Palm trees and other foliage reflect off the calm surface of Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
For more information about Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, go to htbg.com.
Category Archives: Abstracts
Abstracts: Amakihi and Ohia
A Hawaii amakihi, an endemic honeycreeper, feeds at an ohia blosson amid a tangle of branches.
Abstracts: Impressionist photo of Hawaiian sea turtles
Kiholo Bay is a popular spot for Hawaiian green sea turtles. On a recent hike I saw several of them on land and in the water. A light breeze rippled the water and when the turtles swam just below the surface, their appearance was in constant flux. It was a nice surprise to find I’d captured this impressionistic effect.
Abstracts: Light through blinds
Late afternoon light streams through lowered blinds to create this pattern on the lace curtains inside.
Abstracts: Footprints
I came across these footprints on a dusty path where early morning dew had darkened the high spots. At least, I think that’s what’s going on.
Abstracts: Morning webs
I was on the west side of Mauna Kea, at around 7,500 feet, when I saw these lines all over the ground. I don’t know what they are. I doubt they’re spider webs, though they look like it. If they’re trip wires, they didn’t work. But I did like how they caught the early morning sun, which had just cleared the edge of the volcano.
Abstracts: A softer, gentler firehose of lava
One last photo from my trip to see the firehose of lava from Kilauea Volcano gushing into the sea. I tried a few longer exposures and I particularly like the effect of this one. More lava photos here.
For more information about Kilauea Volcano and it current eruption, go to hvo.wr.usgs.gov/activity/kilaueastatus.php.
Abstracts: Green anole on wire
I posted once before here about how green anoles head back and forth from the house on the cable and power lines. This is a photo of one of them as seen from below.
Graham's Island 