The posts below contain images from our trip to hawaii in october, 2009. Each post contains:
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Taken at the Dole Pineapple Plantation in Wahiawa, Oahu, on the road to the north shore
October 3, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/500 • 22mm • ISO 800
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Taken at the Dole Pineapple Plantation in Wahiawa, Oahu, on the road to the north shore
October 3, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/500 • 18mm • ISO 800
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Taken inside the Cafe Haleiwa. Amazing home cooked breakfast… highly recommended
October 4, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/2.8 • 1/160 • 17mm • ISO 200
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Taken inside the Mahatma tourist shop in downtown Haleiwa Town
October 4, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/3.5 • 1/800x • 31mm • ISO 200
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Taken from Jameson’s restaurant across from Haleiwa Harbor. Adequate food, terrific sunset views.
October 5, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/25 • 1/400 • 55mm • ISO 1600
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Taken at the beach east of Turtle Bay Resort, on Oahu’s North Shore
October 5, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/4.5 • 1/4000 • 23mm • ISO 200
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Taken at the Sunset Beach during a Billabong surf tournament. I don’t think this guy was actually in the competition. Should have been, though.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/10 • 1/800 • 250mm • ISO 400
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Waimea Valley is a beautiful botanical garden south of Waimea Beach on the North Shore of Oahu. The visit there was among our most memorable stops.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/2.8 • 1/60 • 55mm • ISO 200
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Waimea Valley is the home of more than 5,000 documented kinds of tropical and subtropical plants including native and endangered Hawaiian plants.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/2.8 • 1/1000 • 54mm • ISO 200
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I have no idea what this plant is, but my brother has a photo of the same thing fro Venzuela.
October 5,2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/4.5 • 1/250 • 22mm • ISO 1600
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Another plant I don’t know, but I like the depiction of four different stages of the bloom at the same moment.
October 5, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/4.5 • 1/100 • 22mm • ISO 1600
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Bird of Paradise. Great light here under the canopy of so much tropical flora.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/7.1 • 1/320 • 28mm • ISO 200
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Another unknown plant. The sun hit it like a spotlight, leaving the dark rock background in shadow.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/4 • 1/60 • 55mm • ISO 200
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The lily pads in this image were relatively small at about 18 inches. There were a few that were 3-4 feet across with a two inch upturned rim – like a giant upside down frisbee.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5.6 • 1/100 • 187mm • ISO 200
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From the Polynesian Cultural Center, a way overpriced, over-hyped Mormon version of Pacific Culture. Nevertheless, it might be one of those places to see once.. Don’t waste your money on a guided tour.
October 6, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5.6 • 1/2000 • 96mm • ISO 200
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The Cultural Center is divided into villages that represent various indigenous peoples of the Pacific Rim. This guy is a Moari carving from New Zealand.
October 6, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5.6 • 1/2000 • 96 mm • ISO 200
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Not sure what kind of tree this is, but it provided much needed shade on a hot October afternoon.
October 6, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/10 • 1/100 • 17mm • ISO 1250
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The day ends with a show put on by a perky crowd of Mormon youth from Aukland to Salt Lake City. They attend the Oahu branch of BYU and work the Cultural Center for tuition. The guy in the middle looks just like Donny Osmond.
October 6, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5.6 • 1/50 • 51mm • ISO 2500
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This guy was pretty impressive with his fire handling.
October 6, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5.6 • 1/4 • mm • ISO 2500
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This was definitely the hottest part of the show.
October 6, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5.6 • 1/125 • 50mm • ISO 2500
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Taken at the Kailua Beach Park on Oahu’s southeastern shore. Every time I’ve seen a picture of tropical water this color, I’ve wondered if it was really that blue. It was.
October 9, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/13 • 1/500 • 17mm • ISO 200
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Makapuu Point is the easternmost point on Oahu. The climb was gentle, but steadily uphill on an hot asphalt path. Worth the trek for the view.
October 9, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/18 • 1/1600 • 31mm • ISO 1600 • -1.0 ev
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Someone must have found a family name at the memorial. Amazing what a little graphite can do as a highlight on light concrete.
October 7, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/10 • 1/500 • 21mm • ISO 200 • -1.0 ev
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This memorial at Pearl Harbor is more powerful than one might expect. It manages to convey, solemnity, grace and hope. At the same time it elicits unexpected intensity of emotion from the visitors.
October 8, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/400 • 55mm • ISO 200
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The stucture sits over the water across the beam of near the center of the sunken USS Arizona
October 8, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/5000 • 17mm • ISO 800
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Looking up from the center of the structure.
October 8, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/400 • 17mm • ISO 200 • -0.3 ev
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Looking down from the same place. The water has a constant film of oil from the still leaking engines of the ship.
October 8, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/500 • 45mm • ISO 800 • -1.0 ev
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Heavy cloud cover dulled the colors on the horizon at sunset, but no one seemed to miss the display.
October 9, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/5 • 1/80 • 55mm • ISO 1600
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It’s a little known fact that in just the right conditions at Waikiki, small children fall from the sky.
October 9, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/7.1 • 1/200 • 48mm • ISO 1600
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The name refers to the number of toes Becky managed to keep painted that day. Taken on a lava flow that juts out into the ocean at Kukuiula Boat Harbor west of Poi Puu Beach on Kauai
October 13, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/2.8 • 1/100 • 55mm • ISO 1600
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At Jo-Jo’s Avenue Shaved Ice and Treats in Waiamea, Kuaui. It’s the only place I saw that referred to shaved rather than shave ice.
October12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/2.8x • 1/250 • 21mm • ISO 2000
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Hanapepe, Kauai
October 13, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/4 • 1/500 • 17mm • ISO 200
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Sign outside a small cafe across the street from the Marriott Beach Resort where we stayed in Lihue, Kauai. Unfortunately, the sign was much more attractive than the food.
October 11, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/8 • 1/400 • 40mm • ISO 200
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A former trash dump in WWII, this beach retained all the broken glass discarded there. The sand is comprised almost completely of small pieces ocean-washed glass
October 11, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/22 • 1/60 • 37mm • ISO 500
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Another perspective on the Glass Beach sand. Apparently all that’s left are small pieces, as there’s a sign requesting that anyone taking glass, also take some trash.
October 11, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/11 • 1/250 • 28mm • ISO 200 • -1.0 ev
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The Kauai Coffee Plantation’s product doesn’t compare to good Kona coffee, but the plantation is worth a quick stop. Just east of Point Allen, Kauai.
October 11, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/2.8 • 1/250 • 55mm • ISO 200
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Plumeria at the Kauai Coffee Plantation.
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/7.1 • 1/320 • 17mm • ISO 200
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More plumeria flowers.
October 11, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/72.8 • 1/2000 • 33mm • ISO 400
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Waimea Canyon is spectacular. Well worth any amount of time you have to explore. Like the Grand Canyon, it’s vastness is difficult to convey in a photograph.
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/7.1 • 1/320 • 17mm • ISO 200 • -0.7 ev
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Checklist for the next trip to Kauai: Rent a Harley for a ride to Waimea Canyon; Take the helicopter tour of the canyon.
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/7.1 • 1/800 • 55mm • ISO 200 • -1.0 ev
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The views are amazing in every direction.
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/4.5 • 1/200 • 84mm • ISO 200 • -0.7 ev
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Along with the dramatic geography is an abundance of flora. Didn’t see much of the fauna, but I’m sure it’s there.
October 11, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/3.2 • 1/800 • 55mm • ISO 200
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Hibiscus
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/22 • 1/40 • 100mm • ISO 1000
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The weather wasn’t particularly cooperative at the top of the canyon. We waited for fog to clear, but this is about as good as it gets. Apparently this is one of the rainiest locations on the planet.
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/8 • 1/200 • 35mm • ISO 200 • -0.7 ev
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Another spectacular part of our Kauai visit was the sunset cruise from Port Allen to the Na Pali Coast and back. Na Pali Coast is where parts of Jurassic Park and the Faye Dunaway version of King Kong were filmed. Also another case of challenges to express in a photo.
October 14, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/7.1 • 1/500 • 55mm • ISO 200 • -1.0 ev
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The beach at the Marriott Beach Resort taken reluctantly on the day we left.
October 15, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/3.5 • 1/2000 • 17mm • ISO 200
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Taken after a day exploring Waimea Canyon on Kauai. We arrived at Salt Pond Beach just in time for me to step out of the car are grab this shot.
October 12, 2009
Canon EOS 50D
f/14 • 1/160 • 28mm • ISO 200
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