Featured Work
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Ahuriri Valley 4 by Paul Mercer
Mountains of the Ahuriri Valley reflected in the still waters of the Ben Avon Wetlands in the Ahuriri Valley, Mckenzie country, New Zealand Nikon D200 / 17-55mm f2.8 nikon lens / polarizing filter / grad grey filter This photo has been featured in the groups: / #1 Artists of Redbubble / A view somewhere / Polynesian Connection / All Countries-Wetlands ponds lakes and rivers / Your Countries Best / Mountains Across the Globe Click on images below to view This image is made up of 4 images which I joined together on photoshop to make the panoramic
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Taranaki Falls. by Michael Treloar
Taranaki Falls, Mt Ruapehu, North Island New Zealand. / Tongariro National Park. Tumbling 20 metres over the edge of a large lava flow, which erupted from Ruapehu 15,000 years ago, Taranaki Falls plunge into a boulder-ringed pool, on this night a ring of ice. Nikon D200, iso 400 / 30 second exposeure, with a bit of torch light on the cliff. / Cold night, Full moon, well worth the 1 hour walk.
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The fable of the wooden cow by Steve Allsopp
Palliser Bay in the Wairarapa region of the North Island New Zealand Featured in Polynesian Connection
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Untitled by Cathleen Tarawhiti
www.cathleentarawhiti.co.nz Featured in Polynesian Connection / Thank you Sharon. To see some of my photography, you are most welcome to visit my Facebook photograghy page People/Portraiture Pin-ups The Date Series HDR Photography Macro Photography Architecture Collaborations Skyscapes Animals/Birds/Insects Street Photography Everyday Objects Seascapes/Rivers/All Water Summer Photography Odd/Unusual Flowers/Plants/Trees Landscapes New Zealand Abstract Humour Black and White Photography Canon 40D
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Dawn quartz drift by KenWright
A limited edition series of Large canvases, exclusive to a country estate in Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand (or me!) This is one of the Matakitakiakupe (Cape Palliser) Collection Taken at Kirikiri Bay, Cape Palliser Lighthouse at 6.33am, stunning light. Shot on a Nikon D700 with 17-35mm Nikkor Lens, Cokin ND8 grad, tripod and sand bags. Active D-Lighting on Norm, ISO 100
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Lemurian Prophet by Alleycatsgarden
Lemurian Prophet – I dunno! – Just been reading up on the lost continents of Atlantis and Lemuria….??
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From The Top of Paradise. by Michael Treloar
View from top of Matamanoa Island ,Mamanuca Islands, South Pacific, Fiji. 2 images joined in photoshop. / Nikon D200
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Rotoiti Reflections by aroha
Snow capped mountains reflected in Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand
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Morning Bliss. by Michael Treloar
Mt Tongariro, Mt Ngauruhoe, North Island, New Zealand. Sunrise. / Frosty Morning beside Lake Otamangakau. Earth shot of the day winner
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Gillespies Beach by Paul Mercer
Gillespies Beach, South Westland, South Island, New Zealand at sunrise Fuji S3 pro / 24-70mm nikkor lens / polarizer / grad grey / tripod If you like this photo you may also like the images below / Click on image to view
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Ngawi spillway by KenWright
A limited edition series of Large canvases, exclusive to a country estate in Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand (or me!) This is one of the Matakitakiakupe (Cape Palliser) Collection Ngawi (nar-wee) Beach, a commercial fishing settlement located in the Wairarapa, lower North Island. The bulldozer capital of New Zealand. / Ngawi Shot on a nikon D700, 17-35mm nikkor Lens, ND8 soft grad Cokin filter, tripod.
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Jacob Mau ~ Aloha wau ia ‘oe Hau`oli la Hanau Makawao Maui by Sharon Mau
Hau`oli La Makuakane iakopa, happy Fathers Day my love! E hana me ka ha`aha`a / E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe / Me ka aloha pumehana / Me ka ha`aha`a Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Beautiful Art and Greeting Cards For Sale ~ Shop securely and view my collection here Jacob Mau / Ka-Uaua-A-Mahi (Royal Warrior) / Proud to be Hawaiian / “I am Kanaka” / Kukakuka Aloha wau ia ‘oe Hau`oli la Hanau / Happy Birthday! I love you my darling! We will be celebrating my husband’s 70th birthday in April. Featured Art 06 June 2009 / Technical Photography Featured Art May 2009 / Of Noble Birth Featured Art April 2009 / Rural Around the Globe Featured Art May 2009 / ImageWriting Featured Art 20 August 2009 / Happy Haven / Jacob Mau ~ Aloha wau ia ‘oe Hau`oli la Hanau Makawao Maui / Winner Creative Challenge / Art Inspired By the One You Love / Group Avatar and Member Feature / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much to the group Hosts and the wonderful members of Inspired Art / who voted for my portrait Jacob Mau ~ Aloha wau ia ‘oe Hau`oli la Hanau Makawao Maui as the winning entry in the Inspired Art group creative challenge – Art Inspired By The One You Love Jacob has plenty Mana He is a direct descendent of Ali’i Kamehameha, Kamehameha the Great, the reigning warrior King who conquered, united and ruled the Hawaiian Islands. King Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the head of a dynasty (a succession of rulers from the same family) who ruled the Hawaiian islands for more than a century. Legend has it that Kamehameha was born at the time of the appearance of Halley’s comet and that this was a sign that he would rise to greatness. The name Kamehameha (pronounced kuh-may-ha-may-ha) means “the one set apart.” / Kamehameha’s full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea (Information Source Wikipedia) The authentic Kukui Lei Hua (Hua = nut or seed) traditionally reserved for reigning Chiefs, worn by Kanaka Maoli and Hawaiian Ali’i (Royalty), now worn by both Kane and Wahine, are handcrafted and expensive and so very beautiful. To protect the seed Lei, we polish them with pure organic Coconut oil or Macadamia Nut oil. With deepest respect, we share our mana’o with you. 20 Apelila 2009 Hau`oli la Hanau / Nau wale no, He makana nau / Ia iho ke Aloha iakopa A`u e ho`oheno nei, mea Aloha / Nâ ke Akua e mâlama mai iâ `oe, e ku’u aloha. / He aloha pili `ia e ke onaona. / A`u e ho`oheno nei, Ku`u ipo henoheno Iakopa / Pau `ole ke aloha ê. / Aloha wau ia ‘oe / I love you Jacob “APELILA / (April) / (Welo) / April was the last of the 6 months in the Ho’o-ilo, or Winter, period of ancient times, which ran from August through April. The earth’s magic is a gift of wonder. Never abandon your dreams. Memories dwell within the soul. This land is the gathering place of the winds. In the sound of the ocean, I can hear my ancestors calling. A ho’okupu, a gift from the heart, enriches the giver. In the family, ohana, lies the renewal of the past. I am the child of many cultures—in me grows the hope of the future. I am a part of the land, ka aina. The soil is my flesh, the mountains my bones. My voice is the voice of the wind, ka makani; my dance is the dance of the waves. I am reborn in the image of my fathers and mothers. The spirit of the land guides me in every choice that I must make. This land is born of fire and ocean and wind. In my mind is the fire of knowledge; in my blood run the currents of the ocean; in the wind do I hear the song of my spirit. The rumble of the volcano is like the beating of a great heart. The gift of knowledge is never diminished. In the neverending cycles of the land is my spirit renewed. Hawai’i is the place where rainbows are born. The land was created in the joining of fire and water. At the meeting of the land and the sea, that is where all life begins. Ancient kings walk the mountains at night. In the secret places of the land are found the answers to life’s mysteries. My parents taught me the ways of the future; I teach my children the ways of the past. I walk the land in perfect innocence, a child of yesterday. Here, every day is a beginning, every night a remembering. The owl, Pueo, protects me as I walk the forest at night. The song of my spirit is blessed by the winds. In the heart of the mountain burns the fire of new life. The earth’s fire, a wave’s caress, the never-ceasing kiss of the wind ~ of these things is my island born. The morning dew baptizes the grass; a thousand glistening beads reflect the rays of the rising sun. I am the wild spirit that greets the dawning of this day. I see the thread of mana which passes from me to all those I hold dear ~ we are family ~ we are ohana. If I feel hunger or thirst, the land will provide; if my spirit is troubled, the wind and the sea will comfort me; if I am afraid, ‘Io will protect me. Each morning is a celebration of beginnings. The stars, na hoku, guide me at night ~ they show me the way to my destiny. The will of my ancestral spirit, my ‘aumakua, speaks in all that I say or do.” ~ _This is a wonderful excerpt from the Hawaiian Book of Days Hawaiian Values / Ho’ohana Passion for worthwhile work. Intention ‘Imi ola Mission and Vision Ho’omau Perseverance and Persistence Kūlia i ka nu‘u Achievement and Excellence Ho’okipa Hospitality and Service Ohana Family and Community Lōkahi Harmony, Unity and Collaboration Kākou Inclusiveness and Synergy Kuleana Responsibility and Accountability ‘ike loa Knowledge, Wisdom, and Learning Ha’aha’a Humility and Open-mindedness Ho’ohanohano Dignity and Respect Alaka’i Leadership and Initiative Mālama Caring, Empathy, Stewardship Mahalo Living in Thankfulness Nānā i ke kumu Authenticity and Truth Pono Righteous, Balance and Rightness Ka lā hiki ola Hope and Promise Aloha Love, Virtue and Inner Spirit Kumulipo Hawaiian Chant Merrie Monarch 2006 – Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka – MAH Kahiko Story of Hula Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua (Kahiko Kane), Merrie Monarch 2007 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 20 Apelila 2009 11:29:12 / Tv 1/40 Av 16.0 ISO 400 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 53.0 mm Hawaiian Encyclopedia
Recent Work
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Whangarei Falls by Michael Treloar
Whangarei Falls is 26.3 metres high and falls over steep basalt cliffs. Located in the city of Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand.. / Usually not my ideal place to take photos, but I thought I’d better take a look. Turns out it’s the most wonderful spot. There was a lot of great photos from this cloudy day. / Nikon D200
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Lone Lupin. by Michael Treloar
Lupin on the shores of Lake Pukaki, Mt Cook, South Island,New Zealand.
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Uliuli Mana 'o nui ~ Sunset Kama'ole Beach Maui Hawai'i by Sharon Mau
Palm Silhouettes / Sunset Christmas Day on Maui The Adventurer “Dusk on the sea; the fading twilight shifts / The night wind bears the ocean’s whisper dim wind, on your bosom many a phantom drifts - A silver star climbs up the blue world rim. / Wind, make the green leaves dance above me here And idly swing my silken hammock – so; / Now, on that glimmering molten silver mere / Send the long ripples wavering to and fro. / And let your moon-white tresses touch my face And let me know your slim-armed, cool embrace While to my dreamy soul you whisper low. Dream – aye, I’ve dreamed since last night left her tower And now again she comes on star-soled feet. Welcome, old friend; here in this rose-gemmed bower I’ve drowsed away your Sultan’s golden heat. Here in my hammock, Time I’ve dreamed away For I have but to stretch a hand out, lo, I’m treading languorous shores of Yesterday, Moon-silvered deserts or the star-weird snow; I float o’er seas where ships are purple shells, / I hear the tinkle of the camel bells / That waft down Cairo’s streets when dawn winds blow. South Seas! I watch when dusky twilight comes Making vague gods of ancient, sea-set trees. / The world path beckons – loud the mystic drums – Here at my hand the magic golden keys / That fit the doors of Romance, / Wonder, / strange / Dim gossamer adventures; seas and stars. Why, I have roamed the far Moon Mountain range When sunset minted gold in shimmering bars. / All eager eyed I’ve sailed from ports of Spain / And watched the flashing topaz of the Main / When dawn was flinging witch fire on the spars. / I am content in dreams to roam my fill / The vagrant, drifting sport of wind and tide, / Slave of the greater freedom, venture’s thrill; / Here every magic ship on which I ride. Gold, green, blue, red, a priceless treasure trove, More wealth than ever pirate dared to dream. / My hammock swings – about the world I rove. / The sunset’s dusk, the dawning’s glide and gleam, Moon-dappled leaves are murmuring in the wind Which whispers tales. Lo, Tyre is just behind, Through seas of dawn I sail, / Romance abeam.” ~ by Robert Ervin Howard My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be reproduced in any manner whatsover without my express written authorization. / Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 25 December 2008 19:25:33 / Tv Shutter Speed 1/250 / Av Aperture Value 10.0 / ISO 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 28.0 mm Currently with 995 Views and 1 Sale
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Aoraki/Mount Cook by Paul Mercer
New Zealands highest mountain, Aoraki/Mount Cook (3754metres) viewed from the Hooker River Fuji S3 pro / 24-70mm nikkor lens / polarizer / grad grey / tripod
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Sakura by Ming Myaskovsky
Sakura / 22” x 36” / Acrylic and Sumi e Ink / . Music by Shakira and Mylene Farmer / . / . / Featured in Live and Let Live Group / . / Featured in Painted Ladies / . / . I was inspired by the great Chinese Artist Hung Liu… such a fantastic art show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D / . / . / I let my music and imagination take over / dancing from one room to the next… with every step…. revealing a mischievous secret. / ~ Ming Myaskovsky / . / .
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Fox Glacier at sunset by Paul Mercer
Fox Glacier and Mounts Cook and Tasman reflected in the water of the Fox River, Westland, New Zealand Nikon D200 / 17-55mm nikkor lens / polarizer / grad grey / tripod
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The lighthouse at the end of the world by Steve Allsopp
Nugget Point lighthouse, Catlins South Island NZ
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South by Steve Allsopp
Palliser Bay, Wairarapa, North Island NZ
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Pihanakalani ~ Haleakala Volcano ~ The House of the Sun by Sharon Mau
Ala hea ka la ~ Haleakala ~ The Sacred House of the Sun Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. / Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. Gazing into the mouth of the volcano. Imagine many of the cinder cones and spouts you are seeing are over 600 feet high, and that is not steam as Haleakala is sleeping, dormant in perceived inactivity since 1792, but clouds as I am standing at the summit at 10,023 feet above sea level. You may notice the tiny roads used by scientists to study the protected region within the volcano. Haleakala is a shield volcano. Built up from the ocean floor by countless eruptions, it was once a mountain that rose several thousand feet higher than today’s elevation. On the right between the peaks you will notice Kaupo Gap. Haleakala dominates the east side of the Valley Isle and is sacred to the Hawaiian people. The mountain’s face is a mighty wall looming over the valley. Haleakala’s width spans 20 miles, ocean-to-ocean, splitting Maui in two. The depression at the top of Haleakala is not actually a volcanic crater, but an erosional valley. During a period of inactivity, erosion became the dominant force. Wind, ice and water carved the top of Haleakala, which may have been more than 5,000 feet higher than the summit is today. After the valley was created, Haleakala entered a “renewed volcanism” period. This renewed volcanic activity partially filled the valley with lava flows and small hills called cinder cones. True craters exist at the tops of some of the cinder cones. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shutter Speed 1/400 Aperture 13 ISO 400 Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. / Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. No portion of this site or my photography may be reproduced by printing, uploading, copying, publishing, photocopying or any other means of mechanical or electronic reproduction without my express written permission. For reproduction permission and inquiries on licensing for use and/or publishing of my images, please contact me. Mahalo!
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THE:Old Fasion Purlpe Bush-Rose! by janice( jinney) nathan
these have pinky buds and deep purple blooms..a very tipical cottage garden country rose in New Zealand! / ...often grown as a hedge in the country..other colours are pink and white!
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The Milky Way lights up the sky above Matarangi by Paul Mercer
Nikon D200 / 17-55mm f2.8 nikkor lens / polarizer / tripod This is one of my favourite shots, I love the look of the night sky when the Milky Way stands out vividly like this. Below are a few more night shots / Click on images to view
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Meeting of the waters 1 by Paul Mercer
The area where the Tasman sea meets the Pacific Ocean at Cape Reinga, photo is a long exposure taken at night Nikon D200, 17-55mm nikkor lens
About This Group
Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς “polus” many + νῆσος “nēsos” island) is a subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean
Geographically, and oversimply, Polynesia may be described as a triangle with its corners at Hawai’i, New Zealand and Easter Island. The other main island groups located within the Polynesian triangle are Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.
A Polynesian island group outside of this great triangle is Rotuma which is the north of the Fijian islands. There are also small outlier Polynesian enclaves in Papua New Guinea, the Solomons, The Caroline Islands, some of the Lau group to Fiji’s southeast and in Vanuatu. However, in essence, Polynesia is an anthropological term referring to one of the three parts of Oceania (the others being Micronesia and Melanesia) whose pre-colonial population generally belongs to one ethno-cultural family as a result of centuries of maritime migrations.
The Polynesian people are considered to be by ancestry a subset of the sea-migrating Austronesian people and the tracing of Polynesian languages places their prehistoric origins in the Malay archipelago.
Polynesia divides into two distinct cultural groups, East Polynesia and West Polynesia. The culture of West Polynesia is conditioned to high populations. It has strong institutions of marriage and well-developed judicial, monetary and trading traditions. It comprises the groups of Tonga, Niue, Samoa and the northwestern Polynesian outliers.
Eastern Polynesian cultures are highly adapted to smaller islands and atolls, principally the Cook Islands, Tahiti, the Tuamotus, the Marquesas, Hawai’i, Rapa Nui and smaller central-pacific groups. The large islands of New Zealand were first settled by Eastern Polynesians who adapted their culture to a non-tropical environment.
The following are the islands and island groups, either nations or subnational territories, that are of native Polynesian culture. Some islands of Polynesian origin are outside the general triangle that geographically defines the region.
Main Polynesia
- American Samoa (overseas United States territory)
- Cook Islands (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
- French Polynesia (“overseas territory”, a territory of France)
- Hawai’i (a sovereign nation and also a state of the United States)
- New Zealand (independent nation)
- Niue (self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)
- Flag of Fiji Rotuma (in Fiji)
- Samoa (independent nation)
- Tokelau (overseas dependency of New Zealand)
- Tonga (independent nation)
- Tuvalu (independent nation)
- Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France)
Polynesian Outliers
- Easter Island (part of Chile, called Rapa Nui in Rapa Nui)
- Flag of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (an Australian External Territory)
- Pitcairn Islands (a British Overseas Territory)
In Melanesia
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Anuta (in the Solomon Islands)
- Flag of Vanuatu Mele (in Vanuatu)
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Bellona Island (in the Solomon Islands)
- Flag of Vanuatu Emae (in Vanuatu)
- Flag of Papua New Guinea Nuguria (in Papua New Guinea)
- Flag of Papua New Guinea Nukumanu (in Papua New Guinea)
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Ontong Java (in the Solomon Islands)
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Pileni (in the Solomon Islands)
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Rennell (in the Solomon Islands)
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Sikaiana (in the Solomon Islands)
- Flag of Papua New Guinea Takuu (in Papua New Guinea)
- Flag of the Solomon Islands Tikopia (in the Solomon Islands)
In Micronesia
- Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Kapingamarangi (in the Federated States of Micronesia)
- Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Nukuoro (in the Federated States of Micronesia)
All text quoted from Wikipedia
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