(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) This Tropical Frog in the Rainforest is in a display at the California Academy of Sceinces in San Francisco. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 1000 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film.
Rainbow Eucalyptus
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree has this beautifully colored bark. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing the bright-green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF24-105mm f/4L lens, 1/60 sec at … Read More
The Old Sugar Mill of Koloa, Hawaii
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) The Old Sugar Mill of Koloa was part of the first commercially successful sugar plantation in Hawaii, which was founded in Koloa in 1835 by Ladd & Company. The Koloas sugar plantation and Mill were in production until 1996 when the last sugar crop was harvested. (Click on the comment bubble to leave … Read More
The Door is Open
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) This is the side door to the 1930’s Aloha Theatre in Hanapepe, Kauai. The wood on the old door has been broken and you can see into the room, suggesting this occurred as someone outside tried to unlock the door through the hole. I suspect this door and this theatre hold many interesting … Read More
Sunrise in Kauai 02 10-12-11
(Click on the photo to enlarge.) Here is another grand sunrise on our second morning in Kauai. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/30 sec at f/22, ISO 125. In case you missed the first sunrise photo, click here to see it. (Click on the comment bubble to leave a comment.)