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[AwayWeGo]

More Pictures I Did Not Take.

Click here for outstanding wildlife photos -- eagles, osprey, & I don't know what-all -- taken by Robert Kirk (husband of The Chief Of Staff's sister).

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[HatTrick]

Maui "Postcard"

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Maui from lava fields on the Mamalahoa Highway

 

[dmharris]

HatTrick,

The Maui postcard is very cool, like a vintage postcard. What software program do you use and how did you do the texturizing?

 

[HatTrick]

Thanks, Diane. I use Photoshop Elements, but I'm sure most image editing software will let you apply textures. I usually turn up the saturation then go into filters and experiment with the various types of textures, such as mosaic, stained glass, canvas, etc.

Here's another in a watercolor style similar to what Steve Nelson has exhibited in the past.

Roger

 

[ricoba]

It's too bad there aren't vintage cars in the Maui pic, now that would look cool!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Kohala Coast from Wa'ipio Valley Lookout - Big Island

 

[HatTrick]

Oahu "Postcard"

Ala Wai Yacht Harbor

 

[AwayWeGo]

H. H. R.

It's too bad there aren't vintage cars in the Maui pic, now that would look cool!

Hey, there's a cute little retro-styled Chevy HHR front & center (well, off-center).

That adds to the vintage look, no ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Pu'uhonau o Honaunau (Place of Refuge)

Because there was significant VOG when we visited Pu'uhonau o Honaunau last summer, everything looked washed out and photos were pretty flat. While I was trying to decide how to process this image, I thought about the deep spiritual significance of Pu'uhonau o Honaunau to the Hawai'ian people. So I decided to try some black and white processing to see if could capture some of the spiritual sense of this place.

The photo is built of three layers; 1) The base layer is a black and white conversion, using an orange filter. 2) Overlaying the base layer at 50% opacity is a black and white conversion using an infrared film effect. Infrared add a feathery white effect to foliage, most noticeable in the palm trees. 3) The top layer is the original photo applied at 33% opacity, to bring back some of the original coloration.

I also did a bit of screening so that the lava and the palm trees in the foreground are exactly as originally photographed. To me that sets up a visual tension in which "spiritual" atmosphere of Pu'uhonau o Honaunau stands apart from the "real" world that surrounds it.

 

[HatTrick]

Byodo-In Temple

A collage of one of my favorite sites to photograph on the islands, the replica Byodo-In Temple in the
Valley of the Temples on windward Oahu.

 

[easyrider]

stoned

 

[easyrider]

Jethro Tull ?? stoned

 

[easyrider]

stoned--need speedo

 

[jerseyfinn]

Hat Trick,

That's a nice collage & the images are very inviting. Just to be sure, 'windward' means the east/northeast side?

Barry

 

[RDB]

One beauty rarely heard of

Cedar Breaks National Monument

From my Cedar Breaks to Aspen collection.

 

[HatTrick]

Hat Trick,

That's a nice collage & the images are very inviting. Just to be sure, 'windward' means the east/northeast side?

Barry

Yes, Barry. The trade winds (as they are generally known) blow from east to west, so the eastern sides of the islands are windward.

By the way, I enjoyed your "Waves and Mountains" gallery. The images are so luminous!

Roger

 

[HatTrick]

Branson Scenes

 

[RDB]

...
Barry

Looking at your pix along Spanish coastline and read this, "I have a few precarious moments as I crouch low on the water, holding my trusty Sony P&S just a few inches off of the undulating water. I've got to keep my eyes turned leftwards towards the on-coming waves while waiting until the last possible second to snap the image before lifting the camera up and out of harm's way."

That statement brought recollection; capturing video of Special Forces invasion tactics, practicing in Key West.

We rigged the cam on boom over the side so as to lower it at wave level as they would run up on the camera (prone in their rubber boat).
I got to practice my skill of booming-up-and-over their heads and dropping into the midst of camouflaged faces and automatic weaponry.
Doing this while running the zoom to change from wide angle of the sea to the in-boat facial expressions proved to be fascinating. I loved the challenge.

"Good job, Barry!" I was stationed in Spain for 3 years so I especially enjoyed your shots from there.

Robert

 

[HatTrick]

Maui Scenes

Young ladies performing at Queen Ka'ahumanu mall.

The real reason she likes to visit Lahaina.

 

[HatTrick]

Dole Bears (Oahu)

 

[jerseyfinn]

. . . . We rigged the cam on boom over the side so as to lower it at wave level as they would run up on the camera (prone in their rubber boat) . . .
Robert

Robert,

Thanks for the comments. That wave gallery caught me at a moment of inspiration. Lots of people would pause on the beach to watch me work ( presumably to see if I would dunk my camera ). I call it luck.

But working with a boom is real manly photography as you've got even less overall control on that sort of water. Then again, a wet camera is always an excuse to go out and buy the latest model ( after you get done crying over your wet camera )

Barry

 

[HatTrick]

Growth of the GW

The Grand Waikikian (Hilton Hawaiian Village, Oahu) takes shape.

 

[RDB]

Robert,

Thanks for the comments. That wave gallery caught me at a moment of inspiration. ---

Then again, a wet camera is always an excuse to go out and buy the latest model ( after you get done crying over your wet camera )

Barry

It belonged to Uncle and so did my career. Better know how to tear her down, fresh water rinse and blow dry real fast. Twas fun. Enjoyed as did you.

 

[susieq]

Hat Trick,

LOVED your Birdie Houses in #1593, they're so different!!

Sue