Honolulu Polo Club -- 8/11/2019

Last year I heard about the Honolulu Polo Club and wanted to go to watch a polo game but we didn't get a chance.  Finally, we got together and made it to Waimanalo.  We got there around 2pm for their 3pm game.  It wasn't crowded and the people there were really friendly and we were given a brief intro to the game.   I wasn't expecting the field to be so huge.  We were able to take photos from everywhere but since it was so hot and sunny, I stayed close to the stands.  It was a cool experience and this is a gem of a place to get out and spend a Sunday afternoon.  

Waimea Falls 03/17/2016

This is the first time I've been to see the Waimea Falls.  Thanks to Celia for finding the 1/2 off day and inviting me to come along. It was a fun shoot and I learned a lot from the other photogs about shooting 'macro' with my zoom lens and also taking pics with the iphone too!  We started with breakfast at Denny's in Kaneohe and after the shoot we had lunch at Kix BBQ in Hauula.  It was a day of firsts for me.

I've learned from other photos to always look at the other direction. This the opposite view from the falls. The sky was so beautiful.

Super Blood Wolf Moon -- 01/20/2019

It's been a while since I posted anything.  I haven't had enough of a collection to post.  Last night, with the lunar eclipse, I finally have something to post.
The news said the eclipse would start at 18 degrees above the horizon, but I was too far from East shores so I didn't think I'd see anything.  When I looked out just after dinner, I saw the first sliver of the eclipse!

As the moon got higher, it was not really red, so I was at first disappointed, although the moon was pretty big.

Waiting for a while more, I could see the color change to a kind of grey red.  It was quite amazing.  What's even more amazing, there was hardly any cloud in the sky!!

I read an article on how to take the lunar eclipse and so I set up my tripod with my 70-200mm lens and a shutter release.  I manually focused and just started clicking. It was so awesome there was no cloud covering.

I kept trying to find the peak of the red moon and kept shooting.  I manually set my iphone timer for every 5 minutes then it was 2 minutes to take a shot because the moon moving across my view quite fast.  I had the idea of doing an overlap of all the shots I took.  I wasn't sure what I'd get but I think the effects came out pretty cool!   Here's when it was getting out of the peak.

As it got out of earth's shadow, it got pretty bright.  I tried changing my shutter speed a few times to get some details.  It was good I had the manual shutter release. 

Then finally when the moon appeared out of earth's shadow and the eclipse was over.  

I merged with what I think was the peak with the last shot I took of the night.  I felt so blessed I was able to witness this event.  I shall never forget this experience.