http://photo.ilind.net/blog The view from Kaaawa Mon, 19 May 2008 00:51:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We were driving home late on a Saturday afternoon in May when Meda spotted a sign for a ceramics sale at Windward Community College. After a quick debate, I made a u-turn and we headed back. It was a good decision. Although we wandered in during the last couple of hours ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/05/18/ceramics-at-windward-community-college/ About the time that we're out walking every morning, Verne is out collecting empty cans and bottles from the parks along our little stretch of coast that he then redeems for cash. On Sunday morning, we met at Swanzy Beach Park in the midst of some awesome dawn colors. I used ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/03/31/sunday-morning-at-the-end-of-march/ Every morning is different. Some mornings are dull and gray and remain that way. Some start gray and explode into colors when the sun makes its first appearance. Others start with colors about 40 minutes before sunrise and hold those colors through a series of stages. And some, like today, ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/03/16/one-of-those-mornings/ Sometimes you stumble across images. This one showed itself while I was cooling my heels waiting outside a collectibles shop while Meda rummuged through the stuff looking for treasures. I looked around for interesting images to pass the time. Not much luck. Then I glanced down and was struck by the pattern ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/03/09/self-portrait-with-camera/ A short visit to Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, offered lots of photo opportunities. The light in the early morning and late afternoon, coupled with fine weather, made the camera happy. The site of the former daily fish auction is on the waterfront just a very short walk from the ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/03/08/views-near-sighted-or-far-sighted/ Canon G9 • 28mm (in 35mm equivalents) • f/2.8 • 1/50 second • ISO 200 (As usual, click for a larger version) I tell myself to always carry a camera, "just in case". Recently, I've been trying to follow my own advice, although most days use the camera during our early morning ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/03/06/something-completely-different-sunset/ We were on our daily walk down to the beach here in Kaaawa to watch the sunrise, and ran into a family we know setting up for a birthday party for their two-year old.At first, I worried about the way this photo cuts off the background, then decided I like ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/01/30/on-her-second-birthday/ This is one of a series of photos of the banyan standing between the Hawaii State Capitol and Iolani Palace and next to the archives building. During much of the day, it's just a big unkempt tree sitting between two parts of an out of the way parking lot, littered ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/01/13/behind-the-state-capitol/ It's often the unexpected that ends up making a good photo. I've started on another four-month odyssey on the staff of a state representative during the year's legislative session. Yesterday afternoon about 4 p.m., as the sunlight mellowed, I walked down the stairs and took my G9 next door to Iolani ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2008/01/09/all-ye-who-enter-here/ We were coming up Hiwahiwa Road, just a block from home, when we ran into this beautiful white cat that shares a home on the corner with an equally beautiful black cat. I thought I was going to get a photo of him/her in the middle of the road, but ... http://photo.ilind.net/blog/2007/12/30/sunday-nightthe-eve-of-new-years-eve-not-my-normal-cat-photo/