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Btrfs and dirvish, a perfect match
Btrfs and dirvish, a perfect match by Hans van Kranenburg
Before you can run applications in a production environment, there's always four things to be considered as the absolute minimum of features that the environment in which you run your application must provide. These are: backups, logging, trends and alerts. If you don't have one of those available, you will certainly run into problems sooner or later, causing outages or data loss that could be prevented.
This blog post is about backups, and more specific about the backup system that is currently used for a significant part of all applications that run in the "Mendix Cloud". I'm going to explain the way this backup system works in order to transfer and store a lot of historical data efficiently, and as a bonus how we could make it run even more efficient by changing file system type a few weeks ago.
Backups for your application data
If you're a user of Mendix, and run some applications in our hosting environment, you surely have seen the backups part of the deployment portal:
Backups are automatically created every night, stored in a different geographical location and the following retention policy is used to expire them:
- Daily snapshots are kept for two weeks
- Weekly backups (1st day of the week) are kept for 3 months
- Monthly backups (1st sunday of each month) are kept for a year
Choosing the right tools for the job
The backup system we use is based on the dirvish program, which is a wrapper around the rsync program. Rsync is very good at synchronizing a whole bunch of files and directories between different locations, and dirvish adds a small layer on top of that to add the concept of a backup history with multiple snapshots, going back in time using the retention policy mentioned above.
But how?
Let me use a few pictures to illustrate how this is supposed to work.
Here's a production server with some files on it:
├── bar
│ ├── 1
│ ├── 2
│ ├── 3
│ └── 4
└── foo
The first time we create a backup of this server, all files will be copied, and stored in a folder on the backup server that has the current timestamp as name (e.g. 11 Feb 2015 between 1AM and 2AM):
Backup server:
└── 2015021101
├── bar
│ ├── 1
│ ├── 2
│ ├── 3
│ └── 4
└── foo
The dirvish program took the job of creating the 2015021201 directory and then called the rsync program to copy all production data to it.
The next day…
What happens the next day? Let's have a look at the state on the production server a day later. File 3 and 4 are gone, 6 and 7 are new. A is gone, B and C have changed, D and E are new.
Production server:
├── bar
│ ├── 1
│ ├── 2
│ ├── 6
│ └── 7
└── foo
After running dirvish, we end up with a new snapshot alongside the one from yesterday:
├── 2015021100
│ ├── bar
│ │ ├── 1
│ │ ├── 2
│ │ ├── 3
│ │ └── 4
│ └── foo
└── 2015021200
├── bar
│ ├── 1
│ ├── 2
│ ├── 6
│ └── 7
└── foo
What did just happen?
Obviously, it's not recommended to just make a full copy of all application data to the remote backup location again, since half the amount of data is already present on the backup server, in the snapshot of yesterday. So, the backup system has to be smart and find out a way to only transfer and store changes compared to the previous day.
This is exactly the type of job that dirvish and rsync are very good at as a team. Dirvish creates the new snapshot directory 2015021200 and then executes rsync, pointing to the remote production server, and, also pointing to the backup snapshot of the day before as a reference:
- Rsync determines that the files 6, 7, D and E actually need to be transferred, because they are new. They're added to the new snapshot directory
- Rsync can see that file 1 and 2 are unchanged since yesterday. In the new backup snapshot, these files are hard linked to the ones from yesterday, so there actual data is still stored only once on the backup server.
- As a bonus, B' and C' are constructed by magically comparing B from yesterday with remote B' where only the delta is being send over the network between the production and backup location, and the majority of the contents (the unchanged part) is copied from the data in B that is already available locally. This results in the new files B' and C' in the new backup snapshot.
- Files 3, 4 and A are simply ignored. They're still present on the backup server, but only referenced in the previous snapshot.
So, reconstructing the complete tree of directories and files while combining the remote state with the previous snapshot results in a complete snapshot again, while only the actual changes had to be transfered to the backup server.
Every day a new snapshot will be created again using this procedure.
Do you keep all those snapshots forever?
No. According to the retention policy, the backup program, dirvish, will start deleting old snapshots after two weeks, and keep only snapshots older than 14 days that were created on the first day of the week. After three months, these weekly snapshots will only be kept if they were the first one to be created in a specific month. No snapshots are kept longer than one year.
The good thing about reconstructing the full hierarchy and linking all unchanged files to the same data in an earlier snapshot every time is that we can simply start removing whole snapshots when they expire. Any actual data that is still linked from a different snapshot will not be thrown away.
Sounds good, what's left to optimize?
Well, what if… you have hundreds of servers to backup, with some having thousands or even millions of files on them, with a less than 1% change per snapshot?
In this case the amount of data transfer from the production data center to the remote backup location is not the biggest issue. Another issue arises, however. In the part above, I explained that a for every new snapshot, the whole file and directory tree gets reconstructed. For a backup of a server with a thousand directories and a million files, this means:
- For a new snapshot, 1000 directories and 1000000 file system links, which have to point to the exact same file in the previous snapshot have to be created.
- When expiring a snapshot, 1000 directories and 1000000 file system links have to be examined and deleted.
There's our new bottleneck. It's called file system meta data. Handling this meta data can take up a significant greater amount of time of the backup procedure than copying the actual changes in the contents of the files.
An example
For the rest of this article, I'll take one of our backup servers which is using this dirvish and rsync technique as an example. It's currently running backups for 538 production servers, having a total amount of almost 18 thousand snapshots present, taking up more than 8 TeraByte of disk space altogether.
Here's a picture of the CPU usage of this backup server, taken from december 2014:
Actually… not much processor capacity is used at all, because the graph shows an unholy 100% amount of 'pink curtains', meaning Disk I/O wait, or, time that is being spent doing nothing, waiting for the disk storage to read or write data from or to disk. When running a daily backup job, the first four hours are being filled up by doing expiries of old snapshots, reading meta data from disk (causing a random read access pattern), and writing changes to remove all files and directories in the snapshots one by one.
When the actual backups start, most of the pink curtains in the next few hours are caused by either reading data to have the checksumming algorithm in rsync determine the changes between previously stored data and changed remote data, and of course, writes of new data and… writes of all meta data for new snapshots of all those 538 productions servers with millions of files that are being recreated… 🙁
btrfs to the rescue!
How can we improve this? Improving the performance of the disk storage would help, with faster disks and more caching (did I mention this backup server was already running with over 100GB of memory back then?), but it's better to try to solve some problems instead of the symptoms they cause.
In order to improve performance quite a bit, we changed two things:
- Switch from ext4 to btrfs as file system
- Adjust dirvish to take advantage of some key features of the btrfs file system
btrfs is a file system for Linux that has been in development for quite some years already. Starting with the imminent release of the new Debian GNU/Linux version 8.0 (Jessie), which ships with Linux kernel 3.16, we can finally really start to take advantage of it and use it in production environments.
So what's the big deal?
One of the key features in the btrfs file system is the concept of subvolumes. Simply said, a subvolume consists of a complete directory hierarchy with all file references inside it, which point to actual data on disk.
Typical operations that can be executed on a subvolume are:
- Creating a new empty subvolume (duh)
- Cloning a subvolume into a new one, which happens instantly, without any need to copy or recreate the whole meta data hierarchy.
- Removing a subvolume, which also can happen instantly.
This concept is an exact match for the backup use case. A daily snapshot could be a subvolume!
How could this help to improve our backup performance?
- The first time a backup is made, there's not much of a difference. A new subvolume is created, and the first backup snapshot is placed inside it.
- For every next backup, the previous subvolume is (instantly) cloned into another subvolume, holding the exact same amount of information. After doing so, dirvish will call rsync and simply tell it to synchronize the current state with the remote production environment. Rsync doesn't have to be told about where to find the previous file hierarchy, because it's already present, and can be turned into an exact copy of the state of the production environment by changing it in place. Doing so will still take care of combining already present data with remote changes to reconstruct changed files on the backup server.
- Expiring a backup means simply removing an old snapshot (subvolume), which is a single file system operation, instead of having to delete all files and directories one by one to get rid of the whole file hierarchy.
For this backup server, it took me about a week to move all data to a new btrfs-based system, converting all old snapshots into new btrfs snapshots, while still making sure daily backups could run in a consistent way every night.
Finally, all data was on there, and as you can see, three weeks later, it's still happily removing subvolumes and snapshotting new ones.
Here's the new CPU usage graph:
The four hour 100% disk I/O for expiring snapshots has entirely vanished! Poof! Incredible. The CPU usage still shows quite some pink icicles for disk I/O traffic when synchronizing the new backup snapshots. Part of this is caused by reading meta data from the just cloned subvolume by rsync to be able to compare it to the remote system. Part of it is caused by reading actual data when running the rsync rolling checksumming process through existing files that are changed remotely to determine the minimal amount of changes to transfer over the internet to the backup location. And, of course new backup data is being written.
Code or it didn't happen!
When searching for any existing documentation or changes in dirvish related to btrfs, I quickly stumbled into an email thread back from 2010, in which another dirvish user, Adrian von Bidder, proposed a way to take advantage of btrfs to improve dirvish.
What I did was reviewing this patch, testing it, and changing it a little bit, then testing it more and trying to break it in a test environment. After that, it has been rolled out to a number of test systems and non-critical (not related to customer application hosting) backup servers. Finally, it's being used in production now, since a month.


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There are truly a plethora of reasons why I hate The BIggest Loser. I don't often use the word hate, but I fucking HATE that show, for a few reasons. Let's start with number one; it promotes the 'diet is punishment' and 'exercise sucks' mentality. America already thinks that diets suck and exercise is hard, The Biggest Loser exploits that like no other. They take what should be about love and respect for one's body and turn it into an all out gladiator match between the mental and the physical, any trainer worth their salt knows that truly successful programs nourishes BOTH facets.
Americans already hate themselves. They already think they're fat. They already have disordered eating habits. The Biggest Loser is all of the negative thought and behaviour patterns surrounding food amplified ad nauseum for the glory of TV. The raging trainers, the tears, the brutal workouts, the rabbit food. It all feeds into the stereotype that being healthy is HARD and being healthy is PAINFUL. Well it isn't painful when you do it the right way. I would love nothing more than to have a team of my own sitting next to the rabbit food eaters ploughing through bacon and eggs and still losing fat without deprivation. But that's not good for ratings now is it? Overweight people eating delicious food and working out moderately? Sounds fucking booooooooooooring.
The Biggest Loser puts its contestants into a controlled environment. No take out restaurants or convenience stores here. Their food is prepared for them and they have no access to the outside world; how fucking realistic is that? How relevant is that to the everyday? It isn't. And that's a problem. They are trying to teach people that this kind of lifestyle is maintainable when it's the furthest thing from the truth. No one lives without temptation, you need to learn to deal with it and create tools to manage your temptations, THAT'S what success looks like. It isn't having your meals carefully prepared and weighed and having millions of people watch you eat them.
Another big problem (pun intended) that I have with The Biggest Loser is that it sets an absolutely insane standard for how much weight one should lose over a period of time. Some of these people drop ten pounds in a WEEK. A FUCKING WEEK! That's insane! Is it possible for extremely overweight people to lose that much that quickly? Maybe. But it's sure as fuck sending a message to the average population that they should also be able to lose that much, and if they don't, they're a fucking failure just like the losers that get kicked off the show. You BEST be losing ten pounds a week or your ass is bottom of the totem pole my friend. What an absolutely atrocious message to send. Here you have regular people who lose two pounds in a week and are disappointed, DISAPPOINTED! There's so much wrong with that kind of thinking that it's hard to know where to start. Success isn't measured by pounds on the scale, and losing any amount of weight is an accomplishment and should be celebrated. Hell even weight gain should sometimes be celebrated!
Now you have the exercise component. Hugely obese, very unhealthy individuals put through gruelling exercises that even the most athletic would have difficulty doing. How stressful do you think that is on their bodies? On their minds? If the goal is overall health then we most certainly shouldn't be encouraging individuals to exert themselves way above and beyond their physical ability; talk about a recipe for injury. When someone has a significant amount of weight to lose it is paramount to start off slow and to progressively increase the intensity and duration to match their ability. You need to push the envelope occasionally sure, but telling a 400 pound individual to do wind sprints? Asinine.
To round this whole mess off you have an ass clown like Bob Harper spewing nonsense to women about an 800 calorie 'special occasion' diet so they can starve themselves into a wedding dress. Fuck you Bob Harper. What the hell kind of education do you have that taught you that kind of drivel? And how dare you use your position of influence to tell women to under-eat so drastically. Are you going to be around when those same women gain 20 pounds after losing 10? You're an idiot.
I like the idea that The Biggest Loser is trying to promote health and activity, but it's literally accomplishing that by setting the worst example of all time. It would be nice of FOR ONCE Hollywood took the public into consideration when packaging together their reality crap shows, but alas, no one gets rich off of education.


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If there are still people out there discovering things like the Chainmail miniatures range and buying into them, is it actually possible for Wizards of the Coast to cater for the Chainmail audience? I think there are three aspects to this, the old books, the old minis and possible future support:
The Return of Chainmail Books
A few years back (after previously killing off the PDF industry) WotC got together with DriveThru/RPG Now to create D&D Classics, which has now been incorporated into DMs Guild. And DMs Guild is bringing back old D&D stuff as PDFs...and are now starting to bring products back as Print on Demand books. That means that we could - in theory - have a return of Chainmail sourcebooks as PDF/PoD options. (Mike Mearls said he was going to look into this.)
Some of the Chainmail material is fairly slim, so I'd personally be quite happy if they could dump it all into one big Print on Demand hardback (even though I would be buying stuff I already own).
The Return of Chainmail Miniatures
But miniatures are less easy to deal with. If they become rarer the price goes up. So what I'm wondering is: Can WotC do a deal with someone (not sure who) to bring back Chainmail miniatures, and other miniatures as Print on Demand minis? I think that PoD minis are more expensive than mass produced ones, but it would mean that players could get some stuff on the second-hand market and use PoD where they second-hand market can not supply them.
(From a non-Chainmail point of view, I know it would be good to be able to dip into miniature history to get a variety of monsters like illithids and beholders.)
I was following the Hero Forge Kickstarter a few years back. They were actually trying to work on poseable miniatures that customers can design themselves. If WotC did a deal with them, and they could import D&D monsters into their system, it would actually be possible to go far beyond the Chainmail range and be able to print an entire squad of North Wind Duelists that had different poses.
(I suppose that some of the Chainmail miniature designs are just generic enough to allow for people to use Hero Forge to build very similar looking figures that could fill out a Chainmail army.)
Just being able to scan and reprint iconic D&D miniatures (both Chainmail and non-Chainmail) would be useful.
Future Chainmail Support
This one is the big one. Can Chainmail actually come back. I know that Chris Pramas didn't think there was enough of a userbase.
One thing I've seen about 5th Edition is that (instead of trashing past versions of D&D, as has sadly happened in the past) the 5e design team have actually looked at the previous editions to see if they could identify the best features of each ruleset.
I don't want to get into the pros and cons of that, or how successful they have been, but it strikes me that Chainmail is just one of several attempts for D&D to return to it's miniatures gaming roots. We have also had Battle System and D&D Miniatures. There may be others I don't know about. (I think that the original Chainmail wasn't a TSR product.)
Anyhoo, I do feel that WotC has been tossing out their miniatures combat systems, instead of migrating them to new rules. And I feel that there is a place in the market for miniatures that can be used both with D&D tabletop gaming and also with wargaming.
I recently asked Mike Mearls about how to bring back other settings:
He said this:David Shephard on Twitter wrote:On the one hand "settings are too similar and generic". On the other hand "settings are too radical and different for homebrewers to use".
How do you find the middle path and avoid the poo-pooing of the naysayers?
So, if we get a new 5e miniatures combat game, could it do the same thing? Could it find "shared ground" from Chainmail, Battlesystem and D&D Miniautures and then build unique Chainmail elements on top of that?Mike Mearls on Twitter wrote:1. Find shared ground for all settings.
2. Build unique elements from/on that.
Keeps D&D recognizable, but allows for lots of directions.
Also, looking at 5e D&D, it has some interesting mechanics, like Advantage/Disadvantage rolls. Could Advantage and Disadvantage be used as a 5e replacement for Chainmail's Command rules?
How easy would it be to have a forth core rulebook that sits along the PHB, DMG and MM to be the new "D&D wargaming" book? How easy would it be to cater for warband-sized combat on the Chainmail scale and larger combat? How easy would it be to have a "Sundered Empire Adventurer's Guide" that gives an overall plot that ties into dozens of Chainmail battles, with sidebars that suggest options for changing that to something like a war in the Dalelands of Forgotten Realms or a Return of the Last War in Eberron?


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Title: Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim Van Bebber
Also known as:
Diary of a Deadbeat
Year: 2015
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Runtime: 107 min
Director: Victor Bonacore
Writer: N/A
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4851054
Notorious director Jim Van Bebber is examined in an attempt to find out how he went from a kid with a camera to the creator of what people refer to as outlaw cinema. Everyone from childhood friends to the likes of Phil Anselmo and Nivek Ogre try to shed some light on the enigmatic filmmaker while Van Bebber opens up about what drives his passion and creativity.
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If there's a name that's synonymous with independent, underground filmmaking it's Jim Van Bebber — a man who might be more infamous than his own movies. While both independent and underground movies are considered niche, Van Bebber's films somehow go beyond their expected limited audience and find many unlikely viewers even in the mainstream. Victor Bonacore attempts to explore the man behind the films and notoriety to find out what kind of person makes "outlaw cinema."
"Diary of a Deadbeat" follows the standard formula for most documentaries where we start near the beginning of the subject's life — in this case, when a young Van Bebber picked up a Super8 camera for the first time — and then works its way up to where the subject is currently at in their life. What I like about the structure with "Diary of a Deadbeat" is how it's almost broken up into chapters: the early days, the college days and filming "Deadbeat at Dawn", the short film era, "The Manson Family", California (music videos), and then Florida.
Van Bebber's unfortunately small filmography works in favor of the documentary as it is able to thoroughly explore these different sections of his life — nothing is glossed over or sacrificed for the sake of the runtime. Backed with a selection of interviews by those who were around Van Bebber at the time, we're able to not only get a glimpse into the making of his films, but where he was in his life in order to try and get a better sense of who this enigmatic filmmaker is. And while Van Bebber may be known for his seemingly wild and uncontrollable temperament, "Diary of a Deadbeat" tries to show who Van Bebber is as a whole. Yes, most of the interviewees are quick to sing the praise of Jim and his movies, but the documentary never shies away from letting Van Bebber speak his mind and show who he actually is — you get the good with the bad. What's even better is that the amount of footage at Bonacore's disposal and Van Bebber's willingness to document everything — even if it's just him interviewing himself — it shows his philosophy and uncompromising attitude has always existed. That what you see is an earnest depiction of a man who is almost driven to a level of insanity by the desire of wanting nothing more than to create his vision.
It leads to an interesting question that's indirectly asked by "Diary of a Deadbeat": what is artistic integrity worth? Sure, people are quick to tell you never sacrifice your art for anything. However, when you see the unromantic life of an independent filmmaker, where someone is scraping to get by, suddenly "selling out" and commercialized work might not seem so bad to those same people. For Van Bebber that was never a question, and with all of the archival footage available, you see that kind of mindset is something he's always had. And that even if remaining headstrong in your convictions means that projects will go unfinished or ideas will never go beyond the pages of a script, it's still worth it. It's as admirable as it is depressing from a viewer's standpoint. Yet, somehow, not so much in the eyes of Van Bebber who's satisfied in what he's made because there were no compromises.
"Diary of a Deadbeat" is as much about independent filmmaking as it is about Jim Van Bebber. It's a documentary that could inspire you to finally go out there and make that one project you've always wanted but thought it couldn't be done. Or, you could watch it and say, "You know what, fuck that guy." As much people love Jim Van Bebber and admire his work there are just as many of those who dislike the man — he's someone who's been called everything from a genius to a white trash lunatic. And that's the satisfying thing about watching "Diary of a Deadbeat"; you get to see Jim Van Bebber for everything that he is. The point of Victor Bonacore's documentary isn't to try and get you to love or hate Van Bebber but rather to find out what makes him tick. In the end, I don't think any of us will ever know with certainty but I feel as though I have a better understanding of who he is and a new admiration for his films.
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Feel Free Enough to Get Hooked in Belize – Belize Wedding Photography
As destination wedding photographers in Belize, we are always eternally grateful that we get to share important moments in people's lives while they are visiting this stunning country, we call home.
There are many things that are so very special about the beautiful country, commonly referred to as 'the jewel'. One of the things that people say most often after visiting is that they have never seen water as clear and dazzlingly turquoise as they have in Belize.
Other people discover Belize and become repeat visitors because of the fishing. Belize is one of the only places, maybe the only place, where it is absolutely possible to get what fisherman call the 'Grand Slam', which is so elusive, in one single day. Belize recognises this and protects its fishing grounds fiercely. It's all catch and release.
Fishing isn't all there is to do in Belize. With the water sport lifestyle available in a tropical climate, year round, boats are for pleasure as much as they are for sport.
The exquisite beauty of Belize never ends, even as the sun sets.
Those are just some of the reasons we think that Belize is becoming such a popular place for proposals. Thankfully that's one activity which isn't catch and release!
There's something that frees the spirit of those who visit Belize. So many people around the world dream about the sort of playful and joyous experiences that can be had in such an amazing place.
Miles from anywhere, wading in 80 degree glass like water on pearly white, soft sand in your bare feet.
Celebrating one of the most important and, if you're the proposer, most nerve wracking days of your life.
It's a pretty good recipe to get that 'YES', you're waiting to hear.
At one point you're going to remember where you are, catch your breath and take a look around you.
It will make you do this, spontaneously. Trust us. It will.
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Celebrating the New Year with a Full Moon in Belize – Belize Wedding Photography
It's a new year and we have so many things to celebrate. We had to look up synonyms for the word 'epic' just to describe how unbelievable the last year has been for us as wedding photographers in Belize. Not only did we have the most fabulous, fun and fantastic weddings, but we hit over 100,000 views on this blog. The fact that people love our work and trust us to record some of the most important events in their lives is not something we take lightly. The fact that thousands of people love our work enough to read our blog is not something we take lightly either and so we are going to start off this year as we intend to go on. So, sit back and get ready for a blog that's going to make you smile, blush, laugh and possibly become green with envy. Enjoy!
Belize weddings are different. They can be as fancy or as informal as you want, but Belize is all about being carefree and relaxed. Who cares if there's only two hours until the ceremony?
Brides in Belize don't get zipped into their dress until about 15 minutes before the ceremony.
That's about when the groomsmen think about getting dressed.
All the groom requires is a good scrub down.
And just in case he misses a spot, the bride will take care of it later anyway.
She's in her dress and va va voom! What a dress!
(Gratuitous photo of conch and rings)
Father of the bride is the perfect chauffeur. We loved the little added touch of the curtain on the side of the golf cart (the preferred method of transportation on the island) so that the groom didn't get a chance to see the bride before the wedding. As mentioned earlier, things are a little bit different in Belize.
And they did it! You see, having a wedding on the dreamy island of Ambergris Caye, just off the coast of Belize, means that no one has to sit around for 2 hours for a ceremony. It's all about the glorious beauty of the Caribbean Sea, the experience, the friends and loved ones, the romance and of course, the party.
So, now it's time to get to the important bits.
Whoa! Wait a minute – not those important bits…(just in case you enjoyed this romantic full moon, there is more to come later in the blog)
For now, let's stick with the sweet, sweet romance…
…lovely formal portraits and …
…there is always that beautiful scenery. But now, we're going to change up the blog a little bit because this wedding, like all the weddings we work on, was unique. There is only so much of perfect, traditional, destination wedding portraits we think you need to see. Knowing that we love unconventional wedding photography, the bride brought a second dress so she could be just a little bit more daring and we feel obliged to warn you that she looks as gorgeous in the second dress as she did in the first.
We did try to warn you. We can't even think of adequate descriptive words to describe this bride.
Perhaps the words will come just a little bit easier to describe this groom.
We tried really hard to keep them out of trouble.
Even when unexpected people turned up to help them celebrate…or recover…we're not really sure.
For a minute, we thought we were going to lose her veil.
Fortunately we enlisted some assistance.
Once the Belize Defence Force (the Army of Belize) heard about our antics, they thought we might need some additional protection.
After a scolding, his clothes miraculously found themselves back on again.
But before we knew it, they started coming off again. I'm sure you can imagine that there were a load of women on the beach telling him to get dressed again immediately. Yes, you'd have to be imagining that because it's the opposite of what was actually happening.
We haven't even told you about the partying.
Or the cupcakes. What kind of magic made these?
The thing is, with a celebration like this, one day isn't enough.
When you come to the Caribbean with a crew of your favourite people, a party boat is a must do experience.
It's such good fun to throw your family into the warm water and watch them enjoying themselves…
…and then to arrange for a bunch of sharks to chase them. Swim! Swim!
The clothes are staying on as two days of partying come to a smile filled end…
Well, not for everyone, it seems. In Belize, the party never has to end.
Even when everyone has gone home, the decorations are still shining bright.
This most incredible wedding and celebration was organised by Dulce Belize Weddings and hosted at Rojo Beach Bar & Lounge
All scenery, sharks, Army guys and unending fun were provided by Belize
Lovely Love – Belize Weddings
There's nothing a wedding photographer loves more than when all of the elements conspire to create a perfect day for their couple. This was one of those weddings. Absolutely lovely in every way.
You will often see us raving about the beautiful dresses that our brides choose. A dress is a true expression of the bride's personal style. This one struck such a perfect balance, modest yet sexy as well as being light, flowy and perfectly comfortable for a beach wedding.
We also try very hard to encourage grooms to make that extra effort. If the bride is going to take the time to look stunning on this very important day… a day when both partners are committing their hearts to each other forever… then it would certainly seem that the groom should do the same.
When it all comes together, it's just…well…sublime.
So, let's rewind a little bit so that you can join us for this gorgeous island wedding. May we present the beautiful bride.
Waiting pensively, is the gorgeous groom.
Don't forget about the rings, strategically located. We are 'Conch Creative', after all.
Including the people you adore just means even more love to go round.
When you get married on an island, having a sand ritual so that you'll always have a piece of the place you said your vows with you, wherever you go, is something that is so special and unique.
There is probably nothing lovelier than smiles that are brimming over with love.
OK. We have to admit. The view and a couple of bottles of everyone's favourite local beer can help to make it just a little bit lovelier.
We feel it's important to allow our couples to enjoy this jewel of an island in the Caribbean Sea and so we encourage them to take some time to relax and take in the scenery after the excitement of their wedding.
…and the many coconut trees. Hey, coconuts are lovely too.
So, all we can say is that if you are in love and you're planning your destination wedding…
…Belize is probably the loveliest place in the world.
Special thanks to the incredibly lovely Victoria House Resort which hosted and organised a fabulously lovely wedding for these two very lovely people.
Where Love Sparkles – Belize Weddings
It's rare that a wedding gives us a blogging dilemma, but this one certainly did. It was just so adorable and every single photo made us smile. Of course, what's the point of blogging if we can't share all of those incredible moments with you? So, we were left with two burning questions: 1. How are we going to narrow it down to a reasonable number of photos? and 2. What photo do we start with? Well, jumping photos have always been popular. They are symbolic, fun and, when done in Belize, super duper scenic. But this jumping photo had that 'x' factor. Not sure what it is, but they definitely looked like they were about to fly off into the horizon, hand in hand – and so, this is how we're starting our blog today.
The rest of the blog will be easy as we're just going to take you through the day so that you can experience it like we did. We know you'll definitely have as much fun as we did, but possibly not as much as the bride and groom. We'll start off with some mellow photos of the details first, because they were pretty exceptional.
When you ask for a bouquet with tropical colours, this has got to be what you're thinking of. Simply stunning. What you don't expect is that they'll make you insatiably hungry. Yes. You read that correctly. All we can say is to read on and you'll see what we mean.
Technology is changing so many things and we all remember that awkward moment someone tried to hold up a mirror behind us so that we could see what the back of our head looked like. Well, that doesn't have to happen anymore. Did we mention the details were fabulous at this wedding and exceptionally sparkly?
Here's our gorgeous bride. Just wait til you see that dress properly. Wow!
Grooms don't look quite as good as brides in silhouette but he certainly looks dapper.
Remember what we were saying about details. Well, our lovely readers, this is Belize. You know, like the shape of the entire country and…we're not sure exactly what they've made it out of. It sort of looks like Licorice Allsorts. Whatever it is, it's outrageously adorable and they've even made the cayes. You can see Ambergris Caye, which is where they got married, and some of the others. Crazy imaginative details.
Oh wow. It's that time already. Did someone paint this? Could it be more perfect?
Oh for goodness sake. The bride even had beautiful feet and barefoot sandals. Seriously. It can't be this lovely and then they have a great time too – or can it?
And there you have it. Oh yes. As well as being gorgeous, having the most amazing details and a dream beach setting on the Caribbean, they had to just have the best time of their lives doing it. Did we mention this is Belize? Yeah, we must admit…this sort of thing does seem to happen here. Maybe it's the salty seaside air, the hot sun or possibly the rum. Hmmm.
We promise. These are real people. Not actors. They also happened to be two very lovely people and you're going to get to share a little of our private time with them. But first we need to get the nuptials over with.
Here, we present you with the walk down the aisle, with the waves breaking over the Mesoamerian reef in the background and the little clouds so fluffy they look like cotton.
Then it's the legal stuff. Never has signing a piece of paper looked quite so much fun.
Of course, before we head off for some photography with just the couple, we have the requisite group shot. This was a very very naughty group.
That's because they were hungry and thirsty. This is what was awaiting while the couple had their own personal shoot with us.
That dress. OMG. We had to just indulge ourselves with one photo of this amazing bride and one of our favourite dresses ever.
So now we'll show you some of the two of them together. We'd just like to point out that when the groom makes an effort to look as good as the bride (OK, maybe not as good…but hey, she looked really, really good) on their special day, it really shows and we love it.
Whether they are walking along the beach, hand in hand – just relaxing…
…or when he's inside the mouth of a whale, while she's riding on top of it. What!? Yes, you'd be surprised at some of the cute and mysterious things you'll find in San Pedro.
Whether he's making her smile in just that way that makes you wonder what he might have just whispered into her ear or…
…maybe he just reminded her about the food waiting back at the reception because she's looking hungry.
Just in case she's getting too weak from the hunger, he happily gives her a piggy back ride.
But suddenly, it seems the hunger has overwhelmed him too. This is always when the photographer needs to step in…
They need some refreshments to help them keep up their strength for that one last shot. You know? The one that every couple dreams of when they get married in the Caribbean.
It's time to head back to the party with all their loved ones. And what a party it is! Before the night was out though – they had one very important message they wanted to share.
We think this sums it all up. True love in Belize always sparkles.
Big thanks to the wonderful team at the fabulous Coco Beach Resort for organising and hosting this fun and love filled day
Traditions and Tropical Memories – Belize Weddings
We remember, many years ago, living in London and seeing billboards for Caribbean destinations wondering if we'd ever be able to have a holiday in such a beautiful place and now, now we live and work here. Not only that but we get to share that with people who have traveled from all over the world to fulfill that very dream. Some come to elope. Some come to party. Quite a few bring their wedding traditions with them. The only difference is that they get to enjoy those traditions in beautiful Belize
Getting ready. That age old bridal ritual, supported by her best friends, to prepare her for her future.
The rings. Perhaps not quite conventionally presented, but this is the Caribbean and so, traditions come with a twist.
Once the rings are in place, symbolising a lifelong commitment…
It's time for group photos. Wait a minute. This isn't a traditional group photo! As anyone who has been to Belize can tell you – everyone is very friendly – including the cats and dogs. You'll likely have one or the other turn up at some point to congratulate you. That's a tradition here.
We can't, of course, forget about that first dance. A favourite tradition for the evening.
But it's the memories that make the day so special.
And what better memories can you ask for than an azure blue sky…
…sunshine and tropical greenery everywhere you turn. Come to Belize, enjoy your own traditions and create new ones that you'll never forget.
This beautiful wedding was organised and hosted by the fabulous Las Terrazas Resort
20 Photos That Gave Us That Happy Feeling in 2015 – Belize Weddings (and other cute pictures)
We've never done this before, but 2015 was such an amazing year for us here in Belize that we wanted to thank our clients and everyone who has supported us and enjoyed our work by sharing our favourite photos of 2015. Yes, we know, this blog is a wedding photography blog, but we also enjoy other types of photography. We chose the photos in this collection because they brought back great memories and made us smile. We'd like to share those memories and hopefully some smiles with you too. So, sit down, relax and enjoy.
We can't help but start with this one. This would typically be a photographer's worst nightmare, but this couple were so much fun and we had so many laughs with them during their shoot that this was sort of the icing on the cake (apologies for the really poor metaphor under the circumstances).
Dog photobombing was obviously trending this year and we don't mind one bit. We are dog lovers and most of our couples seem to be too!
Dogs weren't the only photobombers this year though from the animal world. While we were working on a commercial shoot for a resort here, this little guy popped in to say hello.
This couple almost got bombed quite literally by the closest thing we have in Belize to an Air Force.
Speaking of bombing, it wasn't all being done by animals either. This has got to be one of our favourite memories from the year when this fabulous lady decided that 'when I'm 64', I'm going to get photographed jumping into the Caribbean Sea butt naked – and so she did! An inspiration to us all.
This photo won us a Fearless Award, but really the award should have gone to this brilliant couple for being the best Trash the Dress good sports ever. We remember this shoot vividly, especially the smell of the mud, which we must admit, did not smell of roses. At. All. So much fun and so dirty. We'll never, ever forget this shoot!
Fortunately, for this next couple, their Fearless Award winning Trash the Dress photo wasn't quite so mucky, but we do remember that they weren't feeling too hot the morning after some very, very hard celebrating. Didn't stop them looking fabulous though and again, such good sports for going for it even though they would have much rather have been in bed.
Of course the bridesmaids don't have any obligation at all to be sober or to participate fully in producing award winning shots – which is why they are so much fun to photograph.
The next one is from of one of those weddings that we'll always remember because even now, we get a bit teared up remembering it. It was one of our most popular blogs ever. A wedding for three, when this little girl participated in such a special day. A beautiful family and such a heartwarming memorable experience for us.
Of course, if we are going to start talking about little girls, how could we forget this one? It's hard to imagine getting much cuter.
We were even lucky enough to photograph one little girl before she was ever born. Her mother was incredibly athletic and quite fearless, so with some imagination and creativity on our part and a lot of bendiness on her part, we created a maternity image that was totally unique.
We didn't just get babies before they were born, we got weddings before they were engaged. We've worked with a number of grooms on proposals and they are always so much fun. Trying to plot and plan while hoping that she's going to say 'yes' is about as nerve wracking for us as it is for the groom. This one was just perfect and we were absolutely thrilled for the happy couple.
In some cases, we're there for a long time. One of our most unforgettable couples came back a few years after we photographed their wedding so that we could photograph their simply adorable little boy. It's very special for photographers when they can document lives over the years.
Ultimately, it all returns to what we do best and that's to get love to come through a photo. That's why wedding photography works so well for us.
When you know the smiles are real, that's what makes all the difference and makes us remember the moment we took that particular photo.
People's personalities are what we remember most of all. You simply never forget moments like this.
When people get into our island vibe and want to have fun, anything is possible.
Wedding photography is a collaborative experience. While we create memories for our couples through photography, they too, create memories for us with their most intimate and joyful moments.
Maybe sometimes a little bit more intimate than we anticipated.
And for that we send you all much love and happiness in 2016.
Special thanks to all the businesses, resorts and individuals who invited Conch Creative into their lives, hearts and properties to make memories in 2015! Wish wish you all the most wonderful New Year!
All You Need is Love – But a Gorgeous Dress Helps Too – Belize Weddings
There was a famous bunch of guys who sang a popular song. It was called 'All You Need Is Love'. Now if they had mentioned a fabulous dress, as well, the song would have been absolutely perfect for destination weddings in Belize.
We agree that it's all about love,
But c'mon, a fabulous dress helps, along with…
a bunch of adorable groom's guys too.
…and picture perfect scenery could only be topped by one thing.
A party on the Caribbean Sea with the people you love.
This gorgeous wedding was organised and hosted by the beautiful Coco Beach Resort
Princess in Paradise – Belize Destination Wedding
Being a princess is all about the attitude. A destination wedding in Belize is not something you see in most fairy princess stories and that's why our brides like to create their own stories. Sometimes that means that princesses have to wear sunglasses.
Of course the first thing a princess must do is adjust her crown.
Ta Da! Once the crown was in place and she'd had a bit of Belize's special magic princess potion (ingredients normally include pineapple and rum), she appeared in her full princess regalia.
Her handsome prince could not resist her princessy powers and arrived to claim her as his own.
They held hands, and shared sweet nothings as they walked down the beach. It didn't appear he was going to turn into a frog anytime soon.
She took him closer to the water, just to test that theory.
And when it seemed absolutely certain that he wasn't going to hop off into the distance, they sat down – we think, to discuss their palace.
They even found a local tower to celebrate in true royal style.
But finally, it doesn't matter whether you are royalty or not, beautiful and magical Belize will always be where princesses find true paradise.
This paradise princess wedding was hosted by the beautiful Athens Gate Resort
A Wedding For Three! – Belize Destination Wedding
Like so many stories of destination weddings in Belize that we share with you, this one is a love story. Of course there is a bride and a groom, both very much in love. But sometimes a wedding isn't just about two people. Sometimes there's a little bit extra love and in this case, the bride was not just marrying one person but two.
This is the third, and so very important person, in this love story and she was so much a part of the ceremony it even brought a tear to the eye of this tough old wedding photographer.
She was involved with every aspect of the preparations. It was such an exciting and emotional day for her.
Whenever it got a little bit too crazy, she could sneak outside and observe the goings on.
She was so loved and so included. Just the way it should be when a wedding is truly the bonding of a family unit.
While she watched the ceremony with such intensity, she unconsciously touched the beautiful necklace she had just been gifted.
She didn't remain seated for long because she was an integral part of this joining.
OK, well maybe some bits were just for the grown ups, but she didn't seem to mind one bit.
This was a much more fun way for her to celebrate.
There were so many wonderful and special moments.
The family that celebrates together certainly stays together we think.
It was nearly time for the party to start.
Even though everyone was having way too much fun already.
We transported the happy couple away for a little romance on their own – Belize style!
Still managing to have way too much fun…
…they finally found a spot to share some tender moments together.
Before they knew it, it was time to return to reality…
…if you can call a setting like this 'reality'.
As the night drew to close, it ended like it all began – as a wedding for three.
And that is truly something worth getting excited about!
This absolutely love filled and beautiful wedding for three was organised and hosted by the fabulous Las Terrazas Resort


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Important 1882 Double Eagle, PR66 ★ Ultra Cameo
1882 $20 PR66 ★ Ultra Cameo NGC. CAC. The 1882 Philadelphia
double eagles continued a trend begun in 1881 Philadelphia, to
deliberately reduce the numbers of Liberty Head twenties and
quarter eagles struck, in order to concentrate on the production of
half eagles and eagles. The 1881 double eagles saw 2,199
circulation strikes produced plus 61 proofs, followed by the
remarkably low mintage of 571 pieces for the 1882 business strikes,
plus a nominal complement of 59 proofs.
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First Ultra Cameo We Have Offered
While the new prioritization to strike half eagles and eagles at the expense of double eagles and quarter eagles affected all U.S. mints including the branch facilities in one way or another, it was keenly felt at the Mother Mint in Philadelphia, which could normally be counted on to strike hundreds of thousands of double eagles during earlier years.
Rusty Goe provides an explanation for the policy shift in The Mint on Carson Street, concerning the 1882-CC twenties:
"It was the Treasury's conviction that if more gold coins in denominations less than twenty dollars were in reserve at Mint offices around the country, depositors would accept these coins in payment in lieu of waiting for additional double eagles to be struck. As stated in the Director of the Mint's Annual Report, 'while the law gives the depositor the option into what denominations his bullion shall be coined, if in lieu of waiting for such coins to be struck he asserts his right to be paid the value out of the bullion funds kept by the Treasury at the Mint ... he must take such funds and denominations as are lawfully provided.' "
The remarkably low mintage of 1882 double eagles means, of course, that proofs have filled in since the early days for the (mostly absent) high-grade circulation strikes. And in fact, earlier collectors mostly preferred to collect proofs over business strikes, whether low-mintage or not. David Akers wrote in his classic gold references, "As a business strike, the 1882 is the second rarest Liberty Head Double Eagle after the excessively rare 1861 Paquet, more rare than the 1856-O, 1854-O or 1870-CC."
All of the foregoing makes the offering of the present 1882 proof double eagle, certified PR66 ★ Ultra Cameo by NGC and with the added CAC approval, one of the foremost items in the present sale. It is unsurprising to find that this is the first Ultra Cameo or Deep Cameo example of this date that we have ever handled, and in keeping with the designation, the surfaces display exceptionally deep mirrors and thick mint frost, combining for profound contrast. The fields show the expected orange-peel effect on each side, and the prevailing color is a lovely orange-gold. The only pedigree identifiers are a tiny planchet flake in the field out from star 12 on the obverse, and shallow streakiness in the planchet on the right side of the reverse.
It has been almost two years since we even offered a Cameo example of the 1882 proof, a PR64 Cameo NGC example that sold for $161,000 in our FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2011), lot 5287. In 2004 we offered a PR64 NGC non-Cameo specimen (Heritage, 1/2004), lot 7589, in an old PCGS green-label holder that realized $60,375 even then.
NGC has certified a total of four PR64 Cameo coins of this issue and two in PR65 Ultra Cameo, making the present PR66 ★ Ultra Cameo by far the finest certified. The finest at PCGS is a single PR65 Deep Cameo example.
The importance of this singular coin will be abundantly clear to double eagle and proof gold specialists alike.
From The Gnome at the Shore Collection.(Registry values: P4)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26E3, PCGS# 99098)
Weight: 33.44 grams
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|Storm over Beirut I. watercolour. 320x240mm.©Sue Pownall 2011
Things have been going well recently from my fabulous featured artist spot on art is fun, to my inclusion in the Blog Art Exhibition (see below), and an upcoming interview for a Qatari magazine, which wishes to feature me and my art. Luckily, I have a friend who grounds me. Thursday, I worked on the study above and left it after putting in the sky and the first tones of the sea, leaving rocks unpainted. Friday, said friend pops round and asks "What's this... icebergs?".
That aside, I don't normally need to do studies for the pen & ink work I do as I can see the finished drawing in my head and know how to execute it (although of course it goes through revision as I work on it). However, painting is another matter. I knew I wanted to paint this scene and I have at least two more versions floating around my head. This one has not come out as I intended due to several factors, wrong weight paper being one - I know a poor workwoman blames her tools, but mainly due to my lack of practice and a preference for acrylics, which are unfortunately in Italy. I do like the painterly style, but... I apologise for the poor quality of the copy, I have been ill and didn't want to walk down to the copyshop to scan it.My part in the Blog Art Exhibition started Friday over on Trade your Talent. It is another focus on my Africa work and sketches, so I guess I need to go back soon as it has been so lucky for me. I'd like to thank Martin of Kalafull for having the faith in my work to invite me to participate in the Muscat exhibition, which led to the finished pieces. Please pop over and check out the exhibition. Thanks Susanna for organising it.
Finally, if you want to receive regular updates on my art, why not like my facebook page? It's here.
Labels: Beirut, exhibition, watercolour
Monday, March 14, 2011
Trade Your Talent's blog exhibition spring 2011
This is a great exhibition opportunity being hosted by Trade Your Talent. It's worth checking out if you'd like to have your work seen by an international audience, so just click the link to view the exhibition information. I'm in, so keep an eye out for my work there soon.
Thanks to Susan Sorrell Hill of Dream & Vision for sharing this information.
Labels: exhibition
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Is sketching an addiction?
In Le Rouge, my friends chatted and I sketched the Lebanese customers whilst we waited for our food.. Got to love paper place mats!
Sketching in Le Rouge, Beirut a photo by travelingsuep on Flickr.
Sketching in Le Rouge, Beirut a photo by travelingsuep on Flickr.
Labels: Beirut, pencil, urban sketch
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
An experiment
|After the rain. Calligraphy ink and Pen & ink. 400 x 200mm.©Sue Pownall 2011
|WIP Reflection for After the rain.
What do you think, is it finished? Do you think the mix of styles works?
Finally, I want to apologise to everyone who's work I follow regularly, and to
those I pop into for not visiting your blogs recently. I am now limiting my internet time in order to focus on producing finished artwork and to promote myself. For example, I now have a facebook page specifically for finished artwork, which is updated regularly. I will try and visit everyone at least once a week, and please forgive me this neglect. Thank you for your understanding.
Labels: calligraphy ink, Doha, mosque, pen and ink
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Labels: abstract, mood, watercolour
Friday, March 4, 2011
Beauty & the frizz.
|Pedicurist I, Pen & ink. A6 Sketchbook.©Sue Pownall 2011
|Pedicurist II, Pen & ink. A6 Sketchbook.©Sue Pownall 2011
Labels: beauty, hair, pen and ink, sketch, sketchbook
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Watch Kanye West's Family Battle The Kardashians On 'Celebrity Family Feud'
By Isha Thorpe
June 11, 2018
On Sunday (June 10), Kanye West's family played against Kim Kardashian's family on "Celebrity Family Feud" and it was one of the best episodes of the show that we've ever seen.
Kim was on Team West with her husband; while her mother, siblings and other family members were playing on the opposing Kardashian-Jenner team. They were all playing to win $25,000 for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Everyone who watched the show noticed just how much West was smiling throughout it. As many of us already know, the rapper/producer/fashion designer unfortunately doesn't smile that much. So, it was very refreshing to see West in a great, happy mood.
Kanye has a permanent smile on his face during this whole Family Feud episode— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 11, 2018
Even talk show host Steve Harvey enjoyed having West and the other members of the families on the program. The comedian also said that West was the best "Celebrity Family Feud" contestant that he'd ever seen before. During the show; Khloe threw some shade at Kim, West was coaching his team on how to play and much more.
There was even a moment when Kendall Jenner insulted Donald Trump! Harvey asked the question, "If you had a wild party and everybody's naked, who is someone you would hate to see show up?" That's when Jenner replied with the prez's name. West, who's a well-known friend of Trump, even laughed at the moment along with everyone else.
Take a look at clips of the Wests vs. the Kardashians/Jenners' "Celebrity Family Feud" episode below.
Clip from Sunday's Kardashians vs Wests episode of Family Feud 😂😂😂@kanyewest @KimKardashian pic.twitter.com/nnYnRnI3zo— Kanye Source (@KanyeSource) June 7, 2018
We're on @FamilyFeud tonight! 8/7c on ABC #FamilyFeud #CelebrityFamilyFeud @IAmSteveHarvey pic.twitter.com/5uAQmye9iN— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 10, 2018
I just wanna have as much fun in life as Kanye West is on family feud 💀 pic.twitter.com/HSPVphRIjP— ELLYMAYE (@Ellysa_Maye) June 11, 2018
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Heal creatures in radius for 2d8 points + 1 point of damage per caster level (maximum +15).
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