Archive for April, 2011
Skyscrapers in Los Angeles Against Blue Skies

Skyscrapers in Los Angeles on a clear, sunny day
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/7.1
- Camera: Canon PowerShot S500
- Taken: 8 August, 2004
- Focal length: 7.40625 mm
- Shutter speed: 1/320 s
In: Buildings, Sky · Tagged with: blue, Los Angeles, sky, skyscrapers
Fire Dancers at the Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaii

Part of the fire dance at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu, Hawaii
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/5
- Camera: NIKON D200
- Taken: 13 November, 2007
- Focal length: 70 mm
- ISO: 1600
- Shutter speed: 1/45 s
In: Historic, Lighting, Mood, Night, People, Tradition · Tagged with: dance, dancers, dancing, fire, flame, Hawaii, Oahu, Polynesian Cultural Center
The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Fisheye view from the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/16
- Camera: NIKON D200
- Taken: 11 November, 2007
- Focal length: 10.5 mm
- ISO: 400
- Shutter speed: 1/1000 s
In: Architecture, Buildings, Fisheye, Monument, People, Shadow, Sky · Tagged with: memorial, Oahu, Pearl Harbor, U.S.S. Arizona
Be Aware of Falling Coconuts – Sign in Hilo, Hawaii

Beware of falling coconuts - sign on a tree outside the terrible Naniloa Volcano Resort in Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii (might be better now though)
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/3.5
- Camera: u770SW,S770SW
- Taken: 8 November, 2007
- Focal length: 6.7 mm
- ISO: 80
- Shutter speed: 1/60 s
In: Buildings, Sign · Tagged with: big island, coconuts, falling, Hawaii, Hilo, hotel, Naniloa Volcano Resort, sign, tree
Tahiti Drink, a Rum Punch from Moorea, French Polynesia

Tahiti Drink - a rum punch - at the Moorea Fruit Juice Factory in French Polynesia
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/4
- Camera: NIKON D200
- Taken: 25 October, 2007
- Focal length: 29 mm
- ISO: 200
- Shutter speed: 1/20 s
In: Alcohol, Food · Tagged with: drink, French Polynesia, juice, Moorea, punch, rum, shot glass, Tahiti
A Sea Urchin Off Papeete, Tahiti, Up Close and Personal

Close-up of the surface of a sea urchin in the waters off Papeete, Tahiti
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/4
- Camera: u770SW,S770SW
- Taken: 24 October, 2007
- Focal length: 9.13 mm
- ISO: 80
- Shutter speed: 1/160 s
In: Black & White, Fauna, Macro, Patterns, Texture, Underwater · Tagged with: diving, Papeete, sea urchin, spines, Tahiti
The Park Ranger at Haleakala Give Us the Shaka Sign

The park ranger at Maui's Haleakala National Park gives us the shaka sign
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Camera: NIKON D200
- Taken: 5 November, 2007
- Focal length: 28 mm
- ISO: 800
- Shutter speed: 1/125 s
In: People, Sign, Tradition · Tagged with: Haleakala, Hawaii, Maui, ranger, shaka
Sunset behind the stilt hut villas at the Le Meridien, Tahiti

Sunset behind huts on stilts at Le Meridien Hotel on Tahiti
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/3.5
- Camera: u770SW,S770SW
- Taken: 24 October, 2007
- Focal length: 6.7 mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/30 s
In: Buildings, Silhouette, Sky, Sunrise / Sunset · Tagged with: Le Meridien, Papeete, stilt hut, sunset, Tahiti
Signs and other memorabilia from a New York City street vendor

A street vendor offers signs, placards, and slogan memorabilia during a street fair in New York City
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/3.5
- Camera: u770SW,S770SW
- Taken: 7 October, 2007
- Focal length: 6.7 mm
- ISO: 80
- Shutter speed: 1/80 s
In: City Streets, Sign · Tagged with: ads, memorabilia, New York City, nostalgia, placards, signs, street, vendor
Water lilies in a pond at the Le Meridien, Tahiti

Water Lilies at the Breakfast Restaurant at the Le Meridien in Tahiti
Photo Data:
- Aperture: f/3.5
- Camera: u770SW,S770SW
- Taken: 23 October, 2007
- Focal length: 6.7 mm
- ISO: 80
- Shutter speed: 1/200 s
In: Flora, Nature, Reflection, Sky, Water · Tagged with: Le Meridien, lilies, palm trees, Papeete, pond, Tahiti, water
