Category Archives: Abstracts

A golden ocean

Late afternoon sun on the ocean off Kohala.

You can still see out

A porthole on the wall of Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips restaurant in Hilo, Hawaii

This old porthole hangs on a wall at Mohala’s Bayfront Fish & Chips restaurant in Hilo, but you can still see outside through it!

On reflection

Reflection in the windows of Kahilu Theatre in Kamuela, Hawaii — The main entrance to the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Reflections.’ See more responses here. Captions of the photos.

Reflections in a window at Kailua Kona Airport in Hawaii — Mural and reflections at Kailua Kona Airport.

A Ruddy Turnstone walk on the shore in Hawaii — Mural and reflections at Kailua Kona Airport.

Reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii — Reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.

Reflections in a window in Kamuela, Hawaii — Reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.

Blobs

Water drops on a view of a rainbow from the water in Hawaii.

When I’m in the water and taking photos of things out of the water, I’m never sure whether there’s water on the camera housing. In this case, these three drops appeared in the photo, but I kind of like it!

What goes around …

Cyclists in the Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii

Another photo from the recent Ironman 70.3 race.

The Numbers Game #129

Rain sheets down in front of a Panax hedge.

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 746. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

Where chocolate ripple ice cream comes from!

A gold dust day gecko rests on a deep pink heliconia flower. — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a Pink Heliconia.

A chained salp floating in the waters off the Big Island, Hawaii — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a Pink Heliconia.

Around the house

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Dark Green.’ See more responses here. Since we’re surrounded by green here, I’m staying close to home this week. Captions on the photos.