An hour of sun capped off the shoot at Shangri La's Fijian Resort nicely!
Lemon juice, lemonade, tequila and rain. . .it’s day 6 and it’s all blurring into one hectic, non-stop experience. We’ve got one day to go and the wheels have almost fallen off.
Synapses are firing at half to one quarter speed, motor skills are deserting us and it’s not getting any easier.
Having been working flat stick for close to 20 days now, it really should come as no surprise that it’s taking it’s toll on the body and the mind, but we’re almost there, the job is almost done and everything is looking great. Thank god this kind of punishment doesn’t affect the images! 
Today was actually a good day, I can’t talk up the working hard thing too much as we did get to sleep in. Assuming it was going to be awful weather when we woke (which it was) and given that we were supposed to be on the bus and on our way to the next resort at 10am, a sleep in was the logical choice.
During breakfast it started to clear up, the sun got stronger and before you knew it it was 11:30am and we were knee deep in the lagoon 50 metres from shore, shooting a gorgeous reef, starfish and a glorious blue sky. It really was a great way to finish up the Fijian Resort as everything we had shot up until that point worked really nice, but was missing those stunning tropical shots that the weather was trying to stop us from getting.
So onto the bus we got and off we went to the next stop, Sonaisali Island Resort. The bus trip went rather quick, with some lovely scenery, a bit of Fisheye love on the 5D MKII and a smattering of Peggle.
After crossing the river in the ferry, which was the only access to the island, we got into shooting what we could whilst the sun was still playing fair with us. Some beach stuff and a bit of the pool and before we knew it, it was gone again.
The final setups included a horse riding shot, which the Canon 100-400 F4-5.6 performed fantastically for and our model was not the happiest about since she had short shorts on and chafed the hell out of her legs. The beach was jet black, volvanic sand and when galloping the horse through the water, the sand got all up under her legs and all over the saddle. Mental note to self, short shorts and bare feet are possibly not the best riding attire.
The last setup was the sunset, or what there was of it anyway. . .lacklustre until the last minute when the sky lit up in a dazzling display of red and violet clouds. Definitely the best shot of the day and worth sticking around for.
After that we wrapped and now I’m here typing this, without access to the internet to actually post it.
An unfortunate situation indeed, but we’ll get through it. It’s time for bed, tomorrow mornings call is for 4:15am and a hot air balloon flight for some aerials. Fingers crossed for good weather. . .
For now. . .it’s goodnight!
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