This is of a family portrait shot in Ka'anapali from late afternoon till 9pm.
It can be viewed in HD! Tell me what you think.
Monday, September 20, 2010
New Video slideshow
Well I was finally able to upload a slideshow with music to my site! Check it out!
This is of a family portrait shot in Ka'anapali from late afternoon till 9pm.
It can be viewed in HD! Tell me what you think.
This is of a family portrait shot in Ka'anapali from late afternoon till 9pm.
It can be viewed in HD! Tell me what you think.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Native bird photos at Haleakala crater. Sept. 18, 2010
Today I went up to Haleakala to get photos of one of my favorite endemic birds the I'iwi! And I was joined by my friend Cecilia Fernández who owns
'iwi design notice banner on right side of page.
We had a great day of shooting even though there were not too many birds
around. We did find an Ohia tree that had lots of Lehua flowers on it, and the native birds, I'iwi, Apapane, Amakihi and the rare Akohekohe love to drink nector from them.
The I'iwi is one of the birds that provided red feathers in the making of the Hawaiian cloaks, capes, and helmets.
The Hawaiian alii (chiefs) wore beautiful capes and headdresses crafted by weaving in thousands of tiny feathers. The Kanaka kahea manu, the bird-catcher, would imitate bird-calls to attract the birds to catch them by placing the sticky sap from the Ulu (bread fruit) tree on the branches that the birds would land on, pluck out a small number of tiny feathers and let them go.
Aloha!
Clicking on the pictures will take you to the galleies that they are at.
'iwi design notice banner on right side of page.
We had a great day of shooting even though there were not too many birds
around. We did find an Ohia tree that had lots of Lehua flowers on it, and the native birds, I'iwi, Apapane, Amakihi and the rare Akohekohe love to drink nector from them.
The I'iwi is one of the birds that provided red feathers in the making of the Hawaiian cloaks, capes, and helmets.
The Hawaiian alii (chiefs) wore beautiful capes and headdresses crafted by weaving in thousands of tiny feathers. The Kanaka kahea manu, the bird-catcher, would imitate bird-calls to attract the birds to catch them by placing the sticky sap from the Ulu (bread fruit) tree on the branches that the birds would land on, pluck out a small number of tiny feathers and let them go.
Aloha!
Clicking on the pictures will take you to the galleies that they are at.
Voyaging canoes Hawaiian culture gallery
I started a new gallery on my site for photos on "Hawaiian Culture". It would include whatever photos that I shoot on the subject. Though I haven't had much time to spend on cultural things in the past I will be spending more time shooting on this subject.
Soon to go into Oluwalu valley to shoot on the work that the "Oluwalu Cultural Reserve". And also to venture into the deeper parts of the valley. I'm looking forward to it!
Sign at the entrance to Oluwalu cultural reserve:
The Hokulea.
Soon to go into Oluwalu valley to shoot on the work that the "Oluwalu Cultural Reserve". And also to venture into the deeper parts of the valley. I'm looking forward to it!
Sign at the entrance to Oluwalu cultural reserve:
The Hokulea.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Found August 1st 2010! Invasive bee on the island of Maui!
This bee is called "Ceratina smaragdula", a small carpenter bee that was introduced to Hawaii a few years ago. It's very close in size to the native bees, so it's potentially a serious competitor. It's widespread on the island of Oahu and was found on the Big Island in 2003. There were no records of this bee on Maui until I got these shots on August 1, 2010 at Oluwalu valley while I was looking for the "Hawaiian Yellow Faced Bee". Needless to say I never found them.
Special thanks to Karl Magnacca at UH for helping me to identify this bee.
His site: http://nature.berkeley.edu/~magnacca/
Special thanks to Karl Magnacca at UH for helping me to identify this bee.
His site: http://nature.berkeley.edu/~magnacca/
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