Hawaii tropic
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Impressive storm forming above Makena beach in Maui
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Kauai Storm
by SashyA storm approaching Na Pali coast, Kauai, Hawaii
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Some waves just take your breath away. location: Pipeline – Hawaii / Canon 20D / SPL water housing
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A perfect end to a beautiful day in Hawaii. / Took this one a while back when I still used to shoot with slide film. Canon AE-1 / Fuji Velvia 100 (slide film)
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Sunset from the western slopes of Haleakala Maui Hawai`i “Well, I found you in the twilight garden, / Laid a lover’s hand upon your shoulder, / And we both were made aware of loving / Past the reach of reason to unravel, / Or the much desiring heart to follow. There we heard the breath among the grasses / And the gurgle of softly running water, / Well contented with the spacious starlight, / The cool wind’s touch and the deep blue distance, / Till the dawn came in with golden sandals.” Poetry by Sappho Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 01 June 2008 20:13:57 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200 / Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0 / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 60.0 mm Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved
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The light was so beautiful…all golden and glowing…as the sailboat passed in the distance… / Princeville, Kauai – Aug. 2008 Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens Please check out my calendar – SIMPLY SUNSETS Featured Photo in The True Beauty on Oct. 10, 2008 / Featured Photo in Stillness Speaks on Aug. 30, 2009
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FEATURED IN POLYNESIAN CONNECTION Tropical Island Paradise in Oahu, Hawaii
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Just your every day view on the island of Kauai. Spotlight of the Week – ISLANDS OF THE WORLD – Sept. 4, 2009 WoooooHooooo! Thank you so much!!!!! / / Featured Photo in Hawaii ~ Aloha Na’au group on Oct. 13, 2008
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Beauty is Eternally Free / Hamoa Beach Maui Hawai’i I picked some fresh Plumeria blossoms and a branch of blooming Bougainvillea and tossed them onto the luxurious black sand of Hamoa Beach and was only able to get a couple of shots when a wave came in and carried them out to sea. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved “Hidden behind the veil of mystery, / Beauty is eternally free from the slightest stain of imperfection. From the atoms of the world, / He created a multitude of mirrors; / into each one of them / He cast the image of His Face; / To the awakened eye, / anything that appears beautiful is only a reflection of that Face. / Now that you have seen the reflection, hurry to its Source; / In that primordial Light the reflection vanishes completely. Do not linger far from that primal Source; / When the reflection fades, you will be lost in darkness. / The reflection is as transient as the smile of a rose; / If you want permanence, / turn towards the Source; / If you want fidelity, / look to the Mine of faithfulness. / Why tear your soul apart over something here one moment / and gone the next?” ~ by Jami ~ Translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Alalake’ike Channel Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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This is a favorite location to catch the sunset in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. I think everyone who has been along the waterfront here would know this spot. It is at the north end of town on Front St. just before you drive into the residential area. Featured in ISLANDS OF THE WORLD group ~ 19 April 2009
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I was greeted by a beautiful rainbow over the water just about every morning!
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A couple watching the sunset on Maui, Hawaii…2007
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Golden Malayan Coconut Palm Tree Trunk Detail / Kahului Maui Hawai’i © 2009 Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau Featured 30 May 2009 Nature’s Macro Canvas Featured May 2009 Inspired Art Featured 15 February 2009 As Is Featured 15 February 2009 Textures Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / As Is / Shooting Date/Time 15 Pepeluali 2009 14:55:10 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/100 / Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3 / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM The Golden Coconut Palm or Golden Malayan Palm is native to the Pacific Islands. The difference with the Golden palm and the Green Coconut palm is the color of the fruit. The Golden Malayan having a gold coloured fruit. The Coconut Palm is the most universally known palm tree. It is the first thing most people think of when the words “palm tree” are spoken. With good reason too, the coconut palm is found throughout tropical regions around the world, though it originates in the south pacific and Caribbean. Information Source: The Golden Malayan Coconut Palm Moku Coconut Palm Frond Weaving “This beautiful palm embodies the romance of the tropics and is also of great economic value. There are many varieties, from dwarfs to the familiar tall growing types that reach 50-80 ft. All have graceful gray trunks topped by a crown of pinnately compound yellow-green leaves. Each leaf is 12-15 ft long with many leaflets. This is an extremely important plant, including . It appears that Coconut Palms were introduced throughout the Tropics and the Hawaiian islands by ancient Polynesians. Coconut fibers were used to make twine by Ancient Hawaiians. The Hawaiians evidently grew two types of coconut. One was best for making rope and the other was best for consumption. The scientific name for coconut is Cocos nucifera. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae. Coconut trees are palms that grow up to 90 feet high grow throughout the tropics. , they Their trunks are ringed with scars where old leaves have fallen. The top of the trunk is crowned with a rosette of leaves. Leaves are feather-shaped and split into lots of leaflets. Long leaves can grow up to 20 feet long and can have 250 leaflets. They are used for matting, weaving and thatching. Flowers – male and female flowers grow on the same plants on flowering branches. Flowers are pale yellow and are about 1 cm long. The base of flowering branches are tapped for sap. Coconut fruits are oval and covered with a smooth skin which can be bright green, brilliant orange or ivory coloured. Underneath this skin is a thick fibrous layer which is used for coir. The next layer is the shell of the seed with the three characteristic ‘eyes’. The shell may be used to make charcoal and eating utensils. The inside of the shell is lined with a white, edible layer called the meat. This is also made into chemical, industrial and medicinal products. The fluid inside the seed cavity is known as coconut water (not milk). When seeds germinate, the new shoot sprouts from one of the eyes. The coconut is the only species in the genus Cocos. In India it has been called the ‘tree of heaven’ or ‘kalpavriksha‘. Coconut palms are known as the ‘Tree of Life’ because of their huge variety of uses. The large spirally arranged leaves are up to 12 feet or more in length, and are pinnately divided into numerous strap shaped segments. The separate male and female flowers are in axillary panicles. The male flowers have 3 yellow petals and 2 stamens. The ovoid coconut is up to a foot long, and is composed of a thick fibrous husk, a hard shell, and a single seed with the copra lining the interior, and water (coconut milk) filling the cavity when it is young. Coconut palms have two natural subgroups simply referred to as “Tall” and “Dwarf”. Most commercial plantings use high yielding, longer lived Tall cultivars, and each region has its own selections, e.g., ‘Ceylon Tall’, Indian Tall’, ‘Jamaica Tall’ (syn. ‘Atlantic Tall’), ‘Panama Tall’ (syn. ‘Pacific Tall’). The Tall cultivar group is sometimes given the name Cocos nucifera var. typica, and the dwarf cultivar group C. nucifera var. nana. Samoan Coconut Trees are in this dwarf group. Dwarf cultivars, particularly the popular ornamentals, are largely self-pollinating as opposed to the Tall cultivars of commerce which rarely pollinate themselves. Coconuts are large, dry drupes, ovoid in shape, up to 15” long and 12” wide. The exocarp or skin is green, yellow, or bronze-gold, turning to brown, depending on cultivar and maturity. The mesocarp is fibrous and dry at maturity; the product coir is derived from this layer. The endocarp is the hard shell enclosing the seed. Seeds are the largest of any plant, and have a thin brown seed coat. Seeds are filled with endosperm, which is solid and adherent to the seed coat, and also in liquid form, called “milk”. Copra is derived from the solid endosperm Coconut is a pan-tropical species usually found in humid coastal areas between latitudes 26 degrees north and south. The origin of this plant is uncertain, but many experts believe it’s from the west Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.” /
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Pa’ako Ka Makani / Hawaiian Translation: Pa’ako Voice of the Wind / Makena Maui Hawai’i / Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 19 Apelila 2009 My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded or distributed in any manner whatsoever without my express written authorization. All rights reserved Universewide. Mahalo! Everywhere I look, I see beauty. Listen if you would hear the music of the land. Imitate nature in your art. Give one blessing for every two you receive. Never refuse a gift of the land. Heed well the voice of your heart. Give to the land more than you take. The song of the sea is neverending. On any great journey, be guided by the stars, na hoku. Learn of the world around you, and in the learning, ... find / yourself. Honor the memory of your ancestors, your kupuna. Every life is precious; every spirit unique and / irreplaceable. A Journey of the spirit is never truly finished—its paths / continually unfold before us. A life well spent is like the banyan tree—anchored to the / land by many roots. The rain is a blessing of renewal upon the earth. Arise, oh Sun, and warm the land with your passage! Though I have no wings, my spirit flies upon the wind! Strength is the warrior within. The land is rich in abundance for those who know where to / look. In the song of the ocean, I find healing. Let me be like the dolphin—joyous in the knowledge of my / freedom! The sun’s light brings new life—the moon’s glow, renewal. In each of us dwells the fountainhead of greatness. The creative source is also the source of life. Each of us must aspire to the heights of our own abilities. Our spirits are reborn in the land. What benefits the Earth, Ke Au Nei, benefits all life. Find the good in every aspect of life. The wind bides for a spell in this place, then it seeks / other lands to explore. Stone remains when all else passes away. Build to preserve, not to destroy.
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A vivid sunset from Makena Landing on the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. Equipment : Nikon D200 – Nikkor 24-85 F2.8 ED lens – Circular Polarizer – Manfrotto Tripod. All content & images © Stephen Vecchiotti. You may not use any images in any way without written consent from artist. All Rights Reserved.
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Sunset over the island of Lanai, captured from Little Beach on the south shore of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. FEATURED WORK IN “SEA” GROUP – May 2009 Equipment : Nikon D200 – Nikkor 24-85 F2.8 ED lens – Circular Polarizer – Manfrotto Tripod. All content & images © Stephen Vecchiotti. You may not use any images in any way without written consent from artist. All Rights Reserved.
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Eastern Shores…........... / Of Hawaii….......... / Where Kilauea…...... / Runs to the Kai…....... / Watch your step….......... / acrylic on fabric / Original Available for Sale /
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Palms in my yard. / Polaroid i633 6.0 mega pixel / Featured in Shapes & Patterns group / Featured in Focus and Lighting group
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The day is over and dusk is here / The waves gently lapping sleep is near. / Shadows dance our boat glides in to rest / We will remember this day as one of our best! A painting in memory of our trip to Hawaii in 1992…what a beautiful place to live in. Pastel painting on Canson paper using Artists soft pastels and pastel pencils.
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Lower Nahiku Maui Hawai’i / 16 August 2009
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Aloha kakahiaka, good morning Kihei / Maui Gold Coast Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved universewide Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Sunset at Puako Beach, Waikoloa, Hawai’i
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