52 Weeks in Nature – Week 17 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on April 26, 2010

I recently took a trip to 

the Big Island

with my Mom and the girls.

Directly after arriving

(and getting breakfast)

we drove to Waipio Valley

on the Hamakua Coast.

It's gorgeous with both

Black and Red sand beaches

and waterfalls falling directly into the ocean!  

I only wish we'd had more time to take a tour of the Valley!

Our last day on the island,

we visited Onomea Bay.

Yet another gorgeous view of coastline!

I'm hoping to get one more chance

to visit the Big Island

before we move back to the Mainland.

Goddess of the Waterfall | Hawaii Maternity Photographer

Posted on April 23, 2010

I'm so happy to have

such a good friend

who is also a photographer

and pregnant

and willing to do just about ANYTHING

to get a picture!

We hiked the short hike

to Likeke Falls

braving drizzle, rain and mud

and then climbed up

to the upper landing of the falls!

The temperature was only 68

which for Hawaii is pretty chilly!

That water was cold!

She didn't flinch or complain once!

Gotta love a fellow

Photographer with a vision!

I can not WAIT for this baby to be born!

52 Weeks in Nature – Week 16 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on April 22, 2010

Little April Shower

Drip, drip, drop

Little April Shower

Beating a tune

As you fall on the ground


Drip, drip, drop

Little April Shower

What can compare

With your Beautiful Sound


Drip, drip, drop

When the sky is cloudy

Your pretty music

Can brighten the day


Drip, drip, drop

When the sun says howdy

You say goodbye right away

Drip, drip, drop

Little April Shower

Beating a tune

Ev'rywhere that you fall


Drip, drip, drop

Little April Shower

I'm getting wet

and I don't care at all


Drip, drop, drip, drop

I'll never be afraid

Of a good little

Gay little

April serenade

If you'd like to hear one of my favourite songs


Bambi – Little April Shower lyrics


Mother’s Day Mini Sessions | Hawaii Family Photographer

Posted on April 21, 2010

Announcing my Mother's Day Special!

Schedule a Mother themed Mini-session

between now and Mother's Day (May 9th)

and receive:

45 min session

8×10 Bevel mounted print with Easel

and

5 images on disk

for $250!

Don't miss out on this great deal!

And the winner is…. | Hawaii Family Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 21, 2010

Me!

Just kidding!  Well, sort of!

I feel like a winner because of all of you who participated

and showed interest in my photography!

The real winner is

Lisa Haglund

with her suggestion of:

Thereasa Gwinn Photography – Finding Life's Natural Beauty

These are some images from Lisa's Newborn session 6 months ago!

I can't wait to get him in the studio soon. 

He's the cutest 6 month old!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Little Mermaids | Hawaii Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 20, 2010

Aren't these two just the sweetest

little girls you have ever seen?!

It was cold and windy

but, thankfully, their Mom

was willing to bring them out for a few minutes!

I'm sure the other people

on the beach 

thought I was crazy 

jumping up and down 

behind the camera

to get Sam's attention!

52 Weeks of Nature – Week 15 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on April 19, 2010

Ode to a Waterfall
by Bobbi Ann Duffy

My heart sighs with pleasure as I look upon your grace.

How my soul has longed to find this holy place,

 

And watch your cascading flow give birth to healing rainbows;


God’s promises that wipe away all of life’s petty hurts and woes,

And smell the fragrant flowers nourished by your loving mist

Blooming in the supple earth by your magic kissed.

To hear the thundering whisper of life’s quickening essence

Come tumbling down from the heights to find its absolute quintessence.

Would that I could laze my days within your life giving bower,

And taste forever the delicate freshness of your purifying power.

 

When we got to the Big Island

it had been raining a lot

and the waterfalls were flowing

with so much water!

 Gorgeous!

 Unfortunately, by the time we got to Rainbow Falls,

the light was not right for catching that Rainbow for which it is famous.

 Still love this image of it, though!

Tag Line Contest | Hawaii Family Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 11, 2010

I have been trying to come up with a "tag line" for my photography.

You know, like 

Nike's "Just Do It", 

Coke's "The Real Thing",

and so many others.

A friend suggested that I ask my loyal followers for their ideas.

 

So, I'm asking y'all to give me your thoughts.

Have a look at my images,

think back to your session,

let me know,

in 5 words or less,

your idea for a tag line.

 

What's in it for you?

The winning idea will receive a

FREE print up to a 16×20 size!

 

FREE!

 

That means that, if you win, you can choose either:

1.)   An image from one of your sessions

or

2.) Any one of my landscape images

in up to a 16×20 sized mounted print.

 

How do you enter?  

Just leave a comment at the end of this post!

Easy peasy, right?!

 

I will leave the contest open until

Sunday, April 18th at Midnight.

The winner will be announced on

Wednesday, April 21st!

Good Luck and Mahalo for participating!

 

And because no post is complete without an image,

here is one from my trip to the Big Island last week!

So many more to come!

She’s a Big Sister Now! | Hawaii Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 9, 2010

Remember Sam and her beautiful Mom

from a few weeks ago?

Her baby sister has arrived!

Isn't she a beauty?!

Sam is such a GREAT big sister, too!

 

I'm hoping to have

one more to show y'all soon….

52 Weeks in Nature – Week 14 | Hawaii Landscape Photographer

Posted on April 8, 2010

 

The Lotus-Flower

 
 
 

All the heights of the high shores gleam 
   Red and gold at the sunset hour: 
There comes the spell of a magic dream, 
   And the Harbour seems a lotus-flower; 

A blue flower tinted at dawn with gold, 
   A broad flower blazing with light at noon, 
A flower forever with charms to hold 
   His heart, who sees it by sun or moon. 

Its beauty burns like a ceaseless fire, 
   And tower looks over the top of tower; 
For all mute things it would seem, aspire 
   To catch a glimpse of the lotus-flower. 

Men meet its beauty with furrowed face, 
   And straight the furrows are smoothed away; 
They buy and sell in the market-place, 
   And languor leadens their blood all day. 

At night they look on the flower, and lo! 
   The City passes with all its cares: 
They dream no more in its azure glow, 
   Of gold and silver and stocks and shares. 

The Lotus dreams 'neath the dreaming skies, 
   Its beauty touching with spell divine 
The grey old town, till the old town lies 
   Like one half-drunk with a magic wine. 

Star-loved, it breathes at the midnight hour 
   A sense of peace from its velvet mouth. 
Though flowers be fair — is there any flower 
   Like this blue flower of the radiant South? 

Sun-loved and lit by the moon it yields 
   A challenge-glory or glow serene, 
And men bethink them of jewelled shields, 
   A turquoise lighting a ground of green. 

Fond lovers pacing beside it see 
   Not death and darkness, but life and light, 
And dream no dream of the witchery 
   The Lotus sheds on the silent night. 

Pale watchers weary of watching stars 
   That fall, and fall, and forever fall, 
Tear-worn and troubled with many scars, 
   They seek the Lotus and end life's thrall. 

The spirit spelled by the Lotus swoons, 
   Its beauty summons the artist mood; 
And thus, perchance, in a thousand moons 
   Its spell shall work in our waiting blood. 

Then souls shall shine with an old-time grace, 
   And sense be wrapped in a golden trance, 
And art be crowned in the market-place 
   With Love and Beauty and fair Romance.

Roderic Quinn

1867-1949

 

 

 

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