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Erosion and dead trees, Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i.

Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i. Colour and black and white images both work well, and Adobe’s Lightroom offers some interesting image toning options

Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i.

Today’s image is a six-frame stitched panorama, the 6 original frames being in vertical format and taken at 24mm. The final stitched image ended up being about 12000 pixels wide or would make up a 1 metre long high-resolution print without interpolation.

Kaua’i from the air

There are numerous companies operating helicopters over the island, with the choices being between fully enclosed “comfortable” aircraft, to smaller ”no doors” choppers.

Pipiwai Trail, Haleakala National Park, Maui.

Bamboo forests are kind of spooky, with the plants often swaying in the breeze and clicking and clacking against each other.

Waimoku Falls, Maui.

A slow shutter speed gives the water of Maui’s Waimoku Falls a soft silky appearance

Haleakala National Park, Maui.

Alarm set for 3 am! The recommended layers of clothing, camera batteries charged, torch, breakfast, fully fuelled car. Well prepared but for one thing!

Ka’anapali Beach, Maui.

Using Adobe Lightroom to make the most of a beach scene.

Ka’anapali Beach sunsets, Maui.

Sunsets,  cloudscapes and the odd kid running along Maui’s Ka’anapali Beach

Abstract in Gold.

Evening on Ka’anapali Beach, Maui,  and the receding water leaves an interesting abstract of ripple marks in the sand.

Looking east at sunset

A combination of deepening blue sky, contrasted by pink clouds, and of course the moon. Good reasons to turn your back on a sunset!