It’s light, it’s bright, it’s black and white

Clouds over Upolu, Hawaii, in black and white — Clouds off Upolu, a scene not greatly different in color.

A cow and her calf in black and white — A black and white cow with her mostly white calf.

Cows in black and white — A trio of black and white cows, the middle one looking particularly suspicious of what I was up to.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Daylight in Black and White.’ See more responses here.

I was going to post a single image for this but then got caught up with the idea of black and white images of black and white things. This is the result.

Sheep in black and white — Black and white sheep doing sheep things.

A great frigatebird in black and white — A black and white Great Frigatebird gliding into a stiff breeze off the coast of North Kohala.

Shadows on a wall in black and white — Some shadows on a wall, not so different in black and white from the full color original.

Shadows on a wall — Some shadows on a wall, not so different in black and white from the full color original.

Whitespotted Toby and urchin

A Whitespotted Toby and a sea urchin in Hawaii

The Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby is a small pufferfish that’s endemic to Hawaii. Like many small fish, and juveniles of larger fish, they will use the quills of sea urchins to shelter from predators. Not that tobies need too much help. When attacked they inflate themselves like a balloon, making them hard to swallow. In addition, this toby secretes a nasty skin toxin which will deter most predators.

Sunset at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park

Sunset at Kaloko Honokahau park in Hawaii

A boat heads along the coast as sunset approaches at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, north of Kailua Kona.

Gecko on a railing

I thought this Gold Dust Dy Gecko looked quite scenic on this railing, surrounded as it was by tropical foliage. It has a sort of purposeful look, but wasn’t doing much of anything while I watched it.

Palm trees on the coast

A couple of different views of five palm trees on the South Kohala coast, looking out to sea (above) and along the coast (below).

Hibiscus Clayi

Hibiscus Clayi is endemic to Hawaii, but is listed as endangered. In the wild, it’s found only in a part of eastern Kauaʻi, but this one was growing at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

Bluestripe Butterflyfish

A Bluestripe Butterflyfish probes for food in the neighborhood of a Collector Urchin.

Jade color

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Monthly Color Challenge: Jade.’ See more responses here. I think these photos are in the ballpark.

At the top is a selection of colorful kayaks available for rent on the beach at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay. The one on the left looks jade to me, maybe a couple of others, too.

The middle photo is a sign at a business in Hawi.

Finally, this building in Kapaau, housing L&L Hawaiian Barbecue and other businesses, has some jade as well as a multitude of other colors.

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