I’m still going through all of my South Carolina pictures. It’s taking a while due to the fact that not only am I taking a photography course, but also I have a day job and an taking an anatomy course (which itself takes a lot of time outside the classroom). So today I decided to post some pictures from my cruise last July. Some of these were taken with my DSLR, others taken with my point and shoot. I will label each picture with the camera used along with the other information. Most of these were fixed in Aperture, mostly for exposure and color issues (I do get lucky every once in a while with a shot). I deleted the project, so I don’t know the details of what I did to fix them. That’s not a bad thing, though, now you can just enjoy them.


Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/10
Shutter Speed: 1/500
ISO100 with -1.0ev
Focal Length: 59mm


Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/25
Shutter Speed: 1/50
ISO100 with -1.0ev
Focal Length: 24mm


Camera: Olympus Stylus 770SW
Aperture: f/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/125
ISO80 with 0ev
Focal Length: 7mm

The top picture is Montego Bay, Jamaica. The 2nd picture is the Jamaican countryside as seen from the deck of the Carnival Conquest. The third picture was taken on our shore excursion (helmet diving) by the guide using my Olympus. One of the great things about that Olympus is the fact that it is waterproof to 33 feet as well as weather proof, which is a great thing for shooting cloud formations.


Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/10
Shutter Speed: 1/160
ISO100 with -1.0ev
Focal Length: 21mm


Camera: Olypmus Stylus 770SW
Aperture: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/640
ISO80 with 0ev
Focal Length: 7mm

Taken at Grand Cayman Island. The top picture is where we entered the country. We had to anchor offshore and take a tender into the country as the water is too shallow for the cruise ships. That picture does it for me as it shows thunderstorm remnants in the distance (the anvil top from the cumulonimbus hasn’t fully dissipated; neither has the altocumulus). The storm was well off the island. The second picture shows a stingray swimming by. We were on a sandbar (ocean water waist deep!!) feeding the stingrays.


Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/13
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO100 with 0ev
Focal Length: 72mm


Camera: Olympus Stylus 770SW
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/640
ISO80 with 0ev
Focal Length: 7mm

The top picture shows the port of Cozumel, Mexico. What struck me about this port was how colorful the buildings are in appearance. It’s definitely a nice departure from Galveston, TX, where the cruise ship moves past all the cargo terminals. Oh, and the blue water doesn’t hurt either. The second picture is my idea of Heaven on Earth – Isla Pasion. This is where the Corona commercials are shot. I didn’t want to leave.


Aperture: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO400 with -2.oev
Focal Length: 18mm


Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO800 with -2.oev
Focal Length: 18mm

Both of these were taken with the Canon DSLR. The top picture is the ceiling just below the vertical portion of the cathedral ceiling in front of the elevator bank in the ship’s main lobby. The ship’s architect said in an interview that his inspiration for the Carnival Conquest was the art and artists of the Impressionist Era. You can definitely see that here with the reproductions of various paintings all in a collage. The collage spreads all the way up the vertical portions up to the 8th deck where it becomes balcony. The second picture is a shot of the main lobby itself. The top floor (deck 5) held retail shops, casinos, lounges, and clubs… the middle floor (deck 4) held the photo area (photos taken by Carnival for sale) along with the main dining rooms, and the lowest floor (deck 3) held the lounge in the main lobby as well as some other lounges off to the side.

I hope you enjoyed these. I have almost 400 pictures from the cruise between the 2 cameras, but these are among my favorites. I invite and comment and criticisms.