Tuesday, August 10, 2010

July 25, 2010-Day 206

On our first full day in Oahu, we took advantage of our jet lag and got up early to climb Diamond Head.

Diamond Head

We climbed despite this sign:

Diamond Head

And despite the fact that the trees looked like this:

Diamond Head

And despite the fact that we had to climb these stairs:

Diamond Head

And then these stairs:

Diamond Head

Along the way, there were some pretty views:

View from Diamond Head

And up at the top, there were some great ones:

View From Diamond Head

View From Diamond Head

View From Diamond Head

After we conquered Diamond Head, we decided to wonder over by Waikiki Beach where we saw banyan trees, which are really large and interesting. You could probably live in one.

Banyan Tree

Bayan Tree

And, of course, we saw palm trees.

Palm Trees

We also saw lots of cool statutes, most of which were adorned with leis.

Gandhi:

Ghandi

A Dragonfly:

Dragonfly

A Surfer:

Surfer

A Surfer with a Seal:

Surfer And Seal

And, of course, Duke, a Hawaiian and olympian who is considered to be the father of international surfing.

Duke

There were experienced surfers:

Surfer

While others were just learning:

Surfers

Some people played at the beach.

Waikiki Beach

While other people just relaxed and hung out:

Waikiki Beach

Yes, that's Diamond Head in the background. See how big it is. Remember, we just climbed to the top!

And here is one that I just think is funny. In the evening, we went to dinner on Don Ho Street. (Taken in Auto):

Don Ho

Monday, August 9, 2010

July 24, 2010-Day 205

We left for Oahu, Hawaii on July 24th. After 15 hours of traveling, I was pretty exhausted, so I actually only have a few photos from the first night there. Here is one of the leis that we picked up in the airport:

Lei

And here is one I took from our lanai:

Diamondhead

That is Diamondhead, which we climbed the next day. You'll see photos from our climb in my next post.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Hi Again!

Just a quick post to let you know that I haven't quit my 365 project. I was away, in Hawaii! So now I am back and I have spent all day uploading my photos, but I haven't even begun to look at or process them yet. Over the two weeks that we were away, I took 2,775 photos! They are going to take a while to get through. Hopefully, I will be able to post some tomorrow.

Friday, July 23, 2010

July 23, 2010-Day 204


Flowers, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

Just a pretty flower from today.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

July 22, 2010-Day 203


Knob, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

Ashley at Ramblings and Photos takes the most beautiful photos of ordinary objects, and she has inspired me to try to do the same. It is easy to take a pretty picture of something pretty, but it is art if you can take a picture of something boring. This is a doorknob in my home. I like the lines of it. I don't know if I would classify this photo of art, but I think it came out okay.

July 21, 2010-Day 202

I snapped these with my 100 mm macro. They make me itchy just looking at them.

Fly

Fly

Bee

Fly

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010-Day 201


July 20, 2010, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

A closeup of some details on a building in downtown Manhattan.

July 19, 2010-Day 200


Attack, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

Oh no, attack. This massive beetle was staring at me through the window. I think it wanted to get in the house.

July 18, 2010-Day 199

We grilled on Sunday night. I bought this corn at the new Farmer's Market. We debated whether it was better to grill the corn with the husk on or off, so we decided to grill half each way. The result: delicious either way.

Corn

Corn

Sunday, July 18, 2010

July 17, 2010-Day 198


Slide, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.


My cousin is an amazing baseball player. Here is a photo of him stealing third base and some fence bokeh. Lol.

Scavenger Hunt-Week of July 11, 2010

This week's items are:
Black and White
Happy
Wet
Knob
Made of Wood

Black and White:

Tomatoes

Happy/Made of Wood: I am cheating here because it photo is only supposed to represent one item on the list. I originally took this photo for Made of Wood, as it is a photo in a wooden frame, but I did not get around to taking a photo to represent Happy. I think this photo does represent both, though. This is a photo of me and my grandmother on my 10th or 11th birthday. Look how happy I was, not just because it was birthday, but because I was with my grandmother who I love so much.

Grandma


Wet:

Rain Drops

Knob:

Konb

July 16, 2010-Day 197


Flower, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

From a bouquet.

July 15, 2010-Day 196


Pizza, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

There are quite a few photos of my left hand this week. Lol. I know I chopped the pizza here, but, I did shoot this while holding the camera in my right hand while trying to make the pizza with my left.

July 14, 2010-Day 195


Black Eye Susan, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

From my garden.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

July 13, 2010-Day 194


Grandma, originally uploaded by Ms. Baboo.

One of the items this week on the weekly scavenger hunt is "made with wood." This is a photo of me and my grandmother on my 10th or 11th birthday, obviously in a wooden frame.

July 12, 2010-Day 193

Here are a few "macro" photos taken with the Tamron 28-75. I put macro in quotes because this isn't a true macro lens, but I still think they came out nice. I am actually submitting the top photo to Macro Friday.



Lily

Lily

Give me your best shot at Better in Bulk

July 11, 2010-Day 192

We left Boston on Sunday afternoon. In the morning, we just relaxed, and I took photos of my friend's cat, Ilsa. Look at those eyes! How beautiful.

Ilsa

Ilsa