Category : Hawaii

Devastation Trail, Hawaii. Differing Interpretations

The Volcanoes National Park, with Kilauea Volcano at its heart, includes the Devastation Trail, an easily accessible walking path, which winds through a stark landscape of volcanic rock left behind after a major eruption in 1959.

Oil on Water, Pearl Harbor

The USS Arizona Memorial: There is a strange beauty to this place of tragedy. Flower petals float amidst the oil sheen and the rusting remains …

Iolani Palace, Honolulu

For any visitor to Honolulu, a visit to Iolani Palace is really a must.   An important part of Hawaiian history, it is well preserved and open to the public.

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

One of the world’s most popular tourist package deal destinations, Waikiki might be either a tourist magnet or tourist trap depending on your perspective!

Photo Realism to Photo Illustration to …….Photo Art?

Today’s image is such a case where we go from photo realism to photo illustration to …. well…(maybe)….photo art.

Views from Diamond Head, Honolulu

A city bus is an easy enough way to get to the Diamond Head State Park and from there a fairly easy hike to the top of the crater rim where a lookout provides some good views back to the west to Honolulu itself and east towards Koko Head.

Palmtrees, Honolulu

Using Lightroom to create a bold,  graphic image, out of a mundane photograph.