Waikiki Vignettes

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It was a beautiful day in Waikiki today.  A little windy, but warm & sunny.  No big waves like the ones on the North Shore, but enough wave action for the beginning surfers.  I really admire the beautiful wave photos I see that are created by talented & dedicated surf photographers, but I seem to be continuously drawn to the action on the beach.  

There was, however, one surfer I couldn't resist photographing.  We watched her "catch" three or four waves and applauded her great efforts.  

We were ultimately rewarded with this great smile.  What a cutie!

Scottish Festival

Today was the Scottish Festival in Waikiki. I didn't arrive until about an hour after it began. But I was in time to see the Bagpipe band do their short parade to the performance area. They were preceded by the Marine Color Guard.

Below is the woman from my church who plays in this band.

And here she is with her husband, who, although he didn't perform, was dressed appropriately.

One of the competitors.

One of the competitors-in-training. She cracked me up--so cute!

This competitor (throwing the Heavy Weight) came from Georgia (or some state in that area) just for the competition. So he was a southerner, competing in the Scottish Games in Hawaii--I just thought that was intersting.

When I left the Festival, I passed the Aquarium on my way to my car, and decided to take a look. The photos from there leave a lot to be desired, so just use your imaginations and pretend you see images of fish.

Posted at 7:45 on Sat., April 4, 2009

Friday, 13th

I spent some time with a new friend who is into photography. We intended to go to Makapuu Lighthouse, but by the time we got to Honolulu, the wind was pretty intense and I knew that we wouldn't be able to get sharp photos with the wind blowing like that.

So we decided to hang around Waikiki. These are just some random images.

These two appear to be homeless, but hmmmm, notice the laptop. Gotta love it. My friend spent a lot of time photographing these two and they were very friendly and cooperative. They gave her some great smiles and shakahs, but I seemed to be pointing my camera in the opposite direction each time.

Awesome sand sculpture. The artist said it took him about three hours.

Posted for Friday, 13, on Sat. 14, 2009