愛

Love...




Nikon D800
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM
29 November 2013

Stars and Stripes

US flag furling in the wind.

Nikon D7000
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G
Marumi CPL
4 July 2011

Peter Pan

 

Agapanthus 'Peter Pan' buds



Nikon D300
Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
16 June 2010

Epiphyllum pumilum

A fragrant, small-blossomed, night blooming orchid cactus.

Nikon D7000
Nikkor 16-35mm f/4.0G
12 October 2011 

Aquarius @ 1655

 


Rope stanchions casting shadows at 4:55 pm on Tadashi Sato's mosaic, 'Aquarius.'
Hawai'i State Capitol rotunda.



Nikon Coolpix A
23 October 2013

Nocturne in Fuchsia

Night fragrant, fuchsia colored Four-o-Clock (Mirabilis jalapa)



Nikon D7000
Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Marumi CPL
11 April 2012

Minolta SR-T 202

Sturdy and well built. Still works like a charm.

Nikon D800
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di
Zeiss Softar I filter
29 October 2013
 

Jack and the Moon

Jack-O-Lantern and the crescent moon.

Nikon D7000
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
Hoya Star-Six filter
31 October 2011

Koi

Orange carp swimming in the Waiola Fountain pond, Ala Moana Center.


Nikon D300
Nikkor 16-35mm f/4.0G
Marumi CPL
12 September 2010 

1 Dog 3 Women

Downtown Honolulu

Nikon Coolpix A
10 October 2013 

Doraji

Stray flower from a hanging basket. 
'Doraji' is the Korean name for the bellflower, Platycodon sp.




Nikon D7000
Lensbaby Edge 80
Nikon SB-600,
Rogue Grid 16°
Flash fired remotely using Nikon CLS.
3 September 2013

The Passing of Aunty Sue

As her life quietly slips away, brother and sister try their best to make her comfortable.




Olympus C-3040Z
19 December 2003

Self

Minolta SR-T 202
MC Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.4
Fujicolor PRO 400H
13 March 2013

Jackie and Jasen

The Newlyweds enjoying a light moment after the ceremony.



Nikon F100
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VRII
Kodak BW400CN 
28 July 2012

No need for fancy gear...

While I was lugging 20 pounds of semi-pro gear at Cannon Beach, my wife took out her Canon PowerShot 610 and captured this. She said she loved the way the couple was silhouetted by the sunset. I said, "Dang!"

She even got the horizon straight! 

Cannon Beach, Oregon
Canon PowerShot A610
1 October 2008

Sakura

Cherry Blossoms
Tokyo, Japan

Nikon N90s
Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Kodachrome (?)
30 March 1999
 

RFK

Robert F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery


Minolta XD-11
MD Rokkor-X lens (unknown)
Cokin In-Spot filter
Kodachrome 25
17 June 1980 

Washington Monument

Minolta XD-11

MD Rokkor-X 24mm f/2.8

Hoya Polarizer
Kodachrome 25
17 June 1980

Manhattan Skyline

Minolta XD-11
MD Rokkor-X 24mm f/2.8
Kodachrome 25 or 64
26 June 1981

Three Sisters

Somewhere in Japan

circa late 1930s

My mother (furthest right) said that her dad (I never met my grandfather) was an avid photographer. He had many cameras (probably German made?) and also a collapsible tripod. He would lug his photo equipment wherever they traveled throughout the country. Sadly, after he passed away during the war, the relatives on his side of the family "borrowed" his equipment and never returned them to my grandmother. 

The quality of this photo indicates that he probably was using a camera that was state-of-the-art during this time. He seemed quite knowledgeable about techniques too. A bright background would normally result in underexposure of foreground subjects, however he seemed to have compensated for that in this photo of his children. Perhaps he was following the Rule of Thirds too?

As evening falls...

...soft dappled light from the late afternoon sun illuminating the closing blossom of a water lily.

Nikon D800
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di
Marumi CP
Tiffen Soft/FX3
2 June 2013

Gulls Aflight

Bandon Beach, Oregon



Gulls in flight along the seashore.
Slow shutter panning.


Nikon D7000
Nikkor 70-200mm F/2.8G VRII
18 June 2012

Admiring Ansel Adams

A display of photographs taken by
Ansel Adams while in Hawai'i in 1948 and 1957.
Honolulu Museum of Art

Nikon Coolpix A
21 July 2013

Photographer...

...and subjects.

Shinjuku Gyoen (Park)
Tokyo, Japan 
March 1998

Days of our Youth

 

Mokuleia Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'i

Kodak Pocket Instamatic 40
Kodak 110 film
Circa early 1970's

Love Birds

Zebra Doves

Nikon F100
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VRII
Kodak BW400CN
23 June 2011

Luxor LV

MGM Luxor Hotel

Las Vegas

Nikon D7000
Tokina AT-X 116
23 February 2012

Lamp Post No. 4

Ward area of Honolulu.
Taken with a dirty sensor.

Nikon D300
Tokina AT-X 116
12 September 2010

Jill and Jon

Happy bride.

Beautiful bride.
Beautiful couple.

Nikon F100
Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
Tiffen Soft/FX3
Kodak BW400CN
23 April 2011

Munro Trail

Hiking on the Munro Trail, Lana'i Hawai'i.


Minolta XD-11
Lens (?)
Film (?)
10 November 1979

Linda

Wa'ahila Ridge, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
After all these years, still a good friend.


Minolta XD-11
MD Rokkor-X 135mm f/2.8 (?)
Cokin Filter (Type?)
Kodak Film 
Circa 1980's

Camille

Waimea Swinging Bridge, Waimea Kaua'i

Rest in peace, my friend...

Kodak Pocket Instamatic 40
Kodak 110 film
Circa early 1970's