Here are a few low-light night shots, from Boston, Kauai and the last two, taken in Paris.
Tsunami
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii in the early morning hours today (Friday) after Japan's northern coast was hit with an 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Kauai was the first of the Hawaiian islands to be hit by the tsunami, with waves of 3 feet.
Having recently visited the Hawaiian islands in December 2010, this all feels very scary and hits close to home. My prayers and thoughts go out to the people of Japan and Hawaii and all the other coastal areas that are at risk.
These images are of Kauai, taken from the plane, at the Spouting Horn (where water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening at the surface. Every wave produces another spray/spout of water) and at the Kilauea Lighthouse.
Having recently visited the Hawaiian islands in December 2010, this all feels very scary and hits close to home. My prayers and thoughts go out to the people of Japan and Hawaii and all the other coastal areas that are at risk.
These images are of Kauai, taken from the plane, at the Spouting Horn (where water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening at the surface. Every wave produces another spray/spout of water) and at the Kilauea Lighthouse.
Hawaii: Kaua'i: Hanalei Valley
There were so many gorgeous views whilst driving around the island of Kaua'i.
Here, the Hanalei Valley lookout point of the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge.
Here, the Hanalei Valley lookout point of the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge.
Feathers and scales
Just saw Gnomeo and Juliet, a very cute film that some of my friends worked on (so go see it!), and the plastic pink flamingo reminded me of some of the beautiful birds and fish in Hawaii.
The flamingos were on our Oahu resort; we saw them 3 years ago and were just as smitten this time. They're so gorgeous!
There was a huge koi pond at our resort on Kauai; they even had a morning feed time you could participate in. The adorable parrot was also on Kauai; he loved posing for photos!
The flamingos were on our Oahu resort; we saw them 3 years ago and were just as smitten this time. They're so gorgeous!
There was a huge koi pond at our resort on Kauai; they even had a morning feed time you could participate in. The adorable parrot was also on Kauai; he loved posing for photos!
Rooster II
Waterproof
The Canon PowerShot D10 waterproof camera was the best camera on this trip. It takes amazing under (and above) water pics and is sturdy enough for on-the-beach-type roughhousing.
Hanapepe Village
Meaning "Crushed Bay", this little town was quite littery crushed during the hurricane of '92. On the South shore of Kaui'i, the town was started by Chinese rice farmers in the 1800s and mostly associated with bar brawls. Films such as The Thorn Birds and Jurassic Park were filmed in the village or in the nearby Hanapepe Valley. The Hanapepe Swinging Bridge is one of the tourist attractions of the village (rebulit after '92), but the town appears to be mostly deserted now, save for a few art galleries and gift shops.
When we arrived there on Dec 26, everything was still closed for Christmas. It seemed like a ghost town.
When we arrived there on Dec 26, everything was still closed for Christmas. It seemed like a ghost town.
Red Earth
It rained quite a bit while we were in Hawaii.
We rented a Jeep and drove around Kaua'i on a couple of those overcast days.
One of the stops?
Waimea Canyon!
Before we get there, though, let me show you the gorgeous iron rich red earth that Kaua'i is made up of.
Waimea means red water (wai = fresh water, mea = red) which floods the canyon after it rains heavily.
The red soil was very evident along our way. Our running shoes are still stained with the stuff. In fact, after the hurricane of '92, t-shirts from one t-shirt printing store flew into the red dirt and permanently dyed them red. Now, Red Dirt T-shirts can be purchased on the island. We got ones with the roosters on them ;)
Okay, on to the photos!
We rented a Jeep and drove around Kaua'i on a couple of those overcast days.
One of the stops?
Waimea Canyon!
Before we get there, though, let me show you the gorgeous iron rich red earth that Kaua'i is made up of.
Waimea means red water (wai = fresh water, mea = red) which floods the canyon after it rains heavily.
The red soil was very evident along our way. Our running shoes are still stained with the stuff. In fact, after the hurricane of '92, t-shirts from one t-shirt printing store flew into the red dirt and permanently dyed them red. Now, Red Dirt T-shirts can be purchased on the island. We got ones with the roosters on them ;)
Okay, on to the photos!
Papayas, pineapples and tomatoes!
The tomatoes on Kaua'i were unbelievably delicious! I can't even describe them. It's a taste that says tomato. Don't even get me started on the pineapples and papayas! We ate them everyday.
Hippy Santa
Who knew Santa visited island resorts?
On Christmas Day a canoe filled with people wearing santa hats and bearing gifts (chocolates) sailed onto our beach front.
What a spectacle! Everyone gathered around the little boat to see Santa.
Turned out Santa was a bit of a hippy :)
Love the jeans laid out to dry, in this one.
On Christmas Day a canoe filled with people wearing santa hats and bearing gifts (chocolates) sailed onto our beach front.
What a spectacle! Everyone gathered around the little boat to see Santa.
Turned out Santa was a bit of a hippy :)
Love the jeans laid out to dry, in this one.
Boards
Rooster I
Okay, can I just tell you about the ROOSTERS on Kauai? The island is infested with them! I use the word "infested" loosely because I totally fell in love with these guys, so much so that I haven't eaten chicken, since.
The history behind it, is that chickens, wild chickens and fighting cocks were brought to the island by early settlers and after the hurricane of '92, the distruction of the coops set the chickens free to roam the island. They have since multiplied making them the Kings of the Roads (we even got t-shirts that say that) as there are no natural predators after them.
I miss the cock-a-doodling in the morning (and sometimes during the day and evening)!
The history behind it, is that chickens, wild chickens and fighting cocks were brought to the island by early settlers and after the hurricane of '92, the distruction of the coops set the chickens free to roam the island. They have since multiplied making them the Kings of the Roads (we even got t-shirts that say that) as there are no natural predators after them.
I miss the cock-a-doodling in the morning (and sometimes during the day and evening)!
Hawaii: Day & Night
Happy New Year! Wishing you all a happy, safe and healthy 2011!
2010 was a fun-filled year full of exciting events and travels! Here's to more of the same in 2011 for all of us!
Hawaii was amazing; it's such a beautiful place! Three years ago, we were on Oah'u and Maui and did a lot of the sites (Pearl Harbour, Haleakala, The Road to Hana, hiking up Diamond Head). I'll have to post up some shots from the last trip, in fact.
This time we really just relaxed and enjoyed the our resorts on O'ahu and Kaua'i. And with Kaua'i being a very small island, it took us only a day and a half to drive around it. More of that later, but first, here are a few captures of the day and night views from our hotel in O'ahu.
I have to say, I'm loving my new baby, the Nikon D7000, but I'm still figuring it all out...it's an amazing camera but I feel like I haven't really had the opportunity to really utilize it as I didn't want to take it out on the beach or in the rain (yes, it rained quite a bit while we were there) so I ended up using our Canon PowerShot D10 Waterproof Camera as we were mostly in the water! It's a fantastic underwater camera and I'll post some shots from it, soon.
2010 was a fun-filled year full of exciting events and travels! Here's to more of the same in 2011 for all of us!
Hawaii was amazing; it's such a beautiful place! Three years ago, we were on Oah'u and Maui and did a lot of the sites (Pearl Harbour, Haleakala, The Road to Hana, hiking up Diamond Head). I'll have to post up some shots from the last trip, in fact.
This time we really just relaxed and enjoyed the our resorts on O'ahu and Kaua'i. And with Kaua'i being a very small island, it took us only a day and a half to drive around it. More of that later, but first, here are a few captures of the day and night views from our hotel in O'ahu.
I have to say, I'm loving my new baby, the Nikon D7000, but I'm still figuring it all out...it's an amazing camera but I feel like I haven't really had the opportunity to really utilize it as I didn't want to take it out on the beach or in the rain (yes, it rained quite a bit while we were there) so I ended up using our Canon PowerShot D10 Waterproof Camera as we were mostly in the water! It's a fantastic underwater camera and I'll post some shots from it, soon.
Xmas + Hawaii
Photohogger is off to Hawaii for the holidays and I'm taking along my new Nikon D7000! :)
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a wonderful and safe holiday season and see you in 2011!
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a wonderful and safe holiday season and see you in 2011!
Hawaii
So much for a photo a day :)
Here's one from Hawaii. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have some from my birthday weekend.
Here's one from Hawaii. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have some from my birthday weekend.