I have been experimenting with several photographic techniques in recent months. Now that we are between travels, I can spend some time in my studio. I thought I would share a few images from last night’s session. These are all macro images of ice cubes. I used distilled water, then injected a small amount of […]
Hawaii – More Music with Friends
After painting together en plein air at Three Tables Beach, some members of the group got together at Marina’s North Shore home on Sunset Beach just a few minutes away to eat and make more music. It was like paradise, as we got a chance to paint on a sunny day with no gale force […]
Hawaii – Waikiki
Waikiki Beach is the highlight for any first trip to Hawaii, with its white sandy surfing beach, turquoise blue waters, and numerous water activities. Lined with luxury hotels with Diamond Head as a backdrop, this is what you see in movies and TV series such as Magnum PI and Hawaii 5-0. We went to Duke’s […]
Hawaii – Pearl Harbor
We spent the morning at the Pearl Harbor Memorial today. The upper image shows the most famous building of the memorial, which is a building sitting over the USS Arizona, sunk during the attack on December 7, 1941. We went during neutral tide, and the small piece of rusted stack (lower left) is the only […]
Hawaii – Magic Island
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 […]
Hawaii – Zoo
The Honolulu zoo is also only a 10 minute drive from our condo. We have seen some pretty amazing zoos around the world, and were curious what the Honolulu zoo would be like. Every weekend, there is a display of “Art on the Zoo Fence”, where local artists hang their works on the fence, and […]
Hawaii – Beaches
Hawaii. Beaches. Sun. Surf. They all fit together as one package in our minds…paradise. We explored several well known beaches along the Windward Side and North Shore. Contrary to what the news says about Hawaii being overcrowded with tourists, there were many opportunities to enjoy the beaches in Oahu, once you get away from Waikiki. […]
Hawaii – Turtle Hunting
After leaving Kailua, we moved to an AirBnb on North Shore. We are here at the end of the turtle nesting season, but decided to check out some of the common beaches for turtle sightings anyway. There are lifeguards on many of the beaches (top-left). Signs telling people to give the turtles a wide berth […]