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Dusk, St. Martin, French West Indies, 2011

The first day of 2011 was near its end as our cruise ship churned past the island of St. Martin. An enormous cumulous cloud hovered over the hilly island, reflecting the fiery pink glow of the sun that had already gone down. Along the shoreline, a strand of lights defines the border between the ocean and the island.


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Phil Douglis14-Jan-2011 03:40
Over the top, indeed. The colors are emblematic of Latin America and the Caribbean. Wonderful colors were everywhere along the way, and I tried to establish that in my selections. So much of that is due to the African influence on this part of the hemisphere. It was in Eastern Brazil and the Caribbean where the slave trade flourished -- the Atlantic Ocean is at its narrowest between the mouth of the Amazon and the Ivory Coast of Africa.
JSWaters14-Jan-2011 02:56
This image completes a thread that runs through quite a few of your images from this cruise. The vibrant colors and dramatic costumes worn by the people and embellishing their buildings is akin to the over the top costume nature displays here.
Jenene
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