Pix4Japan: Kurima Island

2019-06-12

Was in a rush to take this shot. The tour bus make a 10-minute stop for others to have smoke break or buy some cheap souvenirs. I ran down to the beach and frantically tooks shots as much as possible could in such a way that they would not have been too boring or uninspirational.
Kuroma Ohashi Bridge from Miyako Island to Kurima Island in Okinawa.
ISO 200 at ƒ/16 for 1/400 sec.
#KurimaIsland #MiyakoIsland #KurimaBridge #Okinawa #来間大橋 #来間島 #宮古島 #沖縄

These flowers were growing all over the place and created an great contrast between the white/beige sands and tropic green waters.
Known by several names: coast morning glory, seaside morning glory, beach morning glory. An introduced species, growing like a weed on a beach of Kurima Island in Okinawa. Japanese call it グンバイヒルガオの花 (gunbai-hirugao-no-hana), but the local Okinawans call it ハマカンダー (hamakandaa) or アミフィーバナ (amifibana).
ISO 100 at ƒ/10 for 1/400 sec.
#coastmorningglory #invasivespecies #KurimaIsland #Okinawa #グンバイヒルガオの花 #来間島 #沖縄

I wish the waves were just a bit bigger! I love it when waves building up and crash down in front of themselves. This was the best I could do with what little time I had. I am pleased with how the colors came out.
Blues, greens, and turqoise waves lapping the shores of Miyakojima Island in Okinawa with absolutely no people or tourists! Just me and the beautiful ocean!
ISO 100 at ƒ/7.1 for 1/1000 sec.
#waves #coastline #MiyakoIsland #Okinawa #海 #浪 #宮古島 #沖縄

This shot would have been much better if I were able to catch a blue sky and the blue ocean in the background. It was a rainy and overcast day, so wasn't able to catch the colors I wanted.
Toriike Pond on Shimojijima Island used to be an underwater cave that was only accessible via the open sea until the ceiling was collapsed by a tsunami wave in the 18th century
ISO 100 at ƒ/8 for 1/100 sec.
#ToriikePond #ShimojiIsland #Okinawa #通り池 #下地島 #沖縄

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