Category Archives: Abstracts

Abstracts: Sand, sea and sun

A small cluster of whitebar surgeonfish pass over sandy ridges dappled by sunlight.

Abstracts: Lava dance

I posted here and here about recent trips to see lava entering the ocean from Kilauea Volcano’s Pu’u O’o vent. Not all my photos, taken on a rocking boat in a rolling ocean, turned out. But even the ones that didn’t provided, what I consider, some happy accidents such as this one of dancing lava.

Abstracts: Bubble machine

In the water, it’s wise to be aware of what waves and swell are doing. Caught unawares, it’s easy to get tumbled over rock and coral. But I like to get close enough to see fish sluicing back and forth, and also to see the waves crashing around the rocks leaving little whirlpools and storms of bubbles.

Abstracts: Moth wing

I like these colors and patterns on the wing of a black witch moth.

Abstracts: Yellow tang in blue water

A couple of yellow tang swim around rocks as the surface water ripples overhead.

Abstracts: Little convicts

A pair of baby convict tang putter around in a shallow tide pool.

In my attempts to identify what I see in the water, I use John P. Hoover’s book The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. His website is hawaiisfishes.com.

Abstracts: Early evening sun on water

Early evening sun illuminates ripples on the water.

Abstracts: Kiholo branches

A tangle of curly branches forms a dense thicket along the shore near Kiholo Bay.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii