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The story of the POSE!

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It all started out innocently enough with a single shot at Hanauma Bay, Hawaii with my brother Rick. Little did I know that this would become a ritual whenever the opportunity presented itself. I liked the pose so much that I decided that I would collect pictures of it. As friends and family went off to warm tropical destinations, I showed them the picture and asked them to try and re-create it. Check out my collection of DA POSE.

Europe

Mr. Auerbach continues to bring shots of the pose from the farthest regions on the earth! Prior to his shot from South China (below) there were no shots taken from there. Now, with this shot in Italy , his dominance in contributing to the collection is apparent. The location can be seen by clicking here.

Asia

Steve Auerbach in the Okinawa, East China Sea. You can see where this is on this map.

USA

Steve Auerbach and Joe Kryszak in the Grapevine Lake in Texas.

The Carribean

Steve Auerbach once again comes thru with the beautiful shot from the Bahamas.
Derek, Nancy, and Steve at on Smith Cove Grand Cayman.
Derek and Steve at Smith Cove on Grand Cayman.
New poses, which add variety, are always welcome! BONUS POINTS for the sunset!
John Jednak in Belize. John says there's more sea life per square foot in Belize than anywhere on earth. Huge indorsement.
Jessica, Derek, and I at Francis Bay, St. John.(12/97)
A new version of the pose. Also at Francis Bay.(12/97)
Lisa Shemwell (my manager!) on the Grand Caymon.
Derek and I at the Sapphire Beach Resort on St. Thomas.(12/97)
Jessica and I at the same spot. (12/97)
Nancy and I at Trunk Bay on the US Virgin Island of St. John.
Nancy and I on USVI St. Thomas.
Steven Auerbach and I on the British Virgin Island, Virgin Gorda.
Casey Fast, also from Oregon, and I on BVI Virgin Gorda.
Nancy and I on the British Virgin Island Tortolla.
Miriam Oliveras, my host in Puerto Rico, and I in Puerto Rico.
Nancy and I on Antigua located in the West Indies.

Mexico

While in Mexico and nowhere near a beach, Casey Fast found a suitable spot for this shot.
Some new shot of the pose, courtesy of Kevin & Lydia in Cancun.
Another shot from Kev & Lyd in Cancun.
The most amazing shot to date! The whole Gang in Cabo San Lucas.
Hector Vargas and Becky Ryals at Santa Maria beach.
Joe Trujillo and Nancy at playa Santa Maria.
Lydia and Kevin Moore at Santa Maria beach. Lyd's behind the finn!
Hector and Nancy also at SM beach.
Nancy and Becky trying the pose!
Nancy and I in the same spot.

Hawaii

Kevin Tiffin the rookie, at Wiamea, Oahu.
Steve Auerbach the veteran, off the coast of Ko Olina, Oahu.
Steve's daughter Anna making her debut on the pose train.
Auerbach kids doing a fine job.
Steve posing under water.
HP DRP Guru, Venkatesh Iyer on Kapalua, Maui.
Steve Auerbach from Molokai.
Gan Li and his wife on Honolulu.
Casey Fast on Kona.
Liz Fast on Kona too.
Michael Keen checks in while on his honeymoon on Maui!
Mr. Casey Fast comes in with a near perfect shot of the pose from Maui.
Mark Fabro...the original Mr. Wonderful on Kauai.
Lydia all by her lonesome on Maui. (a bit dark)
A nice shot of Kevin on Maui.
Kevin and Lydia on Maui.
Bro and Cindy in the rain at Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, June '99.
Cindy alone at another beautiful beach.
Bro and Cindy with an excellent POSE.
Added November 27, 1997 by my friend Steven Auerbach. This shot is taken on the island of Kauai at Hanalei Bay. OK so he doesn't have his fins on or snorkle gear on his head...it's the effort that counts!!!
Carol Porter's first attempt on a remote beach on Kauai. She had to place the camera on the beach and use a timer. What a trooper!
Carol's next attempt on an unknown Hawaiian island, with her son.
OK so they forgot to get into the water! The form is beautiful!
If anyone out there takes a picture with this pose, I will post it on my homepage. Wacky poses similar to these are welcomed!