Blue Wave Pix

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Congratulations!

... a little ditty about Todd & Dyann ...

Sorry, I had that '80s John Cougar song "Jack & Diane" in my head during Todd & Dyann's wedding yesterday. Kathy & I were invited to their wedding at Ko‘olau Ballrooms. The above photo was taken shortly after the ceremony.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Happy 80th Anniversary

Not only is November 11th known for Veteran's Day, it's also Hawaiian Air's anniversary day. 80 years ago today, Hawaiian Airlines (began business back then as Inter-Island Airways) started its inter-island flight operations.

Today's photo shows Inter-Island Airways' first aircraft, NC251M, a Bellanca CH-300 "Pacemaker". This 80 year-old aircraft purchased by Hawaiian Airlines, and was restored in Washington, before being shipped to Hawai‘i. The CH-330 is airworthy, and will be used by Hawaiian Air for promotional purposes.

Hau‘oli la hanau Hawaiian Airlines!

To all the veterans ... thank you for serving our country!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

CSI: Waikele

Last week, officers from Honolulu Police Department's Crime Reduction Unit were tipped off of a stolen car on the road. They had tracked the car to this KFC restaurant in Waikele, where the officers tried to stop the vehicle, and the incident ended in the shooting of the alleged car thief as he tried to ram his way out to avoid arrest.

In the photo, investigators gather to analyze the crime scene (in the drive-thru lane, left), while a news crew from local ABC affiliate KITV prepare for a live broadcast (far left).

Monday, November 9, 2009

Opening

One of my orchids in bloom ...

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Communion

During New Hope Leeward's Worship Night service, Communion is served ... while photographing the first Sunday evening service, I took this quick shot after the elements were passed out.

Of course, Communion is served on the third weekend of each month during its regular worship service.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Photo Op

Guy was gracious to pose with fans during a quick break between scenes, and we took advantage of this photo op ...

Friday, November 6, 2009

Cooling Off

Guy takes a break to cool off from the heat of the lights before interviewing Poke Stop customers.

The Why

After beginning the HNL RareBirds blog, I wanted to be able to put together a photo-a-day blog of my non-aviation photos. Subjects will range from people, places, plants, events, and ... whatever caught my eye at that time I had one of my cameras with me, and the story behind the photo. A few airplane pics will show up here and there, mostly photos that are not on my other blog.

Being a videographer for the past 20+ years, I am used to capturing moving images. With photography, I am capturing moments in time, sometimes at very small fractions of a second. It's a totally different mindset, on two different levels of creativity, though the basics for both, photo and video are the same.

Over the past few years, I have been blessed to have a few dozen photos published in several international airliner magazines, along with articles I wrote, or co-wrote.

The light colored print in the text of the posts are related links that will open in a new window.

I thank Jesus Christ, my Lord & Saviour, for the creativity and inspirations to take these photos, for putting me in the right place & time, or for the idea to modify them. I thank all of my photographer friends for your support and advice, also for pushing my creativity further. And, I thank you all in advance for taking the time to check out the photos, and for the comments you leave, which are greatly appreciated.

The Fine Print