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This just goes to show you that in the fish world like in the bird world the male is the flashier of the two. The females are a uniform brown with white spots while the guys are dark blue and have orange markings across the back and eyes. We saw many more of the females than males
Canon 50D, Canon 24-105L f/4.0, Ewa Marine underwater housing.
Tags: Boxfish, Hawai'i, Kahalu'u Beach, Kona, male, Snorkeling, Vacation
Heiau means temple in Hawai’ian There were many types of temple from those for healing to those for luck in fishing or harvest, in voyaging and even those for success in war (although those were dedicated through human sacrifice). This Heiau is the only one in Hawai’i that was dedicated to surfing. Surfing was only for men of the noble class (who surfed naked apparently) commoners surfing in this area were put to death. But times have changed. This young Hawai’ian is sitting in front of the offerings on the Heiau watching the tourists surf in the fading of the day.
Canon 5DMII, Canon 16-35L f/2.8 3 images combined in Photomatix, contrast and noise adjusted, color stylized with Nik software plugins in CS4
Tags: Canon 16-35L f/2.8, Canon 5DMII, Hawai'i, Kahalu'u Beach, Kona, Ku'emanu Heiau, Nik Software, Sepia, Sunset, surfing, Vacation
I saw this wandering tattler while sitting on the rocks at Kahalu’u beach in Kona watching Mike surf. It seemed to be looking for crabs since the snails at it’s feet didn’t seem to be exciting it very much. These birds winter in Hawai’i and summer and breed in Alaska
Canon 5DMII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6
Tags: Avian, Bird, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6, Canon 5DMII, Hawai'i, Kahalu'u Beach, Kona, Vacation, Wandering Tattler