Mouth of the Waimea River

This upsun view of the mouth of the Waimea River and across Waimea Harbor where Captain James Cook landed on Kaua'i was taken from just south of Fort Elizabeth. This image was at 18mm focal length with a circular polarizer and an exposure of 1/2000 seconds at f/4.5, ISO 400.

Walls of Fort Elizabeth

The walls of Fort Elizabeth are overgrown with vegetation. The walls were made of large piles of lava rocks. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with a circular polarizing filter and an exposure of 1/800 seconds at f/4.5, ISO 400.

Waimea Harbor

Looking upsun across Waimea Harbor where Captain James Cook landed on Kaua'i in January 1778. The mouth of the Waimea River was behind me when I took this shot across the black sand beach. You can see the pier in the harbor in the distance. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with a circular polarizer with an exposure of 1/1600 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

Captain Cook landed here

Captain James Cook landed near here at the mouth of the Waimea River on Kaua'i in January 1778. The ocean is brown outside the river due to the flow of sediments down the river. The beach here is black sand due to the volcanic soil in the small harbor. A Russian fort called Fort Elizabeth is on the opposite side of the river just left of this image but would be hard to see due to the overgrowth of trees and other vegitation. This image was taken at 55mm focal length witha circular polarizer and an exposure of 1/500 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

Champagne cruise

As Capt. Ted joked on our Zodiac cruise the day after I took this picture, these Catamaran cruises along the Na Pali Coast are often called the "Champagne Cruise". This Catamaran, the "Lucky Lady" is heading toward the spectacular Na Pali Coast. The ride is pretty easy on these boats compared to the Disney ride we had on the Zodiac. But we got to go into some sea caves and these cruises don't. BTW, if you zoom in, you'll see some of Frank's favorite ocean scenary.... ;-) This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an expsoure of 1/500 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400 with a circular polarizer.

Beach foam closeup

As the wave rolls up onto the beach, it is quite foamy as this closeup shows. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/3200 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

Crashing waves at Kekaha Beach

With the island Ni'ihau on the horizon in the background some 23 miles away, the waves crash into Kekaha Beach. This image was taken at 76mm focal length with an exposure of 1/3200 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

Kekaha Beach

This view is looking across Kekaha Beach on Kaua'i as the waves roll up onto the sandy beach. The colors of the water varied considerably based on the sandiness of the shore, the reefs and underwater landscape and the presence of rivers nearby which wash soil into the ocean. This beach is very sandy and has a brownish color near the shore. This image was taken at 149mm focal length with a circular polarizer and an exposure of 1/1600 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

The blue ocean

Another view from the balcony of the Kaumauli'i Royal Suite over the beach which fronts the hotel. The blue ocean in the distance and the nearer shallower green is pretty much a constant around the "Garden Isle" of Kaua'i. This image was taken at 34mm focal length with a circular polarizer and an exposure of 1/1600 seconds at f/4.5, ISO 400.

View through the palms

A view of the crashing surf off the beach in Poi'pu as viewed from the balcony of the Kaumauli'i Royal Suite. This image was taken at 55mm focal length with a circular polarizer with an exposure of 1/640 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

Another view from the Honeymoon Suite

Here's another view from the balcony of the Kaumauli'i Royal Suite in Poi Pu, Kaua'i. Gotta love the color of the ocean! This image was taken at 18mm focal length with a circular polarizer and an exposure of 1/1600 seconds at f/3.5, ISO 400.

Moonrise at Port Allen

The nearly full Moon rises above the Earth's shadow shortly after sunset at Port Allen. The waves crashing on the volcanic rocks was quite pretty as we headed back to the car. This image was taken at 33mm focal length with a circular polarizer and an exposure of 1/160 seconds at f/5, ISO 400.

Wedding Photographer at work

Here is Mikey the wedding photographer (and friend of the new Bride & Groom - his girlfriend was the lovely Maid of Honor and a fellow photography nut). Don't step to your right! This image was taken with my 10mm fisheye but cropped about 50% as I was way too far away for the best shot with it. The exposure was 1/100 seconds at f/8, ISO 200.

The Bride & Groom

This one is for Dave who wanted a picture of the Bride & Groom. I wasn't he official wedding photographer, but I did have my nice camera and took a few photos as the official photographer worked. Here's my favorite. The lighting was difficult in the late afternoon in a beautiful Hawaiian Garden next to a pond (and yes, one wedding guest fell in, though I didn't see it). This image was taken with my 24mm lens with an exposure of 1/2oo seconds at f/8, ISO 200. Converted to B&W in Picasa with a green filter.

Sunset at Port Allen

Watching the sun set from Port Allen. A boat set quietly watching the sunset as well before he headed into Port Allen. This image was taken at 55mm focal length with an exposure of 1/320 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400.

Sunset flute

My sweetiest plays the flute as the sun set behind her near Port Allen, Kaua'i. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/320 seconds at f/8k, ISO 400.

Moonrise wave

A wave crashes over the lava rocks just outside the entrance to Port Allen as the nearly full Moon rises in the background. The splashing waves were quite spectacular, especially as the sun began to set and magic hour progressed. This image was taken at 33mm focal length with a circular polarizer with an exposure of 1/160 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Beach View

This fisheye view is from the balcony on the Kaumauli'i Royal Suite where John and Nali stayed for their honeymoon at the Hyatt in Poi'pu. This image was taken with my 10mm fisheye with an exposure of 1/100 seconds at f/11, ISO 100.

Na Pali coast and clouds

The eastern flank of the canyon below the trail to Piheo Vista is a rugged eroded wall. The hike in rarely had clear views thanks to lots of fog and clouds in the canyon. Unfortunately, I put a fingerprint on my 10mm fisheye, so I'd put the wider lens in the bag. The advantage of the 18-55 kit lens was that I could use my Polarizer which really made the ocean pop and the greens get really green. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/80 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Rugged Na Pali cliffs

You can see just how rugged the cliffs into this Na Pali canyon really are with huge steep slopes. Some of the cliffs approach 2,000 feet in height! You can also see a couple of the Na Pali coast tour boats offshore. We took a zodiac tour a few days later into this area of coastline. This image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/250 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.