United States of America (Kaua'i, Ni'ihau, Ka'ula)
... on the Napali Coastline, as seen during a helicopter tour of Kauai
- William Shakespeare.
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Growing up in India, my wife’s family was not big on travel. She grew up in one of the largest cities on the planet and pretty much lived her entire young adult life just around her neighborhood. Then she made a huge move all the way to Boston for her master’s and met me, a guy from one of the tiniest villages in India. My family, as I was growing up, was big on travel and my dad has infused that desire to travel to both his children. So, I still think my crazy travel plans is what attracted her to me. My ideas of travelling were pretty simple, and initially it was on a motorcycle in India, then I graduated to a tiny little car, but the planning part remained piss poor. It was mostly going till I was tired and then hoping that I can find some sleeping arrangement.
After marriage, once my wife started to accompany me on our trips, I went the other way, and now I over plan every trip we take. Now this annoys my wife a bit as her suggestions and explorations days are usually mercilessly shot down. Finally, after she grew tired and demanded that we stick to an agreement we made before our wedding that for every adventure trip we will do a relaxation trip. Which according to her would be going to a fancy hotel and relaxing and the exploring the town or city we are in. Now I find this very boring but agreed to her ultimatum under the condition that she would plan it out and she did just that. So, we found ourselves in the beautiful island of Kauai in a wonderful resort enjoying the ocean and beautiful weather.
The first two days were beautiful, and we had a lot of fun on the beach, but I soon noticed my lovely bride getting restless and after a bit of probing she confessed that it is getting boring for her. So we looked up some interesting places for us to visit and something named the grand canyon of the Pacific caught both our eyes. This stunning canyon is called the Waimea Canyon and it had tons of hiking and photo potential. Unfortunately, I had only bought a Fuji x-pro and a 35mm lens which I was testing to the trip and that meant that no serious photo ops. But we had an amazing time exploring some of the viewpoints and trails before flying back home. This is a handheld panorama shot from a pretty popular observation point.
Kauai Island - Hawaii
The mist and cloud set the mood on this memorable morning in Hanakei, Kauai. No HDR.
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Hanalei Bay – Kauai
This is my third image to post of beautiful Hanalei Bay. This shot was taken from the east side of Hanalei Pier, to include more...
Along the west side of Kauai island, you can see a nice landscape of the island. Personally I think it is the most beautiful coastline I have ever...
Hawaiian sunrise over a bunch of nothing rocks, uploading because of the nice tropical skies and the fact that I had to drag my ass out of bed in a...
Sunrise at a north-shore Kauai lava-ledge 20 feet above the sea! This is not the Sprouting Horn and it is not Queen's bath! See the Map, it is east...
Ke'e Beach is the end of the road along the north coast of Kauai island, which gives way to the infamous Kalalu trail along the steep cliffs of the...
Kapaa is a nice little town on the east coast of Kauai. I was staying a 20 min drive from here and because sunrise was not that early (06:30) it was...
Ke'e Beach is the end of the road along the north coast of Kauai island, which gives way to the infamous Kalalu trail along the steep cliffs of the...
Before I left for my week of vacation in Kauai I looked at the weather forecast and it said "Partially Cloudy" or "Rain" pretty much every day while...
Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I'm writing an app for apple and Android devices about photographing the California coast! I'll be done in a...
Kauai's iconic tourist attraction as seen from one of the many lookouts along the canyon's rim...
Kauai Island - Hawaii
Kauai Island - Hawaii
The sun sets in Hanalei as the evening bonfire is lit. Single exposure, no HDR!
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Hanalei Bay - Kauai
I took this shot during sunrise. Once again it was raining just before dawn; however the storm was now passing, leaving...
Ke'e Beach is the end of the road along the north coast of Kauai island, which gives way to the infamous Kalalu trail along the steep cliffs of the...
For sunsets a great location, Poipu Beach on the west coast of Kauai. Lots of people here, although it doesn't show in this one image, but it seems a...
Hanalei Bay – Kauai – Hawaii
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Even though this was not a photography shooting trip, I was able to find time to go...
Hawaiian sunrise over a bunch of nothing rocks, uploading because of the nice tropical skies and the fact that I had to drag my ass out of bed in a...
For sunsets a great location, Poipu Beach on the west coast of Kauai. Lots of people here, although it doesn't show in this one image, but it seems a...
I've been on vacation on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai for the past week (which is why I haven't been able to comment on anyone's photos)! Saturday...
During my first visit to Kauai I never found my way to Queen's Bath. Boy did I miss out! On my second trip to Kauai I wanted to make sure I visited...
I never believed in shooting from behind glass, so all i had to do was finding a helicopter company that was flying with doors out. Thanks to Royce i...
... from a 'copter, flying along the rugged coast of Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai Island - Hawaii
The pier pointed to the first light on a balmy morning in Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii.
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On our last day in Kauai we decided to drive north and check out the northern coast (there's so much to do up there we needed a 2nd day). One of the...
North coast of Kauai island, Hawaii, USA, taken from an open door helicopter under dull overcast light. This photo does not do justice to this view,...
Short and long exposure versions of the Kalalau valley viewpoint, late afternoon, Kauai island, Hawaii, USA.
It's 5:30am, pitch black and i'm standing on a windy beach in Kapaa town on Kauai east coast waiting for sunrise. I see a glimpse of light on the...
Short and long exposure versions of the Kalalau valley viewpoint, late afternoon, Kauai island, Hawaii, USA.
This photo is in the 2011 Nature's Best Photography Magazine as an honorable mention in the Windland Smith Rice Awards, Power in Nature category! ...
Sunrise at Lydgate state park, Kauai, Hawaii. This one was low hanging fruit, my hotel was just behind the beach, all I had to do was wake up and...
This is one of the most gorgeous sunsets that I've seen, while sitting along Tunnels Beach on the north shore of Kauai. My friend and I rented scuba...
Whenever I tell someone that I'm going to the beautiful island of Kauai they usually ask me "Are you hiking the Na Pali coast?!" On my first trip to...
A view of Wailua Falls, as seen from the bottom of the falls.
My friend had a guide book that described how to get down to the falls. It involved...
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to United States of America (Kaua'i, Ni'ihau, Ka'ula)!
Most notably Maurizio Fontana, David Hamments and Sandeep Thomas.