by Granny Janny
Member since:
February 16, 2006

A Trip To Kauai ~ Sunset On Hanalei Bay

May 26, 2010 03:02 AM UTC (Updated: May 26, 2010 03:16 AM UTC)
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Enjoying a glass of wine and a fresh fish dish from room service, we watched our first sunset in Kauai looking out on Hanalei Bay.

It was the perfect end to a long day of flying and getting situated into new digs. It's been over thirty years since we visited this amazing island. The last time we were here we had to fly in from Oahu but now San Francisco airport has direct flights to Lihue and so tourists can save both time and money.

We camera bugs are prone to shoot sunsets in pursuit of the spectacular glory of day's end. I keep swearing to give up on an impossible goal. But I can't seem to stop. Here is the sequence of shots I took that night.

I'm not disappointed with these shots.

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But I'm wondering if you see the face in this one. It's so very clear to me.

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Comments: 27

Karen E. May 26, 2010, 3:03am UTC
Gorgeous photos, very serene. Hope you have a great vacation.
Granny Janny May 26, 2010, 3:19am UTC
Thanks Karen,
We're having a wonderful time. It's only just after nine here! Jet lag has been an issue.
elizabeth evans May 26, 2010, 7:34am UTC
How many hours on the plane. Often thought about going to Hawaii, but thought the fourteen hours from Boston would kill me. Now that I've discovered I "can do it" to Oz....though painful, perhaps one of these days, we'll get there.

I love to photograph sunsets, too....but even better, sunrises.
Granny Janny May 26, 2010, 1:26pm UTC
If I lived on the east coast I'd fly to San Francisco and visit for a few days and then go on to Hawaii.
George Shaw May 26, 2010, 3:20am UTC
Great shots. Kauai is my second favorite Island -- second only because Maui holds some very dear memories.
Granny Janny May 26, 2010, 3:21am UTC
I've never been to Maui. Hope to get there some time.
JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ May 26, 2010, 5:28am UTC
Absolutely amazing! Enjoy your time there!
Benita K. May 26, 2010, 6:06am UTC
Yes. I saw the face. Great.
Aman V. May 26, 2010, 6:08am UTC
Hellow Mellow, Jannie di Cello! heheheh

Oh, such gorgeous photos, my dear friend! You brought my heart such joy and peace right now - oodles of it! And disappointed?!!! If I'd been behind the lens for these stunning frames, I would've applied to the National Geographic right away for Chief Photographer!

Each one is such a wonderfully soothing ray on its own - but taken together, they actually morph into the sun itself in all its glory! My fave is the one right below the
"visagic wonder" - it just sort of exploded in my face , cascading down deep into me in a spectral symphony of chords and movements that left me dancing with delight!

I did the see the face of a bearded man looking to the left of the pic very near the bottom, just above the sunburst ... where did you espy it, Jannie?

Thanks for this stunning array of days-end pics, my dear friend! Loved them all!

(((((((((((((((((((((((Jannie)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Darin Waugh May 26, 2010, 6:13am UTC
Very nice!
Ah, I love seascapes like this ... like you, I always feel tempted to reach for the camera.

I can't see the face in the photo, though.
Richard Thuss May 26, 2010, 7:22am UTC
Great photos, a beautiful place
Stirling D. May 26, 2010, 7:43am UTC
The first one just made me say "Wow" ... reminding me of how beautiful Hawaii is. It will be hard to come back, I'll bet. I have never been there, but these photos transport us instantly.
Kushal Poddar May 26, 2010, 8:06am UTC
Aha, good life and good photos for memories.
Between the words
Sandre M. May 26, 2010, 9:56am UTC
Wait, isn't that where Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea? I can see now why he would; your shots are absolutely beautiful.
Granny Janny May 26, 2010, 1:29pm UTC
Yep...this is Puff Paradise.
Ann Marcaida May 26, 2010, 10:58am UTC
Glad your vacation is going well. The face in the clouds seems a bit skeletal!

Thanks for sharing with Gather's Best.
Granny Janny May 26, 2010, 1:31pm UTC
To me the face looks like a woman with a forties kind of hairdo...looking down at the beach...and not skeletal at all. But it was taken on the anniversary of my mother's passing (3 years) and I pictured her looking down on us...after the fact.
Ruthi C. May 26, 2010, 7:13pm UTC
Spectacular photos, Jan! I especially love the first two, oh my! EnJOY your stay and I do hope you share many more photos!
Ruthi C. May 26, 2010, 7:14pm UTC
...smiles...
Thanks for adding Nuttin' But Sunshine to -- Sun Bespeckled Ink!
This is now Featured!
Granny Janny May 28, 2010, 1:25am UTC
Thanks, Ruthi, for the feature... Yes, I'll be sharing more.

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