2. Hawaii: Thru my lenses: 10 galleries

Glorious Hawaiian Landscapes

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Observatories atop Mauna Kea volcano on the Island of Hawaii<br /> <br /> These are at the 13,700-foot elevation. There are thirteen main obseratories; considered the best viewing of the heavens in the world. They even seem to jut up into heaven here ;)<br /> <br /> (If purchasing a print, select no-crop to get a full framed print, which will require cropping off white-boarders later)
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Observatories atop Mauna Kea volcano on the Island of Hawaii

These are at the 13,700-foot elevation. There are thirteen main obseratories; considered the best viewing of the heavens in the world. They even seem to jut up into heaven here ;)

(If purchasing a print, select no-crop to get a full framed print, which will require cropping off white-boarders later)

Mauna Kea obseratories Hawaii

  • ~ Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii ~<br /> <br /> The four-million years of erosion on Kauai have etched out the lava into a spectacular canyon in the middle of the southwest side of the island. <br /> The record setting annual rainfall continues carving new shapes.<br /> Kauai's longest river of 19-miles runs in this valley bottom.
  • Vast lavascape of molten and inflating pahoehoe lava with a few surges of a1a in the background-- The day before this area was a standing old forest: Pele givith and Pele taketh away .... <br /> <br /> IMAGE# PALI_3040.jpg<br /> <br /> Date Taken: 2011-12-05 09:29:56<br /> Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV<br /> Exposure Time: 2s (2/1)<br /> Aperture: f/16<br /> ISO: 640<br /> Focal Length: 15mm
  • ~ Tropical Delights ~<br /> <br /> Island of Hawaii
  • ~~~~ The Other Half
  • Pu`u Hau Kea -- Massive Volcanic Cinder Cone - Snowboarders Delight!<br /> <br /> Do you see the two snowboarders climbing up? No chair lifts on Hawaiian volcanoes! Well in a large print you will see them halfway up the mountain along the shadow line.(Or in my closer view image here)<br /> <br /> Read a story about the snowboarders on this volcano, and more photos of these mountains here on my Flickr photo site: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57515799@N00/105718374">http://www.flickr.com/photos/57515799@N00/105718374</a><br /> <br /> (If purchasing a print, select no-crop to get a full framed print, which will require cropping off white-boarders later)
  • Waimea Canyon on the island of Kauai, Hawaii
  • A World of Molten Lava<br /> October 30th, 2012<br /> <br /> A setting full moon looks star-like through the fisheye lens and creates a seemingly massive molten lavascape.<br /> <br /> IMAGE # PAHOEHOE_0215
  • Pu`u Hau Kea -- Massive Volcanic Cinder Cone - Snowboarders Delight!<br /> <br /> Do you see the two snowboarders climbing up? No chair lifts on Hawaiian volcanoes!<br /> <br /> Read a story about the snowboarders on this volcano, and more photos of these mountains here on my Flickr photo site: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57515799@N00/105718374">http://www.flickr.com/photos/57515799@N00/105718374</a>
  • Waipo`o Falls, North side of Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii<br /> <br /> ~ Check out the helicopter for perspective!
  • Lava advances down the PULAMA PALI, HAWAII, destroying all forests in its path.<br /> This lava flow covered Jack Thompson's home and property two days later (only 1000-feet from here). You can see the images, video and read my story about this on my Hawaiian Lava Daily blog that is linked in my header bar.<br /> <br /> IMAGE #LRH_0587
  • Kalalau Valley Ridges -- A volcano etched by four million years of rain<br /> <br /> Late day sun illuminates the eastern ridge of the famous Kalalau Valley on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, which rise over four-thousand feet from the sea.
  • Rays over the Big Island, Island of Hawaii, lower Puna area.<br /> <br /> Printing suggestions: To retain full-frame prints select NO-crop option during purchase.
  • Observatories atop Mauna Kea volcano on the Island of Hawaii<br /> <br /> These are at the 13,700-foot elevation. There are thirteen main obseratories; considered the best viewing of the heavens in the world. They even seem to jut up into heaven here ;)<br /> <br /> (If purchasing a print, select no-crop to get a full framed print, which will require cropping off white-boarders later)
  • Just after sunset, looking for that last run of the day, a lone snowboarder treks across a moon-like volcanic landscape near between the two massive cindercones on Mauna Kea volcano, Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> ~ No chairlifts on this mountain!
  • Ha`ena shores, Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Pele Meets People ~<br /> <br /> Pahoehoe lava slowly churns and covers older lava along the southeast shores of the Island of Hawaii.
  • Royal Gardens_2700_ Lone figure Looking down from a steep section on the Pulama Pali in Royal Gardens. In the fore &amp; backgrounds you see some older (Feb. 2010) pahoehoe lava forms and far below are rivers of a`a lava creating massive mounds and fields; the dark areas are just-cooling a`a - two previously killed ohia trees smoulder from the heat.. This is being feed by continuous supply from the crater four miles further up -- For perspective, a lone hiker (red speck upper left) gazes on near the fifty-foot tall dead burning tree snag. Image# Royal Gardens_SP_2700
  • ~ Winter Solstice Full Moon Lava #1 ~<br /> <br /> Southeast shores of the Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Winter Solstice Full Moon Lava #2 ~<br /> <br /> Southeast shores of the Island of Hawaii
  • ~ Winter Solstice Full Moon Lava #3 ~<br /> <br /> Southeast shores of the Island of Hawaii
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