decide between Sapphire and Secret Harbor. Much appreciated Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcarp Posted May 3, 2009 #15 Share Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) At the Philipsburg end of the quick Water Taxi run the unbelievable scenery looks like this! :eek: . Great pics! Is this a pic of Great bay beach? Also, if it is, how is the snorkling? Edited May 3, 2009 by Kcarp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted May 3, 2009 #16 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Plane landing at Maho beach - wish I knew how to post a big picture though, all I seem to be able to post is a thumbnail :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 3, 2009 Author #17 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Plane landing at Maho beach - wish I knew how to post a big picture though, all I seem to be able to post is a thumbnail :confused: To post biggies you need to text-in a link to photos already uploaded big on the internet somewhere. If you have photos over on the CC Photo Gallery, you can link to those --they come out quite reasonably big.. but these BIG ones of mine you see here, are on my Photobucket.com account so you may want to establish a (free) account over there and assemble yourself a collection of cruise-pics before linking to them. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 3, 2009 Author #18 Share Posted May 3, 2009 If you have Nikon Capture software it will 'automatically' take out the fish eye distortion out and you do not have to crop it. Great photos. We where there also on April 22nd it was a great day for photos. Not that the distortion bugs me that much...it doesn't,really :Dbut is Nikon Capture the software on the CD wot came with the camera?? -or do I have to get it elsewhere? So you were at SXM same day as me, huh? You must've been on either Carnival Liberty or on Crown Princess... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandian Posted May 3, 2009 #19 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Thanks for bringing the CC Photo Gallery to the attention of people on the text message boards. http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/ I was always under the impression that many people who do the text message boards are quite unaware of CC's excellent Photo Gallery so I was just kinda bringing pics to them...sorry I hit your bandwidth nerve,man but it often helps to illustrate a point being made since a picture is worth a thousand words? ;) Maybe I should stop. All who think we should stop posting pics to threads - please say so. Seriously! . NO NO NO love all the photos keep them comming, plenty room for every thing. You have been a great hep in giving us ideas for our forthcomming cruise, it cant come quick enough. Thanks again. Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 3, 2009 Author #20 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Great pics! Is this a pic of Great Bay beach? Also, if it is, how is the snorkling? Yes, fairly sure that's the real name for "Philipsburg Bay" where you go ashore after the ship docks. How's the snorkelling there? I didn't snorkel(I'm from Barbados...does that make sense to a Northerner?):D -but it looks to me like a lotta white sandy bottom to stare at, with little reef structure..but I could be wrong. You might find reef at the other extreme end of the bay away from the pier but it's a Biiig Bay as the name implies - lotsa sand-strolling to get there? Reefs tend to cluster around headlands, while in the bays it tends to be sandy with grass beds. That's the general Marine Bio pattern in the Antillean islands, in my experience living here.. If you have Google Earth, maybe you should fire it up and go over to St.Maarten and have a look at Great Bay.. ..it gives you a fair idea of what's in shallow water,there You can see enough via Google Earth to give a basic idea of what might be out there but I see lots on plain ole SAND...if that turns you on..:cool: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitnyleo Posted May 3, 2009 #21 Share Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) As seen at the Sunset Bar & Grill at Maho Edited May 3, 2009 by nitnyleo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitnyleo Posted May 3, 2009 #22 Share Posted May 3, 2009 As seen at the Sunset Bar & Grill at Maho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitnyleo Posted May 3, 2009 #23 Share Posted May 3, 2009 As seen at the Sunset Bar & Grill at Maho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcarp Posted May 3, 2009 #24 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Yes, fairly sure that's the real name for "Philipsburg Bay" where you go ashore after the ship docks. How's the snorkelling there? I didn't snorkel(I'm from Barbados...does that make sense to a Northerner?):D -but it looks to me like a lotta white sandy bottom to stare at, with little reef structure..but I could be wrong. You might find reef at the other extreme end of the bay away from the pier but it's a Biiig Bay as the name implies - lotsa sand-strolling to get there? Reefs tend to cluster around headlands, while in the bays it tends to be sandy with grass beds. That's the general Marine Bio pattern in the Antillean islands, in my experience living here.. If you have Google Earth, maybe you should fire it up and go over to St.Maarten and have a look at Great Bay.. ..it gives you a fair idea of what's in shallow water,there You can see enough via Google Earth to give a basic idea of what might be out there but I see lots on plain ole SAND...if that turns you on..:cool: . Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcarp Posted May 3, 2009 #25 Share Posted May 3, 2009 NO NO NO love all the photos keep them comming, plenty room for every thing. You have been a great hep in giving us ideas for our forthcomming cruise, it cant come quick enough. Thanks again. Sandra I agree, keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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