Think Pink

Yet another view of the famous "Pink Hotel" in Waikiki.

Tortured tree

I took a second look then took a picture of this tortured Banyon tree growing on Kuhio Ave. in Waikiki.

It got dark, where did the light go?

This was taken in the waters off Maui while scuba diving. A whale can really block out the light!

Going to the dogs!

My friends just call me Spot.

Ugh! Cold, wet wave got me! Can't run fast enough!

Who needs a pickup truck! I'm a trunk monkey... er... trunk dog!

Honest I'm a weiner dog... no really!

Another glorious sunset in Quatsino Sound

The problem with sailing into the sunset is you can't see a darn thing it's so bright! But who's complaining...

Post # 400

Yes we are up to 400 posts on this blog so far! So in celebration I am posting this nice Hibiscus picture.

Another Quatse Lake sunset

Looking back through this blog I see that this isn't the first Quatse Lake Sunset I have posted and probably won't be the last either. Always something interesting to take pictures of when up to this lake.

The desert sun

I took this in the mountains just outside of Mesa, AZ when I was finding the "strange" rock formations. It was a tough climb to the top of the mountain to get this angle.

Still looking for the pot of gold!

Probably have better luck buying a lottery ticket than chasing rainbows anyway... Took this picture the other day while out on the boat. Rainbows are common enough around here but what struck me was the reflection of the rainbow in the water.

The things you see............

When you go wondering around in the mountains you occasionally come across some odd things. Actually, it happens more often than you would think.

I came across this strange rock formation in the mountains just outside of Mesa, Arizona. It looked like a serpant's head to me standing up all on it's own. The photo doesn't do it justice because the rock formation is about eight feet tall standing on the edge of a small outcropping of rock.

It's always possible this was man made, a century or two earlier, but either way I found it to be interesting so I took a photo.

The old net shed

You may recall a picture of an old derelect boat taken at this same location... Well I went back as this is a favorite place to snap a few pictures. I was trying a composition formula that has produced some nice pictures for me in the past... Specifically to show foreground, midground and background if possible. This seems to draw the eye into the picture to explore around some.

Anyway this was the best picture of the bunch and I admit to tweaking it a bit in Photoshop before posting it...

The last of summer

I guess it's just about that time. The leaves on the trees are starting to change and drop off and the soy beans are starting to turn and will be ready for harvest in about a month. Pretty soon I will be posting photos of snow instead of flowers!

Man, I need a tropical vacation!

Slow waterfall...

Ordinarily getting this effect is no big deal... Go out find a dimly lit scene with water, put your camera on a tripod, set the apature to a really big number and push the shutter button. Easy!

Just for kicks while in Waikiki I thought I would try a slow water scene hand held in full bright daylight. (I must have been bored or something). So I set the ISO as low as it would go, set the apature as high as it would go, held my breath and gingerly pushed the shutter button. A few moments later the shutter closed shut and I had a blury mess!

Not one to back down from an interesting personal challenge I tried again, and finally on the 4th or 5th shot I got this! Not much of a picture really but makes for a good story.

Headed home

Headed back to Coal Harbour, the end of a long day. Sometimes I forget why I ever wanted to be out on the ocean then along comes a day like this to remind me. Sure was a nice sunset and calm glassy seas.

On Safari

No, really, I was! OK so I wasn't really on safari but it kind of felt like it. It was hot and humid and I really felt like shooting something! LOL

This is another photo I took at the St. Louis zoo a few weeks back.

Sailing into the sunset...

Took this picture a couple of days ago on my way through Quatsino Narrows. For those who live in Quatsino running back and forth in small boats is a normal part of daily life! No road will get you there, only way in and out of Quatsino is by boat or airplane, and the locals want to keep it that way!

Cats

What does it mean when the cats just lay around and ignore you? LOL

"Fortune Kittys" & "Buda"

Found this bunch in Chiantown, Honolulu. Interesting story goes with the Kittys. It seems that many centurys ago the Emperor of Japan was riding along on his horse and came across a small cat with one paw raised in the air which in Japan means please come here. So the Emperor got off his horse and walked over to the small cat. At that very moment his horse was struck by lightning and died! Very fortunant indeed for the Emperor.

I guess the moral of the story is quickly get off your horse if you see a cat wave at you... LOL

Here's looking at you.

Found this fine looking fellow hanging around in a palm tree, free as (you guessed it) a bird. Probably no big deal for a bird to escape the cage and live the wild life on the Islands, try that around here and come winter that would be the end of that!

Waving Hello

Maybe he was just scratching his head but I think he was waving hello. LOL You can't be in the tropical isalnds without a tropical bird or two.