Picture of the Day (Dial-up internet users enter at own risk!)

[swift]

POTD

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Mother and Daughter

Of all the pictures I've ever taken, this one is my favorite.

 

[teachingmyown]

Kentucky Down Under

[IMGL]http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg76/teachingmyown/100_5065.jpg?t=1200714179[/IMGL]

 

[ricoba]

Steve, which is Mom & which is Daughter?

 

[tomandrobin]

Jamaica

 

[jmeiners]

A couple more...

Mayan ruins (obviously)

Kauai rainbow

 

[RDB]

Mother and Daughter

Of all the pictures I've ever taken, this one is my favorite. ...

You are soooo blessed. What a photograph!!!!!

 

[RDB]

South Mountain Sunset - Phoenix

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Sunset Over Lana'i

Taken upcountry Maui (south of Tedeschi Winery) at the end of the day as we were completing the entire Hana loop.

 

[tomandrobin]

Tulum, Mexico

 

[Kay H]

Steve,

I think that is the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen.

 

[Polly Metallic]

From our last vacation at the Hacienda del Mar resort in Cabo San Lucas:

[IMGL]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/kay7979/Cabo%20San%20Lucas/100_0404.jpg [/IMGL]


[IMGL]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/kay7979/Cabo%20San%20Lucas/100_0304.jpg[/IMGL]

 

[rickandcindy23]

Steve, that picture of your wife and daughter is wonderful! I see why it is your favorite.

What camera do you use? I think all of your photos are amazing. How many Megapixels is it?

 

[Brett]

Tulum, Mexico

I recognize that beach! I was there just a couple of weeks ago!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Flowers - Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden

The Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden (not to be confused with the National Tropical Botanical Garden) is located on the BI a bit north of Hilo. We weren't sure about whether it was worth the admission fee. But Andrew Doughty, writer of The Big Island Revealed guideblook, said it was worth it. Because we had always found Andrew reliable in the past, we decided to do it.

Andrew didn't fail us - it was worth the admission.

I suspect most TUGgers spend their time on the BI in Kona-Waikoloa areas, with a quick visit to the volcano and an occasional Hilo and Akaka Falls drive by (or flyover). The Hilo, Puna, and Hamakua areas are worth some time and attention. If you're heading to the BI, try to take a couple of extra days and spend two or three nights on the east side of the island.

 

[teachingmyown]

I thought at first that this was my photo

Tulum, Mexico

...but no, mine is #156 on page 7 of this thread. I wonder how many other Tuggers have the same or nearly the same shot?

The world continues to shrink....

 

[DeniseM]

Flowers - Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden

The Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden (not to be confused with the National Tropical Botanical Garden) is located on the BI a bit north of Hilo. We weren't sure about whether it was worth the admission fee. But Andrew Doughty, writer of The Big Island Revealed guideblook, said it was worth it. Because we had always found Andrew reliable in the past, we decided to do it.

Andrew didn't fail us - it was worth the admission.

Steve - we thought the garden was outstanding! This last summer we spent a couple nights at the Volcano and then we drove north around the island and spent a day sightseeing on our way to Kona. The garden was one of our stops - it's a hidden gem!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Steve - we thought the garden was outstanding! This last summer we spent a couple nights at the Volcano and then we drove north around the island and spent a day sightseeing on our way to Kona. The garden was one of our stops - it's a hidden gem!

Spectacular, isn't it??? Except for the macros of flowers (such as I posted above) most of my pictures didn't come out. We'll be back on the BI this summer, and I'm hoping to get back so I can get some good shots of the waterfalls, the paths and bridges, and the coastline.

***

I know this thread is "Picture of the Day" (not "Pictures of the Day"), but I can't resist posting one more. From the same trip in 2003 - same day, as a matter of fact. That was my first digital camera and I was just starting to play with photos a bit.

Akaka Falls:

 

[tomandrobin]

...but no, mine is #156 on page 7 of this thread. I wonder how many other Tuggers have the same or nearly the same shot?

The world continues to shrink....

That is funny

 

[swift]

POTD

 

[dmharris]

Monk Seal on Poipu close up

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj250/dbureman/MonkSealBuddyonPoipu.jpg


OK, I tried to follow Theresa's and Admin's instructions, but all I'm able to view is the link. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[dmharris]

HELP!

if you do not have tugbbs.com in your list of trusted sites...IE7 and perhaps other current browsers will block the script from running to show the popup box (and instead you have to click manually to approve it)

so if you add tugbbs.com and tug2.com for that matter to your list of trusted sites....it will prevent many common issues we have on the technical side of things.

So I'm trying to learn how to do this, but don't know where to look for "trusted sites". It looks like I have a Google tool bar on my Internet Explorer browser window.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

So I'm trying to learn how to do this, but don't know where to look for "trusted sites". It looks like I have a Google tool bar on my Internet Explorer browser window.

From the "Tools" dropdown menus at the top of the page, select "Internet Options". This should open a box that has a bunch of tabs on it. Click on the tab that says "Security". You will then see a white box that has some icons in it, including a green check mark above the words "Trusted sites". Click on that check mark. Just below the white box is a click box labeled "sites". Click on that box.

A new popup should show called "Trusted Sites" and "www.tugbbs.com" should be show as an option to "Add this website to the zone" If www.tuggbbs.com isn;t listed as the website to add to the zone, then enter it into the box. Click "Add", Close everything you opened, and TUG will now be in your trusted zone.

 

[teachingmyown]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj250/dbureman/MonkSealBuddyonPoipu.jpg


OK, I tried to follow Theresa's and Admin's instructions, but all I'm able to view is the link. Any help would be appreciated.

[IMGL]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj250/dbureman/MonkSealBuddyonPoipu.jpg[/IMGL]

You need to put [ IMGL ] on the front end and [ /IMGL ] on the back end of the photo's link (but leave out all the spaces between the "[" and the "]"

Did you click on the flag/postcard looking icon just above the text box? For me it's the second from the right just above the field that I'm typing this response into. It automatically inserts the photo link into the IMG field. Or you can just put them in manually.

In case anyone is wondering...the pic in this post is Diane's, not mine.

 

[dmharris]

[imgl]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj250/dbureman/MonkSealBuddyonPoipu.jpg[/imgl]

Teaching my own,

Thanks, that was the trick for me! Much appreciation!

Steve, Thanks now TUG is my first trusted site. Who knew? Some days it gets too complicated. Your thorough instructions made it simple! Deep gratitude!

And isn't this monk seal adorable! I was so lucky to have him lift his head so nicely as they tend to sleep on the beach! Seen on Poipu beach while at the Marriott Waiohai.