Christmas in Panama
Dec 31, 2017 23:59:14 #
A few shots from my stay with my wife's family in Panama. And yes, I know there was dirt on my sensor. I discovered it part way through the trip and cleaned it.
The last shot was at a Christmas party we held for about 45 children living in Penenome, a poor area about 100 miles SW of Panama City. My wife's family decided that I, the only gringo in the group, should be Santa! I joked it was a racially motivated decision (sure, pick the white guy to be Santa!), but I loved it. My wife and her sister had coordinated with their other sister, still living in Panama, and had carried all the presents in large suitcases they checked as part of the baggage for the flights down there. It was a sweet moment, as you will see in the eyes of the little girl. My wife is in the background and my elf helper is one of her brothers. One little boy got one of those scooters with handles and wheeled up to me: "Santa, best Christmas!" It was the only English I heard.
Obviously I cannot take credit for the last photo. I was busy sitting downstream from an a/c unit and not holding the camera. That was in my daughter's hands, for whom BBF was a challenge. She shot four frames of the entire group of children and I have not yet discovered a point in any of them that was in focus. However, all is forgiven for this photo.
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The last shot was at a Christmas party we held for about 45 children living in Penenome, a poor area about 100 miles SW of Panama City. My wife's family decided that I, the only gringo in the group, should be Santa! I joked it was a racially motivated decision (sure, pick the white guy to be Santa!), but I loved it. My wife and her sister had coordinated with their other sister, still living in Panama, and had carried all the presents in large suitcases they checked as part of the baggage for the flights down there. It was a sweet moment, as you will see in the eyes of the little girl. My wife is in the background and my elf helper is one of her brothers. One little boy got one of those scooters with handles and wheeled up to me: "Santa, best Christmas!" It was the only English I heard.
Obviously I cannot take credit for the last photo. I was busy sitting downstream from an a/c unit and not holding the camera. That was in my daughter's hands, for whom BBF was a challenge. She shot four frames of the entire group of children and I have not yet discovered a point in any of them that was in focus. However, all is forgiven for this photo.
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Christmas morning; sunrise on the Pacific side
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Christmas morning
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Casco Viejo in Panama City
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Isla Taboga
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Dec 23rd Christmas Party for local children
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Very nice series! I really like the composition of the second beach scene and the boat shot!
Jan 1, 2018 08:36:03 #
custodian
Loc: New York
You are all very thoughtful people to do what you did! the pictures are amazing
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