My favorite place in the entire world is Hawaii. I love the different islands for different reasons. I guess my favorite has to be Kauai for it's slower pace than other islands. However, the Big Island holds a special place in my heart too. It is infinitely interesting and one of the coolest places on the planet I believe. It is on the Big Island of Hawaii that I had one of the coolest (or hottest) experiences of my entire life. I'm a lucky person in that DH and I get the opportunity to travel to Hawaii at least once a year, to different islands each time. We plan to retire there eventually. Being from the midwest, a volcano is nowhere to be found here except at the science fair. Getting to see lava flowing in a surface flow is definitely on the list of rare things for someone from the midwest to experience. Getting close enough to stick your hand in it...that borders on insane. Well, I guess I border on insane because I had to get as close as I could. The heat was unimaginable. It really gives you an appreciation of the earth's power and how fragile we really are. Of course, being the way cool mom that I am (see previous blog entry), I had to call the kids back home (ooooh sorry, you don't get to go this trip) and in my best Dr. Evil voice I had to tell them about the red hot MAGMA. (OK, I know it's technically not magma, but I just love saying it as Dr. Evil.) I have had lots of fun experiences in my Hawaiian travels, many things I thought I'd never do having a fear of heights (ziplining, parasailing), but seeing the hot lava up close and personal has to be the topper.
Settings: ISO400, F 5.6, SS 1/125. SOOC with no processing. HHCC always appreciated.
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11 comments:
wow. very cool. you can totally feel the heat from that red color.
I'm from the midwest also :)
Hawaii is our favorite place too. Great picture.
What a neat shot. I'd love to see that in person some day. never been to HI. maybe some day {sigh}
very cool!
I also love Hawaii, my dh and I plant to go back this year for our 10th anniversary! It's truly paradise
I can't believe that is SOOC! So cool, and as usual, I enjoyed your blogging!
LOL at the Dr Evil thing, I do it too. One of my favorite spots in Hawaii too, wish I would had a better camera when we lived there. No "magma" shots for me, but yours fantastic.
Awesome shot!
amazing photo. This is too cool.
LOVE it! What an awesome shot! It's been so long since we've been to Hawaii -- I'm really itching to go back.
hey you cool techie mamma you! glad to have found you (again). i've actually written who's who on a journal so that i know exactly who i'm talking to. anyway, this is waaaaaaaaaaay too scary. wouldn't do this at all. no hot lava for me thanks. i'll settle for the volcanoes at the fair like you said. great shot though. you captured the moment so neatly!
Love this pic! The big island holds a special place in my heart too! My dh and I used to live there. I miss it.
TFS!
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