Working Hard in Paradise

Not always fun and games in paradise, a few days of forced manual labor made us appreciate our visit even more. Despite being on vacation my dad made us work.  He had many crazy ideas of how to make things better and improve his property which we don't agree to but how can you argue with your parent when they are set in their ways?  If you don't help out he will still do it. Usually after our sweat we hurry off to the beach to enjoy the rest of the day.  It's always something nice to look forward to.

Honokowai @ Night

I had lot of wonderful ideas of what I wanted to capture but many of them never came to fruition or the right circumstance never materialized. Here are my attempts for sunset with an ND filter and night photos at Honokowai.

Who loves Honokowai Beach Park?

Lulu the family watch dog.  She is incredibly smart! The only dog I know that could remove her own leash, run to her favorite spot, Honokowai Beach Park, swim in the ocean, and once she is content she would walk back home all on her own.  The most clever part is that she has figured out how to remove her leash even though it's been chained in two different parts.  I'm glad that my father does not have to worry about Lulu running away but she tends to walk down the middle of the street.  It's something I've trained her not to do but she still falters.  Now if I can only teach her to look both ways before crossing the street.







I haven't forgotten but I still have more photos of Honokowai after sunset. Come back again for more!

Honokowai Park - Part 2

As promised there is more to this park then what I presented previously as hoard of visitors come here daily and some even spend the night here.

[caption id="attachment_386" align="aligncenter" width="900"] One of the many large trees along the beach[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_387" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Visitors watching the sunset[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_388" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Watching the sunset with Molokai to the right[/caption]

During my stay I went to Honokowai Park every evening to see if I would get an amazing sunset but each time it was a disappointment.  I even changed locations to different beaches but only met with disappointed each time.  The sky was usually lackluster and devoid of color.  The clouds were sparse and few making for very bland sunset imagery. I did have to change my technique and found other ways to capture a more memorable photo.  However, ironically on my last evening and having already given up and packed my camera gear as I was walking home and past the park, I saw amazing clouds, beautiful colors, great lighting all around.  The one sunset photos I wanted but it was too lately.  Now I can only hope for the next time.

For now does Honokowai look better during sunset? I think it's actually kind of scary with the reef and dark waters.  I don't do dark waters. Come back again later for the night photos.

Honokowai Park

Honokowai Park is just a stone throws away from my father's place.  The place I go to when the house dog goes missing.  It's also a great place to watch people especially during sunset and every so often married couples taking their wedding day photos.

[caption id="attachment_376" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Looking north toward the condos.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_377" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Looking south toward the hotels and in direction of Ka'anapali beach.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_378" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Looking east toward the sunrise on Lower Honoapiilani Road[/caption]

On reflection and viewing these photos, they seem a bit bland and does not really show the beauty of this park, but I have more photos! Hopefully more interesting and vivid images to come.