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I heard about this exhibit at the Ward Village (aka old IBM Bldg) from my sister and decided to check it out. I did some googling on the artist Yayoi Kusama and saw her other exhibits in NYC and they seemed pretty interactive and interesting so I wanted to see it for myself. I was expecting a crowd but luckily, there was none so I got lots of space to look around and take pics with my iphone. I didn't think they'd allow photos or video either, but wow.. both were welcome. Only warning was to not touch anything..
In the court yard was the "Artificial Rock" sculpture.
The "Breathing Flower". This flower actually opens and closes..
On the 3rd floor was the Yayoi Kusama exhibit. A room of glowing dots.. When I first entered, it was really weird to adjust to the lighting.. these dots seem to be 3-D popping in front of me everywhere.. but after a while, I realized they were all 2-D stickers on everything in the room. They were randomly place.. but seems like the spacing was not as random.. it was pretty cool..
These were glow in the dark dots about the size of those they use on garage sale items.. it was on everything..
At one point, I had the place all to myself.. it was quiet and it was so awesome to walk around.. There were only these two small rooms..
When leaving, I notice the cool view from inside the building.
Downstairs in the lobby area, a model of the Ward Village new buildings.. a lot of them have started and the whole area has changed. They even have the rail in this model and I wonder if it would ever be reality.
I walked around a little and saw this new building.. so much has changed. This doesn't even look like I'm in Hawaii any more. It was nice to get out and check out all the changes in the area. I suspect this place will look a lot different again in a couple of months.
Nowadays, I take any opportunity to take photos with whatever 'tool' I have on hand. Recently it's my iphone.
We have another pineapple growing in the garden which has mostly been overgrown. I've watched this pineapple start from a small bud to a mini pineapple and the cool design of it's growth.
Here's how it starts..
Sunday, I wanted to pick up something from Fisher Hawaii but then found out they were closing in 5mins. Since I had my Lumix, I ended up taking some pics in the neighborhood. I had drove around the block but found that it was easier to walk around. It was a HOT and HUMID day but it was great seeing all these new art in the neighborhood.. I found a new rendition of my favorite piece at the side wall of Fisher Hawaii..
I think this one is from last year, but I was new to me..
It's been a long time since I went on a shoot and get together w/ fellow photogs Celia and Erick. We decided to go to the Cactus Garden. I got to use my 100mm macro lens. It was a great day and I had a great time.
For post editing, I tried a different technique by looking at the histogram in the Camera Raw to adjust the photo so all the edges are brought back towards the center of the histogram by adjusting the exposure, contrast, shadow, etc.. setting. Once I did that, I didn't have to adjust much after the photo opens in Photoshop Element.
I tried doing some close up macro shots..
There was a family of chicken w/ the rooster and 3 hens.. He moved around a lot so it was hard to get a good shot.
Some shots i took because i really liked the colors.
We went to Chili's for lunch and we had such a good time talking that I totally forgot to take pic of what I ate. It was a great day indeed.
Vog in the recent days made for an interesting Sunset. I finally took my Canon 6D to take some full frame shots.
I haven't posts as much this year but will try to do better next year.
I've seen Santa on this boat docked near the Aloha Tower for weeks now on my way to Chinatown. Finally I made an effort to go get a shot of it before Santa's deflated.
Last night was supposed to be the largest super moon since 1948 and the next one isn't until 2034. I can never figure out how to take pic of the moon since I'd either get the Moon and no scenery or scenery and a blown out moon...Until I figure out how that works, I figure I'd use my Panasonic Lumix. This was taken just after sunset around 6pm. I guess with the mountain and houses (Waialai Iki I think) to compare, it looks more impressive.
