Come Fly with Me

The other weekend, I visited the Waikiki Aquarium.  The aquarium isn't too big, but for the $6 adult kama'aina admission and only $2 for kids ages 5-12, it's well worth the trip.  On this excursion, I used my 60mm micro lens.  I was pleasantly surprised that I captured this dragonfly in flight and the butterfly, both from almost 15-20 feet away!  Oh, yeah...and I did get some shots of actual fish.  LOL!

Colors of the Wind

I'll be honest...our local zoo is rinky dink in comparison to zoos across America.  For the price of admission however, it's well worth it. They have made several improvements over the years and if you are lucky, you will catch glimpses of the lions and their cubs or the tigers making their rounds in their habitat. Yesterday, I focused my photos on the plants at the zoo.  Summer is right around the corner and lots of plants were in full bloom. It was a great day for photos - so much color and variety!

Joyride

My poor D700 (I've decided to name it "Dee") hasn't seen very much action these past few weeks, so I decided to take her out on a little joyride to the beach after work.  Here are some things Dee and I were fortunate enough to see.  :)

Cherry Pie

Several weeks ago, the photo club that I'm a part of hosted a pastry shoot. Let me just say, there's not much a photog can do with food to make it look interesting, especially when there are 20 other photogs trying to take pictures of the same subject. However, I was able to get a few decent shots.

Great Balls of Fire

A couple of weekends ago, Reese mentioned that the UH women's tennis team would be competing at the tennis courts on campus. Since I was in the neighborhood, I decided to stop by and check it out. There were hardly any spectators that day. What's pretty neat about shooting at the courts is that you can walk around freely and not worry that you're going to block someone's view of the match. Here are some shots I took. 

Swing, Swing

Every January, Waialae Country Club plays host to the Sony Open. When the actual tournament starts, cameras are not allowed on the course. However, the days before actual play begins are practice rounds for the pros and Waialae CC allows spectators to come inside to watch and photograph these guys play.  I was fortunate to see two pro players I knew and one local celebrity there.

Stewart Cink teeing off at one of the Par 3 holes

My paparazzi shot of the "Bad Boy of Golf" John Daly

This is why he is a pro...notice his head is pointed
down to the ground even after he has hit the ball?

Got to chat briefly with "Kaniele" Danny Kaleikini. Really nice guy!

The weather was perfect for golf.
Not sure if it stayed like this for them the whole week, but it worked out well for me.  LOL!

Flying Upside Down

Happy New Year, my friends! May 2013 bring all of us joy, prosperity and more opportunities to shoot great photos! 

I've been told that the Nikon D700 outperforms the newer D800 in frame rate. The D700 can shoot up to 8 fps while the D800 can do only up to 4 fps. Maybe because the D800 has 3x the number of megapixels than the 12mp D700? Anyway, I decided to see what fast looks like. These photos were taken with my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.