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Teri
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:03 pm    Post subject: Waves Reply with quote

The waves last week were unbelievable. I tried to take a few pictures, they don't really show how high they were, some had to be at least 12 feet!


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carolrd
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Teri,

It was great to meet you last week.

Yes, the waves were HIGH !!! I was knocked down 2x and got battered by the coral. My whole left side is a mess!!

Carol Cool
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~Amy~®
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Carol - Hope you're okay!

I saw a few photos of the waves on the Bucuti cam and they were HUGE!

Teri - any way that you can make your photos a little smaller....I want to take in the whole photo and it's hard to see when I have to scroll (and yes, I would like a little cheese with that w(h)ine!) Wink

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:40 am    Post subject: Possible Correction Reply with quote

I like waves Shocked , but I think I'm among the minority Cool, especially when it comes to Aruba.

Anyway.... most "photo studios" ie, softwares that come with your digital camera or a service by your ISP, even the basic Adobe will offer an option "would you like to reduce these photos for e-mailing?" or some similar terminology. Try selecting that option. This will not have any effect on any kind of photo print processing, but, instead, will provide you with a proper size digital image for sharing via digital photo transfers such as e-mailing and posting on sites such as this BB Wink .

I had the same problem when I first started with digital until a friend showed me this 'click'. It makes a wonderful difference with no risk Very Happy .
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, I can't find an option here to make them any smaller! Embarassed

And lefty, you wouldn't like these waves, they were dirty and yucky. Mad
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You'd have to make them smaller on your own computer and then repost them.
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Mistimoop
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is what the waves did to beautiful Bucuti Beach while we were there... Crying or Very sad The gentle incline down to the water became a 5-foot drop off - they had to tie the 2 palm trees shown up so they didn't get completely washed away.


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carolrd
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was a drop off like that at the Amsterdam Manor Beach last week.

Lefty, I like waves too, but, it was really rough and there was an undertow. I'm a pretty good swimmer, but I was getting a little scared at times.

Amy, thanks for your concern, I'm OK, just a little scrapped up a bit. But you know it had to be bad for me to be at the beach only 3 times in ten days. Crying or Very sad

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW...it's so sad to see even more erosion. Seems like a rerun of this past January.

We saw HUGE waves back in January 2002, but certainly not destructive as these are. The waves would slap us around. Hubby lost his sunglasses when he got slammed.

For comparison, I'm attaching a photo I took a couple weeks ago of the same 2 trees, just from a different angle. Just incredible Sad



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