Finding some sun

It's been a grey week here, but on the upside the sun is going to be out today. Nonetheless, I had to dip into the coffers for a sun photo so I could jump into this week's challenge, albeit a bit late. This pic was taken on Kauai from my room at the Princeville resort. Don't they tell you not to shoot into the sun? Obviously I don't follow that mantra because some of my favorite shots are shot directly into the sun...in Hawaii of course. The sun was peeking through the clouds just beautifully after a bit of rain. If the photo continued on to the right, you would see Bali Hai. This is one of my favorite sun photos because of the way the sun's rays come through the clouds and the silhouetting of the palm trees. So peaceful. I did a vintage action on this shot mainly because there is very little real color in the shot. I'm also posting the SOOC shot.

Settings: ISO 400, F 10, SS 1/2000, Focal length 33mm.

There is slime here somewhere

You can't get much slimier than a tide pool. Lots of creepy crawlies and slimy things in there. This particular photo was taken on Kauai and I just love the interest of this particular tide pool. The volcanic rock has formed all these little baby tide pools that are probably just teeming with life on a microscopic level. I also love the graphic quality of all the small circular mini tide pools.

Settings: ISO 200, F 4.5, SS 1/90 sec, focal length 60mm. Midnight black action in PSCS2.