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2008 Pirates Week Fireworks

Richard — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:00:43 +0000

As the 2008 Cayman Islands Pirates Week Festival came to an end with Fireworks, so does our week long photos of the festival. For anyone that has some time during November 12 – 22, 2009, you are invited to the Cayman Islands for a great time. For more information, please visit http://www.piratesweekfestival.com/

The Winners – 2008 Cayman Islands Cardboard Boat Race

Richard — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:00:28 +0000

For the second year in the row, the team from Red Sail Sports won the Cayman Islands Cardboard Boat Race. This year it was not even close as they got off to a commanding lead and never looked back.

Oh so cute

Richard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:11 +0000

As part of the 2008 Cayman Islands Pirates Festival, the children are also encouraged to dress up and compete in a costume competition. These two little girls were very cute, especially the little one who was not really sure what was happening.

Strobist Information: Canon 30D, 85mm f/1.2 L II, Natural light.

Racing and the Jewel of the Sea

Richard — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:31 +0000

This photo is of the 2008 Cayman Islands Pirates Festival Cardboard Boat Race. The winners, seen here in the far left corner of the photo on their way back, won the race for the second year in a row. Some teams such as Hadsphaltic (the one in the bottom right corner), were not so lucky. The race took place with the Jewel of the Sea and her passengers visiting Cayman Islands for the festivities.

Strobist Information: Canon 30D, 85mm f/1.2L II with natural light. Post processing included desaturating the blues so the teams and their boats stood out.

And They Are Off … Maybe Not

Richard — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:35:57 +0000

In the 2008 Cayman Islands Cardboard boat race, a team from Japan had entered with this beautiful looking boat. Unfortunately, their boat did not do so well; as can be seen here at the starting line, it is starting to tip, even with a little help from their friends. To their credit they pulled and dragged the boat around the course.

Strobist Information: Canon 30D, 85mm f/1.2L Lens and Natural light.

Mr. Pirate

Richard — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0000

Every November for as long as people here can remember, the Cayman Islands have hosted a Pirates Festival. As the 2009 festival is quickly approaching I thought it would be nice to devote this weeks photos to the 2008 Cayman Islands Pirates Festival.

The costumes are one of the amazing features of the festival. Today’s photo of a gentlemen who went all out…just look at those eyes!

Strobist Information: Canon 30D, 85mm f/1.2 L II Lens and Nature Light