Sideline Interview

During some of the TV Timeouts, I had to shoot sideline interviews. Alan Roach (center) interviews Fullback Marcel Reese (right) of the Oakland Raiders, and Wide Receiver Desean Jackson (left) of the Philadelphia Eagles. I had one of my cable pullers take this photo, and in the upper left corner, you can see what I'm shooting on the second JumboTron.

Helmets

Some of the Team Sanders helmets on the sideline during the pre-game festivities.

Game Day

Each year that I have shot the NFL Pro Bowl, I bought a cap to wear on game day. This year, I bought  the Team Sanders cap, which coincidentally (or not), I was shooting on that sideline. Also, shown is the camera (under the rain cover), my game day credentials, and my XS Energy Shot.

2014 NFL Pro Bowl

Our theme week for March is the 2014 NFL Pro Bowl. This year, the NFL changed the team format from the traditional AFC / NFC match-up, to an unconferenced match-up in which the NFL All-Stars we selected by Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders. 

Today's photo was taken from the red section of Aloha Stadium with my iPhone and the Ölloclip wide-angle attachment. 

Photos taken for this theme week were all taken with my iPhone.

Instagram Mainland Trip

After a rather extended break from posting photos ... we are back!

Our Instagram collage this month features photos from a trip I took last March with my Senior Pastor, and others to check out two churches (one in Atlanta, and one in Minneapolis) that specialize in multiple campus broadcasts.

Row 1: climbing out from take-off out of HNL; LAX's Terminal 5; flying toward Atlanta as the sun sets; North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA; one of their video control rooms; burger size comparison at Fuddrucker's.

Row 2: a Delta Air Lines DC-9-50 at ATL; snow on the ground in Minneapolis; driving through downtown Minneapolis; in the country side; Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lake, MN; one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes ... frozen.

Row 3: wearing my slippers in the snow; snow-lined street; a bluesy-Lucy at the Blue Moon; Eagle Brook's control room; snow on a pine tree; looking down the street from one of the skywalks.

Row 4: the IDS Building lobby; pine trees in snow; Lego Store at the Mall of America; video board at the Mall of America; view from our room at the Minneapolis Hyatt Regency; making our way back home.

InstaGram Ōlloclip

The InstaGram collage for July is a compilation of photos taken with the Ōlloclip. It's a three-lens clip-on attachment for iPhone4s that features a fisheye lens, a wide-angle lens, and a macro lens.

Row 1: haole koa flower (macro); Campbell High School graduation rehearsal at Aloha Stadium (fisheye); solar halo (fisheye); down escalator at Nordstrom's (wide); tiny flower (macro); Emi (fisheye).

Row 2: swirling clouds (fisheye); wedding bouquet exhibition (fisheye); painting with light (fisheye); street art in Kaka‘ako (wide); water droplet on a leaf (macro); frets and strings (macro).

Row 3: water droplet on a blade of grass (macro); saimin and teriburger combo from Shige's Saimin Stand (wide); clouds and Norfolk pines (fisheye); center of a vinca flower (macro); inside a spiral walkway at Aloha Stadium (fisheye); Atkinson Drive at night (fisheye).

Row 4: the shave ice patrons outside Matsumoto Store (wide); Federal Hydra-Shok bullet (macro); wedding chapel (fisheye); prop cone and self-portrait (fisheye); TV camera at the Rainbow Wahine Stadium (fisheye); NAS Barber's Point monument (fisheye).

Checking Her Email

A couple of weeks ago, I saw Emi looking at Katʻs laptop display. Kat left her laptop on the sofa, and Emi was sleeping atop the blanket. I had a small window to set up my external flash to help light this shot. I donʻt recall what was on the screen, but found it so amusing that Emi was looking at the laptop screen.

This is the blogʻs 2,000th consecutive post! With that, Iʻm going to take some time off from posting daily. Iʻm planning to post the monthly InstaGram collage, and may post theme week photos.

Dive Tour

A scuba dive instructor briefs divers on a dive tour, as their boat exits Kewalo Harbor.

Shoppers

A wide-angle, slow-shutter shot of shoppers at the Made In Hawai‘i Festival, last August, with added effects from Lightroom.

Chicken & Waffles

At the KCC Farmerʻs Market, Chef Sean Priester of Pacific Soul, has a tent that features his southern cuisine for sale. One of my favorites, is his fried chicken and waffles (above). Chef Seanʻs southern fried chicken is the best in Hawai‘i!

Rainy Monstera

A rain-drenched monstera leaf.

Cross-Current

A bit north of us was a part of the beach where the ocean had a cross-current, and pictured above are two waves colliding.

The Book Club

This trio of seniors sat under a big keawe tree as they read their books.

Covered Up

These two female Japanese tourists keep themselves covered up from sun exposure, while their guys are in the ocean swimming. I donʻt recall if they went went in the ocean during our time there.

Father & Son

A dad pushes his son on his surfboard in the Kalama Beach shorebreak.

Get Back Up

This boy gets back up after he wiped out on his bodyboard. The wave face heights were about two feet during the time we were there.

Overdressed

While taking a break from the ocean, we saw this overdressed man do a round-trip walk from Kailua Beach to Kalama Beach.

Kailua Islets

The theme week for June is a day Kat & I spent at Kalama Beach Park in Kailua.

Todayʻs photo shows the three islets off the Kailua coastline, Flat Island (left), and the Mokulua Islands (also known as "The Mokes"), can be seen from Kalama Beach.

John Dominis 2.0

The John Dominis restaurant and wedding chapel is undergoing a complete re-build. As seen above, there will be two wedding chapels, primarily for Japanese tourist weddings, with the restaurant in the middle.

Instagram 9

The June edition of the Instagram collage features Instagram images from the 2012 Lantern Floating Hawai‘i, that was held this past Memorial Day.

Row 1: the NEP TV production truck ND2; an ōlloclip fisheye shot of the taiko drum sub-stage and 24-foot jib arm camera; boardshorts and barefeet (had to shoot in the water for the lantern release); sunset with taiko drums and jib camera; sunset colors; ookii (big) taiko and drummer.

Row 2: one of the JumboTrons in a test mode; on Camera 10, during blocking rehearsals; credentials sticker we had to wear during the equipment build phase; Diamond Head and Waikīkī; camera 10 (under the jacket) and the close JumboTron in color bars mode; one of my Summit Blast XS Energy Drinks, that fueled me going through the four-day assignment.

Row 3: an ōlloclip fisheye view of the control room and the directorʻs switcher; looking through my Camera 10 viewfinder; the shamisen player (who played it more like a bluegrass banjo, and had some blues-like bends); bang a gong (opening number); Japanese tourists taking pictures with their lanterns before showtime; bang the drums! (front row of taiko and drummers on the sand).

Row 4: multiple rolls of 300-foot-plus triax camera cables before unpacking; the main stage at the end of Thursdayʻs work day; cargo strap buckles that anchored the scaffolding to massive concrete blocks; scaffold footpeg; triax cable ends waiting to be connected; afternoon sun and clouds.