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[T_R_Oglodyte]

Heiva I Kaua'i

Heiva I Kaua'i is an Polynesian dance fair and contest that is held annually on Kaua'i at the oceanfront park on the north side of Kapa'i. We caught part of the program last summer. Here are photos of some of the dancers.

 

[dmharris]

Chihuly at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh

Imagine all silvery and white foliage plants in this room of blue glass globes and spires. It was stunning and the picture can't give the shock value when you first see this room.

 

[SueDonJ]

It's gray and gloomy here today. I like Diane's idea of adding color...

Susan

 

[dmharris]

In the spirit of the season

My local chapter of American Marketing Association held a meeting at Heinz Field after the Steelers won their "one for the thumb" and attendees had two great opportunities. One to have their photo with this magnificient trophy and two, to meet Art Rooney. I took advantage of both.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Napo'opo'o Vista

A view of the south Kona District coast on the Big Island from Napo'opo'o Road. Pu`uhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge) is the point of land near the middle of the photo. The haze is VOG created by sulfurous gases emitted from Kilauea volcano.

 

[dmharris]

Path at Sissinghurst Gardens, April in England

 

[geoand]

Denali from airplane Late June 2007

I was a member of the ground support team. My responsibility was to make sure that the airfield at Talkeetna did not disapear. DW and our 2 friends who live in Anchorage took this site seeing trip.

 

[geoand]

Same airplane ride as the previous picture. Moose's Tooth is quite visible in this picture.

 

[swift]

My dream house here in Sonoma County. It is surrounded by vineyards overlooking the river. Of course it would come with a full time cook and housekeeper.

 

[dmharris]

Tulips at Disneyland Feb 2 Groundhog's Day

These tulips proved the groundhog wrong, at least in Anaheim, CA!

 

[dougp26364]

Montezuma's Castle just south of Sedona, AZ

 

[geoand]

I remember visiting Montezuma's Castle and came away thoroughly impressed. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[geoand]

 

[teachingmyown]

There is something very disturbing about this pic...

At first it may just look like a couple of houses built too closely to one another, but look again...

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Some things are just never forgotten. One of those things for me will always be the unique smell of New Orleans' neighborhoods 6 months post-Katrina

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[dougp26364]

Winter ice strom 2005

 

[swift]

POTD

 

[dougp26364]

St. Marks in Venice

 

[dmharris]

Marriott Newport Coast pool on a gray day

This was an amazing sight and the photo doesn't capture it, so maybe those who like to play with photo editing can make this happen. The sun was coming out behind the clouds onto the horizon on the ocean, so there was a bright line of sunlight way out on the horizon line. It was a magnificent contrast between the gray and the bright light. Wish you could have been there!

 

[geoand]

From the rt front seat.

 

[SueDonJ]

geo - your photos are stunning!

I'm beginning to think the sun is never going to come out again. It's been raining since last weekend, today it turned to a sleet/snow/freezing rain mess and goodness only knows what the morning will bring. I'd like to see this:

Susan

 

[geoand]

Susan,

Thank you for the compliment. DW Andi takes the wideangle shots and I take the telephoto shots. I will definitely pass the compliment along.

Weather here is a real bummer too. We leave in less than 2 weeks for road trip to Palm Springs area for another 2 to 4 weeks in the sun.

 

[DeniseM]

The William Wallace Monument

This is the William Wallace Monument in Scotland (you know, "Brave Heart") viewed from Stirling Castle across a valley in between. It was breath taking! The castle and the tower are about 2 miles apart and I used a 10x zoom for this photo. This is my desktop picture right now. To get an idea of the scale, the tiny dots at the base of the tower are people!

 

[RDB]

This was an amazing sight and the photo doesn't capture it, so maybe those who like to play with photo editing can make this happen. The sun was coming out behind the clouds onto the horizon on the ocean, so there was a bright line of sunlight way out on the horizon line. ...QUOTE]

Diane, I am playing with your line of sunlight. ... I'll mess around a bit longer. Did the line supposedly run all the way across the horizon? AND were the palm glowing with backlight?

Robert

 

[RDB]

This was an amazing sight and the photo doesn't capture it, so maybe those who like to play with photo editing can make this happen. The sun was coming out behind the clouds onto the horizon on the ocean, so there was a bright line of sunlight way out on the horizon line. It was a magnificent contrast between the gray and the bright light. Wish you could have been there! ... QUOTE]

Here's a guess. The sky is probably too yellow and dark. What do yo think?

We can delete this stuff if you like.

Robert

 

[dmharris]

Did the line supposedly run all the way across the horizon? AND were the palm glowing with backlight?
Robert

Hi Robert,

The line of light did run across the horizon. I don't know that the palms glowed, but they did have a bit of back light. Tomorrow I'll post a close up of the palms for my potd which will show an interesting framing of the palms in gray with the line of light. Stay tuned. The gray was true gray, no color, it was almost like a black and white photo which gave it even more uniqueness.