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<\/a>\nA view out the bus while we wait to be taken to the plane for Eleuthera.<\/p>\n
Photos from day 1. Hard to write much on my phone, but this place is amazingly beautiful! The weather was overcast today with occasional sun breaks, but the temperature was lovely and hey, it’s the tropics, I have no complaints. There’s definitely a third-world feel here but it has charm. Locals seem friendly enough although … Continue reading Bahamas – Day 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[23,14,22],"class_list":["post-195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-bahamas","tag-iphone","tag-photoshoot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtiscsmith.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>
\nIt was freezing in the bus, resulting in the condensation on the windows.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nDo we look tired yet?<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSara getting ready to board the plane.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nOur fellow Bahama-bound travelers.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nMe, boarding…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nNot sure what islands these are, but it was beautiful and exciting to think what awaited us.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nA slow shutter and a fast-spinning prop make for a warped photographed, but pretty cool.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe endless ocean below.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nPenny for your thoughts?<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nA portrait of the mundane (or unexpected). You never know what you’ll get until you try…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nNorth Eleuthera International Airport, right before the big guy with dark shades told us ‘no photos!’. Apparently they take their security risk seriously here in the Bahamas…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe boat that took us to Harbor Island from ‘The Land’ (local name for Eleuthera, which is also known as the “island of Freedom”).<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nOur arrival to Harbor Island…not what I had expected…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLooking left from the dock.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLanded. It’s hot, but never too hot for a quick photo amidst the greetings and culture shock.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nMost travel by foot or by golf cart. In my case, I was on the back of the golf cart as we headed for Hibiscus Hill, the residence and estate of India Hicks and her partner David Flint Wood, known for their inspirational island interiors and good taste, which we found to be true and impressive.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe palm grove right outside the Guest House at Hibiscus Hill. Perfect palm trees, with a hammock perfectly shaded.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe Guest House. I could live here, but would need more income to afford it. That’s Sara and our producer Susan walking ahead of me.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe lower porch as we were heading inside. The contrast of the white against the greenery was, well, perfectly tasteful.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe decor was beautifully simple (the chest these are on was wrapped with old maps and glazed over).<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nTortoise shells on the walls as decor are petty common here. They’re beautiful, but it’s sad knowing a living creature gave it’s life for this ‘art’. In the Bahamas they’re considered a delicacy, but as endangered creatures it shouldn’t be legal.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nCorrespondance desk with personal treasures, photos and other cool knick-knacks…OK, so I’m not a writer equipped with language skills to describe what a cool place this is!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLiving room\/space wall, upstairs (2 couches facing each other, both with walls of photos, prints and other artwork.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nIsland Colonial with a dash of Africa…seriously, I want to live here!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nOur bedroom (king bed) for the first night. Given the circumstances of the shoot, we ended up moving the next day to Coral Sands resort, but at least we got one night at Hibiscus Hill. Hopefully it was enough to ‘rub off’ on us!<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSara. In Heaven. Check that one off the bucket list (too bad she didn’t get to meet India!).<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe upper deck sitting area (mirrored on each side of the French doors leading out).<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLooking down on the hammock and perfect palms.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nJust another angle…one I would shoot several times while there during the shoot. <\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLunch at Pink Sands restaurant overlooking the beach.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLoved it so much I had to include another shot.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nGreg exploring locations while we wait for an ice-cold lemonade. Notice the pink sand? Unique to the Bahamas, it’s amazingly find, beautiful and apparently never-ending (they don’t truck it in here!).<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nHeading down to the beach after lunch.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nGreg.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nHeading back up off the beach next door at Coral Sands, our eventual place of residence for the next week.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBeautiful plants that I never could get enough of…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe alo plants are huge…feels like a million years ago.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSadly, those close to the path get their share of graffiti even here…<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nFan palm outside Coral Sands.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBack at Hibiscus Hill…detail of a little triptik.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe road leading to the beach from HH.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nValentines for dinner…a modern group of buildings at the sport fishing docks, predictably period, but still charming.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nViews from around the docks. Didn’t really fancy the vibe around the sport boats – too much testosterone for even my likes.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThere were a number of overly large fishing boats, costing small fortunes I’m sure (even the NBA ball player Jerry Stackhouse was down here on his boat, although his was a pleasure yacht). Notice, no closeups of the macho guys around the boats \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe gull in the middle can’t seem to decide which boat to call home (or decorate)…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nMy favorite shot of the day…didn’t have my SLR so this is as good as it gets, but I love the painterly feel of it and the colors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"