Category Archives: Photo Challenges

At the garden

A water lily at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
A water lily.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Autumn or spring plant life.’ See more responses here. These photos were taken at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden at this time of the year.

A Dwarf Pineapple at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
Dwarf pineapple.
A Hibiscus schizopetalus at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
Hibiscus schizopetalus.
A Bat Plant (Tacca chantrieri) at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
Bat Plant (Tacca chantrieri).
A Ti plant at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
Ti plant.
A Nodding clerodendrum at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
Nodding clerodendrum.
A speckled orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii
A speckled orchid and visitor.

The Numbers Game #94

A lava breakout from the Kilauea lava flow.
A lava flow at Kilauea with people walking on it. What could possibly go wrong!

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 216. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A white feral kitten with icy blue eyes
A somewhat spooky kitten.
Sunshine.
A wandering tattler casts a shadow.
A Wandering Tattler casting a shadow like Feathers McGraw in a Wallace and Gromit movie.
A dapper Yellow-billed cardinal.
A young stick insect clings to some mesh.
A tiny stick insect.
Rusty Millipedes making more Rusty Millipedes!

Black and white, some in color

Black and white cars in Kailua Kona in Hawaii
I was photographing the building, but realized later that all the vehicles were white except for the one black one. What are the chances?

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Black (and/or) Black-and-White.’ See more responses here.

Black straw-filled tubes in Hawaii
A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.
Black and white image of clouds over Upolu Airport in Hawaii
Clouds over Upolu Airport.
Black and white image of a large tree in Hawaii
Tree branches towering overhead.
Tires stacked in a shipping container in Hawaii
Tires in a shipping container.
Black and white image of a fan in Hawaii
A building fan.
Black and white image of the Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii
The Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea.

The Numbers Game #93

A Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishes
A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishing.

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 215. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A cow and calf next to a road in North Kohala
Mother and child on the loose!
The lone palm at Keawaiki stands out against a cloudy sky.
A lonesome palm.
Helmet urchins on the North Kohala coast
Helmet Urchins.
A hibiscus tiliaceus at the Golden Ponds of Keawaiki on The Big Island of Hawaii
Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers, which change from yellow to red during the day.
Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
A dead tree in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Animals

Casper the dog, rests at a bakery in Hawaii
Casper is the greeter at a local bakery.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘World Animal Day.’ See more responses here.

Goats on a trail in Hawaii
A contented goat at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
A wild pig with a mango in Hawaii
A wild pig with a mango.
A gold dust day gecko in Hawaii
A watchful Gold Dust Day Gecko.
Three cats resting in Hawaii
Resting cats.
Sriracha the Bengal tiger at Panaewa Zoo, Hilo, Hawaii
Another resting cat, this one at Pana’ewa Zoo & Gardens.
Two horses on the Big Island, Hawaii
A pair of horses wary of paparazzi.