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Buddha
by Sharon MauThe Sacred Garden of Maliko / ~ Nursery ~ Labyrinth ~ Gallery This lovely meditational labyrinth, beautiful tropical garden and botanical nursery is on Baldwin Avenue between Pa’ia and Makawao Maui Hawai’i This is an exquisite carving of Buddha, it is very beautiful This photograph cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can it be copied or reproduced in any form without the photographer’s permission. I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another webpage on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a dirivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written authorization, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. © 2009 Fine Art Photography, Research and Photojournalism by Sharon Anne Mau
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A beer truck in Wailuku / Maui Hawai’i / Hawaiian translation: Here’s to Finish Work or the end of the work day
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Diamond Head Art Gallery Front Street Lahaina Maui Hawai’i
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Red volcanic sand of Koki Beach and Ka’uiki Hill, Hana Maui Hawai’i. One of my favourite beaches on Maui in Hana near Hamoa on the east shore. / © 2008 Sharon Anne Mau “Some historians claim that sometime around the fourth or fifth century A.D., the first planned migrations came from the Marquesas, in extreme eastern Polynesia. For five centuries the Marquesans settled and lived peacefully on the new land – Hawai’i. “Walk and touch peace every moment. / Walk and touch happiness every moment. / Each step brings a fresh breeze. / Each step makes a flower bloom. / Kiss the Earth with your feet. / Bring the Earth your love and happiness. / The Earth will be safe when we feel safe in ourselves.” by Thich Nhat Hanh
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Front Street / Cheeseburger in Paradise / Lahaina / Maui, Hawai’i
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Tropical Hibiscus / Makawao / Maui Hawai’i © 2009 Sharon Mau ‘Aloalo Ala ula / Hawaiian translation: Hibiscus ~ Flaming road or Glow of Sunrise or Sunset Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi /
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved “What you need is another moon / To reveal you. / What you need is another sun / To fulfil you.” / ~ Poetry by Sri Chinmoy Canon Digital Rebel XTi
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Kanaha / E Ho’omaika’i ke akua ‘ia Maui / Hawaiian Translation: God Bless Maui Near Baby Beach on a bright and shiny day with a lovely view of ‘Iao Valley, Mauna Kahalawai, West Maui. 18 December 2008 / Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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From my collection: / _Wave Pirates ~ Surfing Ho’okipa Maui Hawai’i Straight from the camera with no post processing / Canon OES Digital Rebel XTi This photograph cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can it be copied or reproduced in any form without the photographer’s permission. I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another webpage on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a dirivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written authorization, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. © 2009 Fine Art Photography, Research and Photojournalism by Sharon Anne Mau
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The Moose (Alces alces) is the world’s largest member of the deer family. The Alaska race (Alces alces gigas) is the largest of all the moose. Always remember, never come between a cow and her calf. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date 28 October 2006 / Tv 1/125 Av 8.0 ISO 400 / Focal Length 55.0 mm Near North Pole Alaska I am certain she weighed at least 1000 pounds. Her twin calves were browsing with her, the female calf is just out of the frame nearby. See more of this beautiful animal in my collection: / Moose Dream Shadows It is amazing how graceful and quiet they are. / The Alaska race (Alces alces gigas) is the largest of all the moose, occurring in suitable habitat from the Stikine River in the Panhandle to the Colville River on the Arctic Slope. Most abundant in recently burned areas containing willow, fireweed and birch shrubs, on timberline plateaus, and along the major rivers of Southcentral and Interior Alaska. Their colour ranges from golden brown to almost black, depending upon the season and the age of the animal. Newborn calves weigh 28 to 35 lbs and within five months grow to over 300 lbs. Males in prime condition weigh from 1,200 to 1,600 lbs or more. Cows weigh 800 to 1,300 lbs or more. Only the bulls have antlers. Calves are born any time from mid- May to early June. Gestation is about 230 days. Cows give birth to twins 15 to 75 percent of the time, and triplets may occur. In winter, Moose consume large quantities of willow, birch, and aspen twigs. Deep crusted snow can lead to malnutrition and death of hundreds of Moose and decrease survival of the calves. Information source: Wikipedia
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From my collection: / Wilderland ~ Alaska North Star Winter Scenics Reflections of Beauty / Beaver Creek Slough / North Pole Alaska Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved There was preserved / in her / The fresh miracle / of / surprise ~ Jim Morrison Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Sacred Ground / On the beautiful and remote Hāna coast, along the far eastern shores of the Hawaiian island of Maui is one of the largest, untamed native Mahama Lauhala (Pandanus) forests on the islands. This is the pa’ala, the shoreline, called Honomaele. This is a deeply sacred and very beautiful place. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi “Another world is possible. / We may dream it in, with our eyes open to this Beauty, / to all that Earth gives each of us, each day / those miracles of dark and light ~ / rainlight, dawn, sun moon snow, stormgrey, and the wide fields of night always somewhere opening their flower-stars ~ this, this! Another world is possible. / With river and bird / sweet and free without fear, / without minds blind to harmony, / to how we can hold. / We have been too long spoiled greedy children of Earth, / life of rocks and creatures slipping out of our careless hands. We must stand now and learn to love as a Mother loves her child, / each cell of her, each grain of her, each precious heartbeat of her that is ourselves, our path and our journey / into our dream of future, / where another world is possible / cradling this one in its arms.” ~ © Rose Flint 2005
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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. / _excerpt from A Book of daily sayings, born of and inspired by Hawai’i A Kanaka Maoli ~ Book of Days by Debra F. Sanders Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved / Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 19 ‘Apelila 2009 16:24:52 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2000 / Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0 / Exposure Compensation -1/3 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Pa’ako Beach Maui Hawai’i / Shooting Date 09 May 2009 Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 21 May 2009 This is to you, / heart of love’s soaring flight, / sky-colour of essence unfolding… Moments like these are timeless blessings of a silent union, / a union whose song is heard throughout the universe. / Oh Beloved! Dissolve any tendency to see another. / Only One in all this feeling and seeing, / hearing, breathing and being. / It is more precious than / any of us know, / this living / we have. I am / open / to be the love, / beauty and radiance / I have searched for in countless / eyes, sunsets, worlds. No sooner had I / given up, surrendered being here, than I heard / that song of Home resound through me, and your face / became the brightest light in the night sky. / This is just how it is. / Once unreachable peaks – now valleys, where we meet / the ones we already love. © 1997 poetry by Matisha ~ From The Beloved’s Gaze
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The ancestors of the beautiful Protea dates back to approximately 100 million years ago, and they are considered among the oldest families of plants on earth. Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern botany and plant taxonomy named this flower in 1735, after the Greek God, Proteus. In Greek mythology, Proteus had the ability to change shape and form at his will; hence the name given to these flowers with their diverse array of colours, shapes, textures and sizes. The average size of the flowering blossom is 6-8 inches, although I have seen some fully opened which are almost 12 inches. They are large and sensationally beautiful. © 2009 Fine Art Photography by Sharon Mau / Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Shooting Date/Time 27 May 2008 17:51:37 / Tv 1/250 Av 4.5 Exposure Compensation -2/3 / ISO 200 Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 56.0 mm Protea cynaroides / Common Name: King Sugar Bush “The King Protea was originally from the Cape Town area of South Africa. It is actually the national flower of South Africa. Today King Proteas may be found all over the world where the atmosphere is dry and the soil has good drainage. They thrive upcountry in cooler temperatures on the western slopes of Haleakala here on Maui. The flower of the King Protea may be as large as 12 inches across. On the outside it has many stiff, pointed, narrow bracts, or petals, that give it the appearance of a cup. The bottom half of the petals starts out cream coloured or yellow, which transforms into bright pink or velvet red on the top half. Inside the cup is a mass of white stamen about 1-2 inches long which all curve towards the centre. The leaves look like flat spoons, or paddles, which grow alternately along the several stems of the plant. They are thick and stiff and round in appearance. Their petioles (leaf stems) are quite long, about 1-2 inches. Protea take moisture in through its leaves. The lovely Protea are valued for their decorative qualities. They dry very well and are commonly used as focal pieces in flower arrangements. It is said that Protea leaves are also used to make tea. Proteas live in a fragile environment. Of the 370 protea species, about 120 of them are listed as endangered. There are very few wild proteas anymore, most of them are now cultivated in greenhouses or nurseries.” Text by by Ben S. 2000
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© 2009 Fine Art Photography by Sharon Mau “Music was an important ingredient of ranch lifestyle, adding a joyous note to celebrations and gatherings and relieving the loneliness of paniolo working remote areas of the ranch. Before the era of television and other distractions, paniolo also serenaded their neighbors, bringing music and companionship to far-flung communities. Paniolo music was and is vocal, songs accompanied by guitar and/or `ukulele, stringed instruments whose portability is well-suited to cowboy life. Guitars arrived with the Mexican vaquero, while `ukulele developed later from the Portuguese branguiha brought by immigrants in 1879. Guitar playing grew a uniquely Hawaiian style called kiho`alu or slack-key. Open tuning of the strings produced a specific chord when the instrument was strummed. Some standard slack-key tunings are called taro patch, wahine and maunaloa. Other original tunings – more openly shared nowadays – were carefully guarded family secrets among older generations. Originally, slack-key guitar always accompanied song lyrics. Today it is often performed as a solo instrumental. The paniolo’s other instrument was his voice. Leo ki`eki`e or falsetto singing may have come from the Mexican falsetto tradition of the Vera Cruz area. It also had antecedents in ancient Hawaiian chant. Yodeling – later a popular element in country-western music – made an early appearance in paniolo songs. Church hymns strongly influenced paniolo harmonies. Paniolo songs document and celebrate ranch life. Always composed in the Hawaiian language, they portray personalities, events, work activities and special places. “Wiomina” tells of the 1908 rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming. “Me Ka Nani a `o Kaupo” describes Kaupo Ranch on Maui. A round-up of wild cattle is the subject of “Pu`uhuluhulu” and “Ku`u Hoa Hololio” talks about the partnership between a paniolo and his horse. Many songs use kaona, the veiled or metaphoric meaning of words so common to ancient chant and poetry. As an example, “Ne`ene`e Mai a Pili” is on one level about horseback riding, but the motions and emotions can also be understood as a description of lovemaking. Paniolo music is a folksong tradition with compositions passed on orally. Many songs have come to us passed down through families. While most songs were composed and played by paniolo themselves, composers like Charles E. King, Marcus Shutte and Sol K. Bright also wrote songs about paniolo although they were not cowboys themselves. While ranching has dwindled as an activity on the Islands, paniolo traditions live on. Singers like Sonny Chillingworth, Kindy Sprout and others perform and record the rich paniolo legacy.” Quote Text by hawaiihistory.org Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Shooting Date/Time 12 May 2009 17:23:51 / Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE / Tv 1/15 Av 6.3 Partial Metering ISO 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 28.0 mm
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Here Jacob is having a conversation with a beautiful mare as we are shopping for fresh Kula strawberries. / Upcountry Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved
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Here on a rural road on the southern slopes of Haleakala at an elevation of about 4000 feet above sea level if you look ahead through the trees the island of Kanaloa, (Kaho’olawe Island) and the Pacific Ocean are barely visible through the foliage. I find the optical illusion fascinating when we are at certain levels on the mountain how the ocean appears to be above us on the horizon. I love the older plantation style cottages. This lovely home belongs to a member of our Ohana. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date 18 June 2009
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, established 1862, is located on the remote east coast of Maui about 20 miles south of Hana on Highway 31. Here I am facing Haleakala near the Kaupo Gap and the Pacific Ocean is about 1/2 mile directly behind me. / St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, established 1862, is located on the remote east coast of Maui about 20 miles south of Hana on Highway 31. My husband attended this church small kid time, when he was a young boy with his Grandparents. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 15 September 2008 14:18:01 / Shutter Speed 1/160 Aperture 8.0 ISO 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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I created a video today with some of my favourite photographs. It includes a beautiful mele by Keali’i Reichel. / You may view it if you like on my YouTube site / Ourjrny YouTube E Ala ‘E Please let me know what you think of it. Self Portrait / Here I am on the western slopes of Ulupalakua / Maui Hawai’i / The elevation here is, I’m guessing, about 4000 feet above sea level. That reflection of light below is sunlight reflecting off the ocean. That is Wailea, Kihei and Ma’alaea Bay down below on the coast. My dearest friend Suzane and I parked her car about 2 miles away near Keokea and walked up along a narrow gravel and cinder road to the meadow at this point where we watched the sunset together on a beautiful peaceful evening as the rains and mists drifted across the valley below. I set up my camera on the tripod and after adjusting the settings for low light, walked over and rested on my knees in the tall damp grasses. The only sound I heard was the soft breeze in my hair. I do hope you enjoy this. / 03 June 2009 Aloha kakou, this is dedicated for my beloved children Cherilyn, Ashlee and David “Since the birth of time’s beginning, have you sought the reason of your existence in this world. And I would say unto you, that out of your deepest longing were you brought forth as the dewdrops upon the dawn. It was but yesterday that you were an echo within your Father’s ear, a twinkling smile within your Mother’s eye. And it was you that they heard calling upon the tender breath of Love’s holy thought; Yearning to come through the misty veil of Eternity with the voice of God upon your newborn lips.” ~ Echoes of the Soul by ‘Daniel’ I love you my darling children! Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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This remote road of gravel and red cinder is upcountry at an elevation of about 3000 feet above sea level on the southern slopes of Haleakala Volcano. Makai, ocean side, the Pacific Ocean is far down below on my left and the direction I am facing is toward Kula, which is about five miles away. This photograph was taken as the sun was setting. The flowering trees with their red bark illuminated in the sunlight are called Black Wattle, and while they are beautiful, this tree is an invasive naturalized pest. “This noxious, evergreen tree often reaches 20 meters in height. Apart from producing copious numbers of seeds, it generates numerous suckers resulting in monotypic thickets. The small seeds are not actively dispersed and, although rodents or granivorous birds cannot be totally discounted, man appears to be the principal disseminator. The species resprouts by basal shoots following fire, thereby generally intensifying the infestation. No evaluation of its potential for biological control has been made. It grows in disturbed, mesic habitats between 600-1,700 m. The major infestation is at Kula, Maui.” Information Source Black Wattle Alien Plants of Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 18 June 2009 18:21:59
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Koki Beach Tidal Pool Reflections through the Naupaka leaves / Hana Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 01 July 2009 14:38:33 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125 / Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1 / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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