To See - Cloud

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

I am featuring the three images posted for cloud this week. If you haven't arrived in/on Okinawa yet, you are in for a wonderful treat when it comes to clouds. There are some absolutely amazing cloud formations out here.

Thriveoutdoors is back after a long day of paddling near Onna point...

BijoD captured this image on their way to the hidden cave over on Hamahiga Island (one of Okinawa's outer islands)...

and Louisadestreza brought the day to an end with this view in Yomitan...

February 12th THEME : Minimalism

• Submissions due on Friday, February 12th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next, let us try 'Black and White' as a theme. Please don't post any 'B&W' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Youth

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

Melfeldt brings us 'Youth' this week.

Taken at Torii beach at sunset. Look at this little girl go! The one thing I really love about Okinawa is that the kids can just run and really explore and BE KIDS! Thank you Melfeldt and everyone else.

Now for some cloud. Okinawa definitely has its fair share of amazing cloud formations throughout the year. If you have a cloud shot, please post it and if not, maybe this week with give a great cloud shot opportunity!

February 5th THEME : Cloud

• Submissions due on Friday, February 5th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next, let us try 'Minimalism' as a theme. The less the better! Please don't post any 'minimalism' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - One

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

Pmyer brings us ONE breaching whale. Taken with a D90 (105mm) on the East side of Nago. This was taken last February. Okinawa is gearing up for this years whale watching season and there are many opportunities for tours, just check out all the local publications. Thanks for playing everyONE!

January 29th THEME : Youth

• Submissions due on Friday, January 29th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next, let us try 'Cloud' as a theme. Please don't post any 'cloud' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Yellow

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

This week, Subajogu's car image represents 'yellow' for us. I am not a car fanatic myself, as long as it has 4 wheels and a steering wheel I am mostly good. But, I realize that some people just adore cars. I must say, I love the colours of some of the cars out here and would love to have what my daughter calls a 'hot green' car!

Subajogu says, "I saw this Lamborghini while riding toward Hamahiga-jima. I quickly pulled over to get a few pictures. Although it's a rental, it's rare to see these on Okinawa." More images over on the flickr group, thanks for playing :o)

January 15th THEME : ONE

• Submissions due on Friday, January 15th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next, in honor of 'Seijin-no-Hi'/coming of age day' let us try 'youth' as a theme. Of course, the images can be of anything that represents youth to you. Please don't post any 'youth' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Cold!

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

Happpyyyyyy Newwww Yeeeeaaaar! Erika AKA Bija D brings us a chilly image to start off the new year photo fun. There is no mistaking that clear and crispy blue sky, it is a winter day in Okinawa! And it's actually quite cilly out there this morning so a perfect match to the day! Oh, happy, happy Monday! (That's semi sarcasm, but for a Monday, I do feel unusually cheery!)

In a couple of weeks lots of the the trees will turn pink for cherry blossom season...Check out Erika's photostream on flickr for some great under the sea shots too...Thanks for playing!

In other news for the Okinawa photo world this week: Got sushi? A few of us local photographers got together and we have some images up at Sushi Zen. *Note: scroll to the comments for the directions, the location changed from the original post. To read more about the exhibit click the text ad on the right or click here.

January 8th THEME : Yellow

• Submissions due on Friday, January 8th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next let us try 'ONE' as a theme. Please don't post any 'ONE' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Pottery

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

This weeks pottery image is provided courtesy of SvitanNikol. A wonderful vast array of pottery item to feast yours eyes upon!

Lots of lovely colours and textures, I am wishing I didn't miss it. Next year, next year! Thanks so much for playing and for the other submitted images on the stream.
 
January (GASP!) 1st THEME : Cold!

• Submissions due on Friday, January 1st before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next let us hit the colour wheel again and do 'Yellow' as a theme. I was about to say green, but realized we did that, I am hoping yellow hasn't been covered yet! I know it sounds obvious, but please make your submissions predominantly YELLOW! Please don't post any 'Yellow' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Anything goes

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

Love this super colourful image this week by Michael AKA mjspagna. It is "Oki junk - pile of scrap metal near new apartment building site near Sunabe Baba Park". Great capture! Truly Okinawa!

Lots more Okinawa images on the flickr stream...

Next week pottery. I completely forgot about the festival yesterday, but I hope to see your images, even if they weren't taken yesterday. Happy Christmas/holidays or as Virgin Atlantic say 'Happy Christkwanukkah'

December 25th THEME : Pottery

• Submissions due on Friday, December 25th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next I was thinking 'cold' as a theme. That is what I am feeling right now! However, you can interpret the concept of cold anyway you want to! Please don't post any 'cold' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Animals

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

Stephanie AKA Okistephie of Hot Dog Photography has provided us with a great image of an, a, ummmmm...well, I don't actually know...a llama? Please fill us in and location too (Okinawa zoo?)!

There are some more animals to see on the flickr stream...Next week: Anything (Okinawa) goes...

December 18th THEME : Anything goes

• Submissions due on Friday, December 18th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next what about pottery? There is a pottery festival coming up this weekend in Yomitan I believe. A good excuse to get the camera out...Please don't post any 'pottery' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Market

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

I thought I might as well post the four images this week. Thriveoutdoors has been eyeballing the skinned blowfish down in Naha..whilst his wife has been kissing them :o) (see his flickr stream!)

I took this down in Naha too a month or so ago. I went down there with a few other photographers. If anyone ever wants to get together, feel free to join PhotOkinawa over at the Ning group. If I or anyone else is planning a trip, it gets posted there. Always fun to go out with others! This lady was so sweet, she has wonderful smiling eyes...D300, 85mm 1.8...

Bijo D, has been up North sampling the noodles...

Last, but not least, Kristi James shot this farmer and his wares up North too, by Hansen...

Next week: Animals. Show us some Okinawa wildlife...

December 11th THEME : Animals

• Submissions due on Friday, December 11th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next, anything goes. Just make it Okinawa! Please don't post any 'anything goes' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com

To See - Lights

Get an eyeful of all the past Okinawa Hai TO SEE submissions HERE...and check out our PhotOkinawa group feed (left hand side, scroll down...)

Erika AKA Bijo D....shot this glowing palm tree. "The palm trees at the casino glow & dance with lights as if trying to lure you in to play one round & test your luck!"

See it bigger HERE

I thought I would also add Ehdyomie's festive image taken New Year 2009 at the Southeast Botanical Gardens annual light show...getting us all in the festive spirit!

Bigger HERE

See some light trails, glowing laterns, and more in the PhotOkinawa Flickr pool...Thanks for all your great submissions.

Next week market - Okinawa is known for its markets, whether fruit and veg on the side of a quiet road or the covered and bustling markets of Kokuksai or Gate 2, there are markets everywhere...show us some wares or some sellers...

December (WOW!) 4th THEME : Market

• Submissions due on Friday, December 4th before midnight in Okinawa.
• Remember to title and tag your submissions with the theme.

For the week after next what about 'animals'. The other day we were driving home from the park and I looked over at a side road and there was a man walking his bull. "Ooohhhhhhhhhh," I screeched, freaking the driving husband out, "turn around there's a man with a bull." Groan. We turned. Unfortunately, the bull/man had disappeared down one of about five winding roads (or was it a ghost?). So there will be no bull shots from me, maybe a cat or dog. Just not my own, we want Okinawan animals please!

Please don't post any 'animal' photos up on Flickr until it is that weeks theme, but this will give people some more time to think about some photos they might want to take and submit.

PS: If anyone has some cool ideas for future themes, just email me (address at bottom!)

HOW TO JOIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

1. If you are not already a member, create a free Flickr account.
2. Join the PhotOkinawa group.
3. Upload your photo to the group.
4. The title, content and tag of your photo need to match the weekly theme.
5. Your photo must be submitted by Fridays at midnight Okinawa time.

Every Monday, the photo of the week chosen by myself and the previous week's photographer will be posted here alongside the theme for the following week. It’s not a straight up competition but rather a playful way to exercise our photographic eye while sharing our take on Okinawa with each other.

And onwards it goes.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. One photo per person, per week, please.
2. Watermarked images are fine, but please keep them from distracting from the image.
3. Go out there and get your best shot of the theme!

 Any questions? You can email me at p_oliveras@yahoo.com