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From my collection: / Napo’o ‘ana o ka la Sunset Ho’okipa Beach Maui Hawai’i / © 2008 Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau “Paradise is here, now. / We take walks in it Constantly mingling With the Presence That pours Its light In our secret lamps To extinguish the self Of its dire poverty: We are those lit receptacles Ruh imparts luminescence to. / This love-transfusion Pulls us to the Garden, / Singing in our veins With the spheres, / “Paradise is here, now!” / Bewildered, we throw Ourselves to the ground, / Rolling by turn in laughter Like small children, / We kiss that divine wildness That began when Allah said / “And know that you are to meet Me.” ~ Sufi Poetry by Aida Toure Free Hawaii
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Stachia and Jovan / Keiki o ka ‘Aina / Kamali’i Pa’ani ma Ho’okipa / Maui North Shore Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau
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Kamali’i Pa’ani ma Ho’okipa Keiki hanau o ka ‘aina Child of the Island, Child of the land / A native son, one born on the land Featured Art 18 June 2009 Of Noble Birth Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Two young brothers search the tidepools for Opihi and other treasures in natural evening light on Ho’okipa at Sunset on Maui Hawai’i / Best viewed full size Maui hoku ao nani e alohi e ana / Hawaiian Translation: Maui Brightest and Best Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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From my collection: / Windows in the Skies / Sky Runes Alaska brilliant skies ~ Midday Sun Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Ka Huna Kai / Hawaiian Translation: The Sea Spray / A beautiful mele composed in London by Queen Lili’uokalani expressing a fond longing for Hawai’i ~ Powerful Wave Action and atmospheric Vog ~ / Ho’ikipa Beach Maui Hawai’i / As Is 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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From my collection: / Na Ka Pueo Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Evening light on Ho’okipa Beach, Maui Hawai’i Ima Au Ia Oe E Ke Aloha ~ I have Sought Thee, My Beloved / ~ A beautiful mele composed by Queen Lili’okalani
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There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. Makawao Union Church in evening light ~ Makawao Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved The church of the open mind, the warm heart, the inspiring soul, and the social vision. G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man 1925 “Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known by his initials as G. K. Chesterton, was an English essayist, novelist, poet, journalist, and author of literary and social criticism. Chesterton was a somewhat contentious man, writing on many subjects about which he had strong feelings, but always with charm, wit, and generosity. In 1925 he published The Everlasting Man, which incorporated many ideas suggested in his earlier works. It reflects his own spiritual journey” / “He then asks the next logical question. Is the Church a continuation of Jesus or a breaking away from him? The first might seem hard to accept, but the second involves even greater difficulties. As a help to making the correct choice, Chesterton asks us to reflect on the analogy of a key. Its truth depends on whether it fits the lock. You won’t get very far analyzing its seemingly odd shape. What you have to do is see if it opens the door. In reflecting on the key (the creed) Chesterton uses what he calls “the witness of the heretics.” (a.k.a. dissenters) Each one tried to reshape the key. The church has constantly resisted that. As Chesterton brilliantly illustrates, only if the key retains its shape will it unlock the door. In the final chapter Chesterton gives one of the most remarkable arguments for the truth of faith: the “five deaths” of the Church. We are not the first ones to live in an age which has concluded the church was moribund, passé. But it has experienced some remarkable resurrections like a phoenix rising from its own ashes. Chesterton analyzes five times when that happened and offers his reflection on what that means for us today.”
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From my collection: / Song of a Dream ~ The Golden Threshold Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Sunset near Goldstream / Interior Alaska North Star This is a composite of two images taken in the same location at the same time stitched one over the other so that you may better see what I see as I am standing here gazing at this sensational sunset as the swans are feeding in the peat bog nearby. “There is a quiet spirit in these woods, / That dwells where’er the gentle south-wind blows; / Where, underneath the white-thorn, in the glade, / The wild flowers bloom, or, kissing the soft air, / The leaves above their sunny palms outspread. / With what a tender and impassioned voice / It fills the nice and delicate ear of thought, / When the fast ushering star of morning comes / O’er-riding the gray hills with golden scarf; / Or when the cowled and dusky-sandaled Eve, / In mourning weeds, from out the western gate, / Departs with silent pace! That spirit moves In the green valley, where the silver brook, / From its full laver, pours the white cascade; / And, babbling low amid the tangled woods, / Slips down through moss-grown stones with endless laughter. / And frequent, on the everlasting hills, / Its feet go forth, when it doth wrap itself In all the dark embroidery of the storm, And shouts the stern, strong wind. And here, amid / The silent majesty of these deep woods, / lts presence shall uplift thy thoughts from earth, / As to the sunshine and the pure, bright air / Their tops the green trees lift. / Hence gifted bards / Have ever loved the calm and quiet shades. / For them there was an eloquent voice in all / The sylvan pomp of woods, the golden sun, / The flowers, the leaves, the river on its way, / Blue skies, and silver clouds, and gentle winds, / The swelling upland, where the sidelong sun / Aslant the wooded slope, at evening, goes, / Groves, through whose broken roof the sky looks in, / Mountain, and shattered cliff, and sunny vale, / The distant lake, fountains, and mighty trees, / In many a lazy syllable, repeating their old poetic legends to the wind. And this is the sweet spirit, that doth fill / The world; and, in these wayward days of youth, / My busy fancy oft embodies it, / As a bright image of the light and beauty / That dwell in nature; of the heavenly forms / We worship in our dreams, and the soft hues / That stain the wild bird’s wing, and flush the clouds / When the sun sets. Within her tender eye / The heaven of April, with its changing light, / And when it wears the blue of May, is hung, / And on her lip the rich, red rose. / Her hair is like the summer tresses of the trees, / When twilight makes them brown, and on her cheek / Blushes the richness of an autumn sky, / With ever-shifting beauty. Then her breath, / It is so like the gentle air of Spring, / As, front the morning’s dewy flowers, it comes / Full of their fragrance, that it is a joy / To have it round us, and her silver voice / Is the rich music of a summer bird, / Heard in the still night, with its passionate cadence.” ~ Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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What is Essential From my collection: / Emerquinox ~ Spirit of Alaska ~ Alaska North Star Winter Scenics Emerquinox is a word I coined when I combined the words Emerge and Equinox. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; / it is only with the heart that one can see rightly. / What is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint – Exupery Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Tecumseh ~ Name of Chief ~ Panther Crossing Over (Shawnee) ~ Alaska Sunset Reflections Chena Lakes
by Sharon Mau“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. / Trouble no one about their religion; / respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. / Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. / Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. / Show respect to all people and grovel to none. / When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. / Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. / Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.” / quote by Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation Sunset Chena River Lakes / Interior Alaska Brilliant Skies reflected in the calm, clear, pristine and cold glacial water of Chena River Lakes in the Tanana River Valley. I love this place. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved / My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be reproduced without my express written consent. Chena (pronounced Chay – na) Lake Recreation Area is a 260 lake covering more than 4 miles of the fresh water of the beautiful Chena River and also fed by the glacial waters of the mighty Tanana River. / / With over 2,100 acres to explore and enjoy, Chena Lake Recreation Area has activities for all visitors. Chena Lake Recreation Area covers over 2,000 acres and has two distinct personalities; the Lake Park, with a 260 acre lake the River Park, covering 4 miles of the Chena River. Lake Park hosts three volleyball courts, one horseshoe pit, a playground, multiple day use picnic sites with tables and fire rings, two covered pavilions, two changing room/warm up buildings, two designated swimming areas with sandy beaches, a boat rental, two fishing docks (one handicap accessible), a lake boat launch, potable water stations and restrooms. River Park is stretched along 4 miles of the south bank of the Chena River and hosts one volleyball court, one horseshoe pit, one covered pavilion, one changing room/warm up building, a 4.5 kilometer self guided nature trail, river boat launch, potable water stations, restrooms, and multiple day use picnic sites with tables and fire rings. During the winter months Chena Lake Recreation Area offers groomed classical cross-country ski trails with a 2km, 4.5km, and 7km loop as well as a multi-use trail with a 3.8, 5.5, 6.5, 9.5 and 12 mile loops for snow machining, ski-joring, dog mushing, walking, running, etc. Chena Lake also offers four ice-fishing houses No motors are permitted on the lake, only kayaks, canoes and paddle type boats. It is a beautiful place to photograph clouds and sky reflections and also a winter wonderland when the lake freezes. From my collection: / Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Alaska / Clouds and sky reflections on Chena Lakes. / Titles and quote commentaries are Lodge names and translations of Order of the Arrow Insignia ~ Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Links to websites with more information on First Nations ~ American Native Tribes Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 29 August 2007 21:16:56 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200 / Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0 / ISO Speed 400 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 28.0 mm Currently with 1497+ Views /
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Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Ho’omaika’i Ho’okipa / Hawaiian Translation: Ho’omaika’i ~ Good / Napo’o ‘ana ‘o ka la ~ Sunset Ho’okipa / Maui North Shore Hawai’i The Spirit of the Place “The stillness of the moment / The outside world cannot touch me here. / Everyday concerns melt away, meaningless. / Contentment fills my heart. / The Spirit of the Place is close / I sit within its sacred boundary. / It resides within me / We are joined soul to soul / The surface of the ‘ocean’ is calm / It stretches out from me / Reflecting the blue of the sky / As it winds its way on its journey / The gulls glide on the breeze / Circling high above my head / Under the gaze of the sun. I am enveloped in the heat of the day. / There is always a story to tell If you can find it / Looking under stones upon the beach / Are there secrets here? I sense the power of this place / Moving in its own way / Leading me along the path Of spirit and inspiration. Only the moment matters here / This reconnection to the Earth / Lost in the tracks of time / I reclaim the past, reclaim my memory. / The Spirit knows its own truth / It weaves its own reality / Whispering in a quiet voice / It challenges me to understand.” ~ Vanora Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 09 March 2008 19:37:00 / Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500 / Av (Aperture Value) 14 / ISO Speed 400
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Kaula’uo / Ulua / Mokapu Beach / Wailea / Maui Gold Coast / Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved This image is the result of an experiment in light and camera settings as I was trying to reproduce the atmospheric conditions of the moment. You may see my camera data below. Please let me know what you really think of it. These two beaches are accessible by the same path along the wonderful elevated boardwalk, although they have different names for each side of the beach. When you are facing makai, the ocean, to the right is Mokapu Beach, which lies just in front of the Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort and to the left is Ulua Beach. These beaches are very popular places for walking, running, sunbathing, swimming and snorkeling, featuring sandy bottoms. In summer the water is wonderfully warm. It is a beautiful long stretch of golden sand, and the luxurious bronzed golden sand is reflecting the beautiful warm colours of sunset in this image. It was a peaceful evening on Maui’s Gold Coast. Ulua is name after the adult Crevalle fish. The Ulua fish is also known as Pompano. When the fish is less than 10 pounds, it is called Papio. The Ulua fish may be caught with a rod and reel from the shoreline and is considered one of the most sought after inshore fishes on the islands. It is delicious when breaded with a light seasoned flour and grilled or lightly sauteed with fresh lemon butter and dill weed. The original name of this lovely beach was Ke One Ulua (pronounced o-ney) / Like Polo Beach, Ulua is a name unfamiliar to Kanaka Maoli (Indigenous Hawaiians) and Kama’aina (long time residents) on Maui. The original name was Kaula’uo and that is what I prefer to call it as I believe the original name should be restored. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Heart of Joy ~ A magnificent sunset panorama from the western slopes of Haleakala Maui Hawai'i
by Sharon MauHeart of Joy / A magnificent sunset from the western slopes of Haleakala at an elevation of about 4000 feet. / Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images are protected by US and International Copyright Laws and 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 “All Nature is taught in radiant ways to move, / All beings are in myself embraced. O fiery boundless Heart of joy and love, / How art thou beating in a mortal’s breast ! / It is Thy rapture flaming through my nerves / And all my cells and atoms thrill with Thee; My body thy vessel is and only serves / As a living wine-cup of Thy ecstasy. / I am a centre of Thy golden light And I its vast and vague circumference, Thou art my soul great, luminous and white / And Thine my mind and will and glowing sense. / Thy spirit’s infinite breath I feel in me; / My life is a throb of Thy eternity.” by Sri Aurobindo Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / This is a panoramic view with two photographs taken at the same location at the same time stitched together seamlessly using Smoky City Design ~ The Panorama Factory software. / Shooting Date/Time 16 April 2007 20:39:11 / Flash Off / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250 / Av( Aperture Value ) 10.0 / Metering Mode Evaluative / ISO 400 Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Ne Hoe Ka Leo O Ka Wai / (pleasant is the murmur of water) Sunset Ho’okipa Beach Maui North Shore Hawai’i Title is an excerpt verse from the beautiful mele (song) / Ka Inu Wai – Maika`i Ka Makani O Kohala / (Thirsty Breezes of Kohala ) with words by William J. Sheldon and music by David Nape Hui: / Ko aloha, ko aloha ka`u mea nui / He makana, he makana na ka pu`uwai Chorus: / Your love, your love is a great thing to me / A gift, a gift for the heart Maika`i ka makani o Kohala / `Ike `ia e ka inu wai / `O ka wai no ia pono kâua / Wai kaulana o ka `âina Good is the wind of Kohala / Known as the drinking water / It’s the water that is good for the two of us / Famous water of the land Nani wale Niuli`i kâhela i ka la`i / `Ekolu `ôpua hiki mai / A la`i `ia mai e ka ulu hala / Nalo wale ka luna o Hapu`u The splendor of Niuli`i sprawling peacefully / Three clouds approach / Gently settling there at the hala grove / Hiding the top of Hapu`u Ha`aheo ka hau i ka mauna / Kahiko i ka ohu o ka nahele / E ka oni mai nei lililnoi / I ka ohu noe ike kuahiwi Proud is the hau in the mountain / Adorned over by the forest / The mist moves about / The misty rain enshrouds the mountains Ana `ole ka makani iâ Kohala / Holohia a ka ua Naulu / Aia ka luana i Makapala / I ka hea mia a Niuli`i Boundless is the wind of Kohala / Mingled with the Naulu rain / Rest will be found at Makapala / When the Niuli`i calls an invitation Nê hoe ka leo o ka wai / Hana pono i ka poli o ka `iwa / Ku`u `iea ku`i lei kâhiko ia / Na pua lehua i `Awini Pleasant is the murmur of water / Refreshing among the ferns / My ferns, my adorning lei / Entwined with the lehua of Awini Source: Verse 1 & 2 from Hopkin’s Aloha Colletion & Pete Donnelly, Verse 3, 4, 5 from Pukui collection – This song tells of the Inuwai winds that blow across Kohala and parch the land. Kohala, Niuli`i and Hapu`u are places on the big island. The 3 clouds represent 3 sisters and one is the writer’s sweetheart. Her home was hidden from his view by the hala (pandanus) grove of Hapu`u. Chorus, Verse 1, 2 translated by Ainsley Halemanu. Verse 3, 4, 5 translated by Mary Pukui. Text Copyright Charles Hopkins 1899 Fine Art Photography / Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Ho’okipa Beach Park Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Composite Three Images / Shooting Date 06 September 2009
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Featured Art 23 September 2009 / Islands of the World Featured Art 14 September 2009 / All Water in Motion Pa’ako Beach / Makena Maui Hawai’i Fine Art Photography / Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Natural light and sensational colours, the sunset on this evening was dazzling. I love the lavender light. This is a composite of three images all taken on Pa’ako Beach at sunset on the same evening, stitched with Curves WB adjustments. The Deeper Meaning of Aloha “The lover lowers her gaze and the Beloved / raises it until lover is engulfed in oceans too vast to / circumscribe and around their margins fly continuous bands of / singing birds The lover closes her lips around silence the way / light enters a room and obliterates darkness and the Beloved suddenly starts singing inside the / lover’s mouth until even the stars like wandering animals / in their constellational shifts bleat and bay across / vast astronomical distances making them as small as the moisture bead on the lover’s lip and the / Beloved’s eye-gleam from as far away as / deep undersea The lover stands to embrace the Beloved / and the Beloved stands to embrace the lover And the lover stands to embrace the Beloved / and the Beloved stands to embrace the lover and the echoes from their movements blow rainbow / lights stuttering against earth’s canyon walls and icebergs / break off and slide into black waters And the Beloved stands and the lover / shrinks within the microscopic compass of all her / insignificant acts until each breath / obliterates her / and the Beloved stands to embrace the lover / until the whole world rises to a standing position within that embrace An Ant gnaws at a redwood tree and it / falls in a straw across a single heartbeat We’ve never left God’s glorious dimension and need only look not within us nor around us / but through the sphere of that Glance the Beloved takes and / blows into a ball of sky and crashing waves which is all the lover offers through the paucity of / her multifaceted “I” The singular embrace“ / from: The Ecstatic Exchange / poetry of Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore / Ramadan Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date Saturday 09 May 2009 18:08:59 / WhitePoint 0.31 0.33 / Aperture Priority / ISO 100 Centre Weighted Metering / Lens Aperture F/7.1 (5.66) Pa’ako Beach / Makena Maui Hawai’i
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It is a beautiful golden sunset over a peatbog in a Boreal forest near Goldstream Alaska. / . / This is from my collection: / The Golden Threshold / Calendar coming soon….. Sunsets and scenics of Interior Alaska ~ Trumpeter Swans/Tundra Swans ~ Pond and Lake Reflections ~ Boreal and Permafrost Forests~ Poetry and Quotes Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved This image was dedicated to my beloved identical twin sister Karon ( stzar ) 11 September 2007 “What is Love ~ Love is the scent with the lotus born. It is the silent choirs of petals Singing the winter’s harmony of uniform beauty. Love is the song of the soul, singing to God. It is the balanced rhythmic dance of planets - sun and moon lit In the sky hall festooned with fleecy clouds Around the sovereign Silent Will. It is the thirst of the rose to drink the sunrays And blush red with life. ‘Tis the promptings of the mother earth To feed her milk to the tender, thirsty roots, And to nurse all life. It is the urge of the sun To keep all things alive. Love is the unseen craving of the Mother Divine That took the protecting father’form, And that feeds helpless mouths With milk of mother’s tenderness. It is the babies sweetness, Coaxing the rain of parental sympathy To shower upon them. It is the lover’s unenslaved surrender to the beloved To serve and solace. It is the elixir of friendship, Reviving broken and bruised souls. It is the martyr’s zeal to shed his blood For the well-beloved fatherland. It is the ineffable, silent call of the heart to another / heart. It is the God-drunk poet’s heartaches For every creature’s groans. Love is to enjoy the family rose of petal-beings, And thence to move to spacious fields - Passing by portals of social, national, international / sympathy, On to the limitless Cosmic Home To gaze with looks of wonderment, And to serve all that lives, still or moving. This is to know what love is. He knows who lives it. Love is evolution’s ameliorative call To the far-strayed sons To return to Perfection’s home. It is the call of the beauty – robed ones To worship the great Beauty. It is the call of God Through silent intelligences And starburst of feelings. Love is the Heaven Toward which the flowers, rivers, nations, atoms, / creatures’ you and I Are rushing by the straight path of action right, Or winding laboriously on error’s path, All to reach haven there at last.” ~ From: Songs of the Soul by Paramahansa Yogananda Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 10 September 2007 19:56:43 / Tv Shutter Speed 1/500 Aperture Value 20.0 / Evaluative Metering ISO 200 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Michi-Kina-Kwa / Thundercloud / Ojibwa / Alaska Sunset / Reflections of Beauty / Chena River Lakes / Tanana River Valley / North Pole Alaska From my collection: / Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Alaska / Clouds and sky reflections on Chena Lakes. / Titles and quote commentaries are Lodge names and translations of Order of the Arrow Insignia ~ Chi-Hoota-Wei ~ Many Fires, One Great Light ~ Links to websites with more information on First Nations ~ American Native Tribes Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved “The Ojibwa, Anishinaabe or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway, Aanishanabe, or Anishinabek) is the largest group of Native Americans/First Nations Tribe north of Mexico, including Metis. They are the third largest in the United States, surpassed only by Cherokee and Navajo. They are equally divided between the United States and Canada. Because they formerly were located mainly around Sault Ste. Marie, at the outlet of Lake Superior, the French referred to them as Saulteurs; Ojibwa who subsequently moved to the Prairie provinces of Canada have retained the name Saulteaux. The major component group of the Anishinaabe, in the US they number over 100,000 living in an area stretching across the north from Michigan to Montana. Another 76,000, in 125 bands, live in Canada, stretching from western Quebec to eastern British Columbia. They are known for their Birch bark canoes, sacred birch bark scrolls, the use of cowrie shells, wild rice, copper points, and for the fact that they were the only Native Americans to come close to defeating the Dakota band of the Sioux. The Ojibwe Nation was the first to set the agenda for signing more detailed treaties with Canada’s leaders before many settlers were allowed too far west. The Midewiwin Society was well respected as the keeper of detailed and complex scrolls of events, history, songs, maps, memories, stories, geometry, and mathematics.” Information Source ~ Wikipedia Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 27 August 2007 21:17:06 / Tv 1/125 Av 5.6 Evaluative Metering ISO 400 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / 1st-curtain sync
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Mahalo for 170,914 Views ~ Features ~ Spotlights of the Week 24 - 30 September 2009
by Sharon Mau_*Aloha to the wonderful hosts of the following groups who have featured my work and thank you everyone for your kind notes and wonderful…
Aloha to the wonderful hosts of the following groups who have featured my work and thank you everyone for your kind notes and wonderful encouragement Mahalo for your gifts of Aloha! Thank you to everyone who has purchased my images, favourited and commented on my work. I very much appreciate your kindness! :))) / The images below are live links. Please click on them to view the image in my portfolio. Mahalo! :)) Featured Art 23 September 2009 / ImageWriting / Aloha Nancy Crowmanic Marie Anne-Marie and Cora / Mahalo for featuring The Absolute in your fabulous group / ImageWriting / This is by far the most popular image in my portfolio currently with 5932 views, 211 favouritings, 399 comments (including my replies) and 2 sales. Thank you so much for your kindness and continuous support in all the wonderful groups. Aloha ‘oe / The Absolute ~ Aloha Ke Akua Na Kahu ~ Ke Ahi La’a ~ Sacred Fire / Featured Art 24 September 2009 / Aloha Sally / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring my work in your wonderful group / Multiracial Beauty / First Nations Tribes Native Alaska Art Alaskan Bush 2007 / This is unique and unusual as a greeting card as well / Our little honey girl was Featured Art 24 September 2009 / Aloha Sally / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring my work in your wonderful group / Multiracial Beauty / Aloha’lani Manakai Kamaole / Featured Art 25 September 2009 / Aloha nordicsoul and Stéphan / Mahalo for featuring my work in your wonderful group, thank you so much for your generous encouragement and continued support. / Northern Landscape / This is one of my personal sunset and winter scenic favourites. Thank you so much for the feature. / Shimmering in Gold and Sapphire / Featured Art 25 September 2009 / Aloha Ken mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for your kindness / Polynesian Connection / Jacob Mau ~ A`u e ho`oheno nei, mea Aloha / Featured Art 26 September 2009 / Aloha BigD Kathy Gina and Cora / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring my work in your wonderful group / Canon DSLR / Ha’iku Ponowai / Featured Art 26 September 2009 / Aloha Tama Jen and Maureen / Mahalo nui, thank you so much for featuring my work in your lovely group. / Earth Keepers / Michi-Kina-Kwa Thundercloud Ojibwa / Featured Art 26 September 2009 / Aloha Rémi and Ranald Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for the feature in your wonderful group. / Colour and Light / Reflections of Beauty Mesmerizing Ripples Chena River Lakes Alaska North Star / Featured Art 26 September 2009 / Aloha Rémi and Ranald Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for the feature in your wonderful group. / Colour and Light / Tecumseh ~ Name of Chief ~ Panther Crossing Over (Shawnee) ~ Alaska Sunset Reflections Chena Lakes / Featured Art 27 September 2009 / Aloha Emily and annierose Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring my work in your lovely group. / Just Pure Nature / He Pua Laha ‘Ole Ke’anae Melia Aloha Ke’anae Tropical Plumeria Maui Hawai’i /> / Featured Art 27 September 2009 / Aloha Shannon and Jerame Mahalo nui, thank you so much for featuring Akeakamai in your wonderful group / ! 100% ! / Akeakamai Pua Melia Tropical Plumeria Ke’anae Maui Hawai’i / Featured Art 27 September 2009 / Aloha Kim Jennifer and Sheila / Mahalo for featuring my work in your lovely group / Contrasting Perceptions / Michi-Kina-Kwa Thundercloud Ojibwa / Featured Art 28 September 2009 / Aloha Judy Pop’s and Sylvia / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring me and my work in your wonderful group / The World As We See It / Sharon Mau Featured Member / Ho’okipa Wai’ola ~ O ka lewa i luna, ua pa’aia he lani / Featured Art 28 September 2009 / Aloha Alex Andee Andrew and Larry mahalo for featuring my work in your dynamic group. This image is of particular importance to me as my husband is in one of the canoes on the horizon participating in this sacred ceremony. Thank you! :)) / Kairos / Ahu Ko’i ~ Ko’i Kahiko ~ Ko’i Auana ~ Wailea / Featured Art 29 September 2009 / Aloha Olga Ken and Jonathan Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring Alleluia in your wonderful group. I took this image from within the church during midday with the only available light streaming in through the open windows and doorway. I am delighted you enjoy it. / Living Christianity / Featured Art 29 September 2009 / Aloha Hollie and Steven / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring Alleluia in your wonderful group. / Spirit / Alleluia / Featured Art 29 September 2009 / Aloha Rémi and Ranald Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for the feature in your wonderful group. / Colour and Light / He Pua Laha ‘Ole Ke’anae Melia Aloha Ke’anae Tropical Plumeria Maui Hawai’i / Featured Art 30 September 2009 / Aloha Judy Pop’s and Sylvia / Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much for featuring me and my work in your wonderful group / The World As We See It / Sharon Mau Featured Member / Panama Pacific Water Lily Puohokamoa Valley /
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Sunset Pa’ako Beach / Makena Maui Hawai’i “Who is man? / The reflection of the Eternal Light. / What is the world? / A wave on the Everlasting Sea. / How could the reflection be cut off from the Light? / How could the wave be separate from the Sea? / Know that this reflection and this wave are that very Light and Sea.” ~ Jami Diwan ~ Translated by W.C. Chittick Fine Art Photography / Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time Wednesday 30 September 2009 18:16:15 / Aperture Priority / f14 / ISO 200 / Shutter Speed 1/5 second / Av priority / Centre Weighted Metering / Manual Focus / Tripod / Curves and Contrast Adjustments
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This image I believe would be a beautiful bookmark. / If you are interested in one please let me know. / I broke the rules of composition and placed the horizon in the middle. I do hope you enjoy it. Aloha ‘oe….... Kai po’i, kai ‘inana, ke kai, pili’aiku e, / Crashing sea, wrathful sea, overwhelming us, / Ua puni, / which surrounds us, / Ua puni ho’i na moku i ke kai / The islands are surrounded by the sea / ‘O hu’ahu’akai wale, / Everywhere is the foam of the sea, / ‘o Napenape ka wai; / the water ripples; This lovely quote is an excerpt from a beautiful prayer by King Kamehameha the Great (Ali’i Kamehameha) in which Kamehameha offers ‘awa to his war god. It is translated by M.K. Pukui. Pa’ako Beach Makena Maui Hawai’i 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 / Shooting Date 30 September 2009 / This is a composite of two images taken on the same location at the same time stitched one over the other so that you may see the full spectrum of this sensational sunset. More to come….. Climate of Hawai’i Kai Makani Ho’ohinuhinu 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
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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 / Shooting Date 30 September 2009
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Sunset Pa’ako Beach / Makena Maui Hawai’i Eia ke kaiku, ke kaiala, ke kaiola / Here is the still sea, the rising sea, the living sea. 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 / Shooting Date 30 September 2009
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Pa’ako Beach Makena Maui Hawai’i Kai Makani Ho’ohinuhinu Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Listen to a beautiful mele by Keali’i Reichel and view a beautiful video Okala Island Moloka’i Hawai’i Why is the ocean blue? / There are several theories: Blue wavelengths are absorbed the least by the deep ocean water and are scattered and reflected back to the observer’s eye Particles in the water may help to reflect blue light The ocean reflects the blue sky Most of the time the ocean appears to be blue because this is the colour our eyes see. But the ocean can be many other colours depending upon particles in the water, the depth of the water, and the amount of skylight. The colours we see depend upon the reflection of the visible wavelengths of light to our eyes. Besides being pretty to look at, colours and the light they come from really do have the power to impact people in many ways. Along with the aesthetics of light and colour, there is real science behind each and every sight we see. Each flash or ray of light, each shade of colour that light makes visible, and each time our eyes receive the messages to see them, we are reminded of a special relationship — one that is often overlooked because we simply take seeing for granted. We miraculously experience a bright, vivid world because of the workings of our eyes, the wonders of light, and the brilliance of colour. The Franklin Institute provides a good explanation of how we see colour. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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Pa’ako Beach Makena Maui Hawai’i / Ano’i / Hawaiian translations: Beloved, the one desired Kai Makani Ho’ohinuhinu 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
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