Monday, April 30, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Catch Of The Day
Friday, April 27, 2007
The OC
Taking off from the John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana (Orange County), CA is quite a rush. With only 5,700 feet of runway, airliners must get off the ground real quick, and climb out at a steeper angle. The reason for the steep climb out is for noise abatement, because of the residential areas surrounding SNA. In this departure routing, we flew toward the San Bernadino Mountains before making the 180° turn west to head home.
I was aboard an Aloha Airlines 737-7Q8W, N751AL "‘Aukele", when I got this shot several seconds after lifting off of Runway 1L, and shows the climb angle. Framed by the wing's leading edge slats and engine pylon, is the San Diego (I-405) and Newport (CA55) Freeways interchange, as well as the city of Santa Ana.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Unfurling Leaf
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Rocks Under Water
This photo is from the water ponds of the Hawai‘i Convention Center. I was on a video shoot, and caught this shot during a break we had while running through rehearsals.
It captures four elements ... sun, wind, earth and water ... all in the same shot. I thought it looked cool, the way the sunlight lit the water and rocks, as the winds kicked up.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Blue Ladder
When I originally took this photo, I knew it was going to be a black and white shot. However, throught the magic of Photoshop, I was playing around with some tint effects, and tried adding color to the ladder. Blue looked the best, since it looks the protective wrap some metal products have to prevent scratches.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Little Stars
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Stream
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Palm Trees At Dusk
Friday, April 20, 2007
Sparky Silhouette
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Sunset Wing
The sun is setting while we are somewhere over the Pacific Ocean headed to Portland, OR. I saw the aura around the sun, and had to get the shot. From where I was sitting, trying to keep the wing out of the shot was impossible, so I thought I'd make the wingtip look like it was eclipsing the sun. About an hour after this shot was taken, we flew into to some thick clouds, and some mild turbulence, before landing in light rain at PDX.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Ring Pillow
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Tunnel Vision
Monday, April 16, 2007
Weekday Afternoon
What a way to spend a weekday afternoon ... catching a tan while taking a nap and floating in a swimming pool. One of the perks of having a weekday off, she has the pool all to herself.
The one thing that drew me to take the shot was the shadow. I was hoping she would float toward the middle of the pool, but she floated to the side.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Whip Zoom
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Going To The Dogs
I know Golden Retrievers are smart dogs, but this is going a bit far! A seeing-eye dog for driving?!? I guess the dog would bark when the truck got too close to something. Talk about a "Kodak moment" I could not resist!
I was on a video shoot at Sandy Beach, when I saw this Golden Retriever hanging out the window, while its masters were watching the surf. The poor dog looks bored, and has the expresssion ... "I got out of the house for this?"
Friday, April 13, 2007
Friday Night Fireworks
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Raindrops
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Rare Bird
In a one second exposure, N9796N of Kamaka Air, sits at the opening of their hangar during a party celebrating the 49th anniversary of the breaking of the sound barrier by General Chuck Yeager (USAF-Ret). This 60-year old plus Super DC-3 is one of eight airworthy airframes in existence (out of 100 converted to the Super DC-3), and is truly a rarebird.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Giant Kalo Leaf
This stainless steel and dichroic glass sculpture of kalo leaves fronts the University of Hawai‘i's School of Medicine in Kaka‘ako.
Dichroic glass has two color sides, blue and orange. When light passes through the blue surface , as seen above, the light turns orange; and when light passes through the orange side, the light becomes blue. This type of glass is also used on some video production lights, when lights are used outdoors.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Happy Easter!
"But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here for He is risen, as He said.”"
Matthew 28:6 (NKJV)
This Lily has become synonymous with Easter. I had the "perfect photo" for today's entry, but missed a second opportunity to get the shot I wanted. Oh well ... The main thing is we recognize and celebrate Christ's resurrection.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Easter Egg Hunt
Every year, Hope968 puts on an Easter Egg Hunt at Kuhio School on the Saturday before Easter Sunday.
This was from last year's hunt with one of the "golden eggs" in the bunch.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Good Friday
"And when Jesus had cried out in a loud voice, He said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last.
"So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”"
Luke 23:46-47
"And being found in appearance of man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:8-11 (NKJV)
Thursday, April 5, 2007
The Last Supper
"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.“
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for the remission of sins“"
Matthew 26:26-28 (NKJV)
Today's photo is from Kirk & Merilyn's Communion during their wedding ceremony.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Morning Sun Reflection
The sun rises above Le‘ahi (Diamond Head) and a very calm Ke‘ehi Lagoon. I was there to photograph a Boeing 737 airliner before it was to continue on its delivery flight to China. On my way out, I saw how calm the lagoon was, that I had to stop and get some shots of the sun reflecting off the mirror-like surface. I was amazed how calm the waters were when there was no wind that morning.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Monochrome Fern
Monday, April 2, 2007
Three's A Crowd
Sunday, April 1, 2007
New Breed Of Plumeria
Horticulturalists and botanists have teamed up to develop a more colorful type of plumeria in which the the center of the flower can vary in color as seen here in a photo taken at a nursery somewhere in Hawai‘i. The ubiquitous flowers can now be genetically altered to produce a white flower with colors other than the typical yellow (Plumeria Alba). The team will also be working with other plumeria species to alter the colors of the yellow and pink varieties. Named the Plumeria Fotoshoppus, this new breed of plumeria will be available in small quantities from select nurseries.
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