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One Red Rose

Apples

This one was part of my February 12 of 12 as well. Just looking at this made me go and cut up and eat one. Gala was the apple of choice... crisp, sweet, and the skin isn't too tough. Produce number 4135, I don't know if that is universal throughout the world, but my guess it is.

Pocket Watch

Moonlight - Eclipse, Full Moon

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle eats the seaweed around the reefs surounding Hawaii. Afterward they like to rest, bask and digest their food on the beaches. If they are frightened back in the sea while they're still lethargic, they run a higher risk of being food for tiger sharks. They set up ropes and signs around the turtles to keep people away. There are big fines (including jail time) for those who don't heed the warnings.

Cocktail

Being a strutting rooster, I couldn't get his head in focus, but his "cocktail" is.

P.S.
Perhaps I should clarify... the strutting rooster causing the motion blur is the one in front of the camera, not the one behind the lens.

Beach

Reminded me a bit of Gilligan's Island. This might have been one of the locations. It was filmed on location in Hawaii. The opening scene showing the marina looks much the same today as it did back then.

Eucalyptus

The striped bark on this Eucalypytus tree really caught my eye.

Surf

Unfortunately, there wern't any of the infamous giant waves except those that kept us from making port at Hilo. These were the best waves I was able to capture.

Shadows

I liked the way the palm leaves made these shadows in the sand.

Painted Church

Here is a photo of the ceiling inside the Painted Church. The Hawaiins never did anything inside, except sleep and shelter themselves from bad weather. So the Belgian monks who built the church, in order to get the locals inside, panted six large murials and the ceiling.

Fountain

This is a fountain at the France Pavilion in EPCOT.

Sorcerer's Hat

This giant version is from one of the earliest and best of Disney's feature cartoons, The Sorcerer's Apprentice. This is taken from my mothers workplace, MGM Studios (now called Disney Hollywood Studios)

Tree of Life

Here is one view of the Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom. I can't say for sure that the images are carved, but they are made to give that impression.

Clouds

Here is an infared shot I took coming into port at the island of Kaua'i.

Kittys

I took several photos of the three tigers at Animal Kingdom. This is one of my favorites.

Humpback Whale

After I missed out on two previous opportunities to capture images of Humpback whales, I got one final chance when the ship cruised along the isolated Na Pali coast. I took several shots, but as you can imagine it's not easy to capture them before they disappear beneath the waves again. This is the best shot out of 30 I had taken.

Na Pali Coast

Here's a veiw of the rugged Na Pali Coast on the island of Kaua'i. Most of this side of the island is only accessible by helicopter or boat.

Tikis

Here are a couple of Tikis at Pu'uhomua o Homaumau National Park.

Fish

These are the koi at a replica buddist temple at the Valley of the Temples on the island of Oahu.

Sunset

Sunset from off the Kona coast of Hawaii.

Sunrise

Sunrise over Diamond Head. Taken from Waikiki. Oh, to be in paradise.

Rainbow

I saw several rainbows while in Hawaii. Many more beautiful than this, but this was the best one I could capture. The ship in the photo was on a 3 month cruise... must be nice to have nothing better to do.