Just another day in Hawaii, where every day is picturesque. Above is a series showing very typical scenes for us. The upper image is sunrise from our living room and bedroom windows with a view toward Hanauma Bay — a pretty typical photograph that we can capture most mornings. The middle image shows a rainbow from Kaiser Bowl where we walked that afternoon. We see rainbows most days from our condo windows, and frequently double rainbows. The bottom image is sunset at the beach on Magic Island about 1-1/2 miles from us. Because the sun sets on the opposite side of our condo, we don’t see the sunsets from home unless we take a few steps into the elevator lobby.
Evelyn spent today painting en plein air (“open air”) at Kaiser Bowl, which has a great view of Diamond Head and a favorite hangout for surfers. Lunch trucks are common over the island (lower-left). After painting, Evelyn had lunch with her closest art buddy near the boat harbor, Alla (lower-right). Those two have become nearly inseparable in recent months!
We decided to wander over to Magic Island in the late afternoon to search for some Russian musicians who perform every Saturday after sunset. This is an artificial island created in the 1960’s for a resort that was never built. It has become a favorite park for locals, and is less than a 10 minute drive from our condo. Fishing, boating, bicycling, picnics, jogging are favorite pastimes for locals here.
No matter when you come, you will always find something new going on. This afternoon, we found a mother-and-son exploring a tide pool (upper-left), a beach wedding (upper-right), an engagement photo shoot (middle-right), a woman waiting for the sundown in a hammock (middle-left), and a group of witches preparing for Halloween (bottom row).
As the sun sets, silhouettes become my favorite subjects, and there were plenty of opportunities to capture them along the park.
I am always fascinated by skylines as the sun sets and the lights come on. The skyline along Waikiki was my final series for the night, before heading out for dinner.