2. Hawaii: Thru my lenses: 10 galleries

Hawaiian Classics (Non-lava)

A collection of photographs depicting unique views on the islands of Hawaii.

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~ Sliding through crazy seas on a thin board ~ Hurricane Jova turned aside before reaching the Hawaiian Island shores. Jova’s close visit created some big and wild surfing waves. This guy managed to ride his wave, and then getting his first look at a monster wave behind him~ *On my public Flickr photo website, this surfing shot has been selected as best by thousands of viewers. (That page on my Flickr site here: http://flickr.com/photos/sparkyleigh/46056787/in/set-72157594275914289/ ) Prints nicely at 20X30-inches or smaller~
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~ Sliding through crazy seas on a thin board ~ Hurricane Jova turned aside before reaching the Hawaiian Island shores. Jova’s close visit created some big and wild surfing waves. This guy managed to ride his wave, and then getting his first look at a monster wave behind him~ *On my public Flickr photo website, this surfing shot has been selected as best by thousands of viewers. (That page on my Flickr site here: http://flickr.com/photos/sparkyleigh/46056787/in/set-72157594275914289/ ) Prints nicely at 20X30-inches or smaller~

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  • Total Lunar Eclipse Hawaii and a few stars -08-27-07 at about midnight HST
  • Hawaiian sunset with a little crescent moon
  • Crescent Moon Sunset -- Island of Hawaii
  • Zee Cloud Sunset Hawaii
  • ~ Sky Dragons Collide ~<br /> <br /> Sunset into the Pacific Ocean off Polihale Beach, Island of Kauai, Hawaii.
  • ~ The World From Forty-thousand Feet Above ~<br /> <br /> Photo taken over the mid-pacific ocean.
  • ~ Cocopalm Sunset ~<br /> <br /> ... Something about coconut palm trees that makes a sunset extra special.
  • Jade Lee pauses on Top of Mauna Kea volcano, the highest mountain in the world when measured from ocean floor to summit; nearly 33,000 feet. You can see one of the 13 world-class observatories that dot the various volcanic cones.<br /> <br /> No chair-lifts on this mountain! -- Each run is earned.<br /> <br /> To read the story behind this young snowboarder, and see a set of photes of Jade go here: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sparkyleigh/101485408/in/set-86433/">http://flickr.com/photos/sparkyleigh/101485408/in/set-86433/</a><br /> <br /> ** Commercial downloads are in the drop-down menu within the 'product' box on the purchase page.
  • Pu`u Hau Kea -- Massive Volcanic Cinder Cone On the flanks of Mauna Kea Hawaii -- Snowboarders Delight: Local surfers Roy & Pete climb the cinder cone for the last ride down at sunset.
  • Sunset on Puu Hau Kea -- Massive Volcanic Cinder Cone on Mauna Kea, Hawaii - 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 check them out in this shot: <a href="http://leighs-gallery.smugmug.com/gallery/2388483#127099741">http://leighs-gallery.smugmug.com/gallery/2388483#127099741</a><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)
  • Just after sunset, looking for that last run of the day, a lone snowboarder trecks across a moon-like volcanic ladnscape near between the two massive cindercones on Mauna Kea volcano, Island of Hawaii.<br /> <br /> ~ No chairlifts on this mountain!
  • 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-borders later)
  • 1st-Bay Bail
  • Surf watching local style<br /> <br /> They are watching the large surf generated by a close call with Hurricane Flossie in 2007
  • End of the day surf session<br /> - Island of Hawaii
  • Backlit long boarder, Island of Hawaii
  • Eight year old hot shot
  • ~ Sliding through crazy seas on a thin board ~ Hurricane Jova turned aside before reaching the Hawaiian Island shores. Jova&#8217;s close visit created some big and wild surfing waves. This guy managed to ride his wave, and then getting his first look at a monster wave behind him~ *On my public Flickr photo website, this surfing shot has been selected as best by thousands of viewers. (That page on my Flickr site here: http://flickr.com/photos/sparkyleigh/46056787/in/set-72157594275914289/ ) Prints nicely at 20X30-inches or smaller~
  • Watching Surfers<br /> <br /> This kid did not know I was taking this photo. He was intently watching his two buddies surfing. (I later met him and his father for a waiver to use his photo, his name is Oscar)
  • Surfers paddle out to meet waves at sunset, Island of Hawaii
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