Wandering Keauhou at Night

This week was unfortunately very busy and I did not get to go out and shoot any new night-time photographs; so I decided to use one from the archives. This photo was taken while exploring the resort hotel I was staying at during a trip over to the Big Island. The small town of Keauhou is south of the more popular Kailua-Kona. For the golfers out there, I highly recommend the Kona Country Golf Club ocean course as it is not too hard (for us beginners) and the views are spectacular. There is even a blowhole near one of the greens.

Fireworks over the Rainbow

Every Friday night, the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki produces a brief fireworks display. I tried to get a few shots of the show last week but the photos did not come out as I had hoped. This week I went with fellow photographer, Kekiinani, and tried a different vantage point. I got much better results this time; Kekiinani also shot some spectacular photos so be sure to check her blog as well!

Outrigger on a Starry Night

One of my other "hobbies" is outrigger canoe paddling; and while walking about last night I saw this and thought it would make an interesting night shot. The combo of using @ 24 sec. exposure and tweaking with the white balance (cool color temp) brought out the color. And of course a wide angle lens helped to create the fun distortion.

The City @ Night in B+W

My color shot did not come out as I had hoped, so I thought I would give B&W a try. It is certainly a different perspective of night photography. =)

{P.S. The full-sized image looks better than the thumbnail.}

Honolulu Skyline by Moonlight

Happy New Year and welcome to my 2007 Photo Journal, where each week I will post a few of my favorite photographs (mostly new, some old) throughout the year.

The overall theme of this weekly photo journal is "Flavor of the Month", where every month will have its own individual theme (TBA).

For January '07, the theme is "Photography by Night". Enjoy!