Jun 19, 2019 | Daily Image 2019, Hawaii, Kodachrome, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta XG-9, Minolta XG-9 to Maui, Nikon Coolscan V
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Haleakala Crater Haleakala, the world’s largest dormant volcano, means “house of the sun” in Hawaiian. Sunrise on Haleakala may be the most spectacular sunrise on earth. Near the 10,023 foot summit, the Haleakala Crater offers hours of hiking in a colorful, sculpted cinder desert. There are many hiking trails offering solitude with scenic vistas through sub-alpine shrub land, cloud forest, and cinder desert. A 10,000 foot mountain in the middle of an ocean can have dramatic weather changes in a single day including wind, rain, and hot/cold temperature swings. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story.
Jun 18, 2019 | Daily Image 2019, Hawaii, Kodachrome, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta XG-9, Minolta XG-9 to Maui, Nikon Coolscan V
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Island View Haleakala, a dormant 10,023 foot volcano on the east side of Maui, provides numerous breathtaking landscapes and skyscapes. This image looks southwest from Haleakala toward Maui’s central valley coast, the West Maui Mountains, and the island of Lanai, west of Maui. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story..
Jun 16, 2019 | Daily Image 2019, Hawaii, Kodachrome, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta XG-9, Minolta XG-9 to Maui, Nikon Coolscan V
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Rainbow Maui is known for it’s rainbows. It seems like there’s a rainbow everyday. Rain clouds frequent the tops of the west Maui mountains. Sometimes, the rain in the mountains will blow onto the beach while the beach remains sunny. You can sunbath in rain drops and get a sunburn. One night, when driving back from dinner after dark, a rainbow made by a full moon and mountain clouds could be seen for miles. It wasn’t very colorful, but was clearly a rainbow. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story.
Jun 16, 2019 | 7 Image Stories, Action, Hawaii, Kodachrome, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta XG-9, Minolta XG-9 to Maui, Nature, Nikon Coolscan V, Vivitar 75-300mm f4.5-5.6
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story My first trip to Maui was also my first trip with my new Minolta XG-9 SLR camera. The XG-9 replaced my SRT-102 as my top camera. The SRT-102 was a great camera and a hard act to follow. The XG-9 was smaller and a bit easier to use. It performed quite well in Maui, even though it was new to its photographer.
Maui is known for it’s rainbows. It seems like there’s a rainbow everyday. Rain clouds frequent the tops of the west Maui mountains. Sometimes, the rain in the mountains will blow onto the beach while the beach remains sunny. You can sunbath in rain drops and get a sunburn. One night, when driving back from dinner after dark, a rainbow made by a full moon and mountain clouds could be seen for miles. It wasn’t very colorful, but was clearly a rainbow.
Maui is such a beautiful island, it’s hard to think about crops. The sugar cane fields dominate the southern slopes of west Maui. Notice the almost ever present clouds on the mountain tops. The West Maui Mountains are also called West Maui Volcano or Mauna Kahalawai. Mauna Kahalawai means “holding house of water” which relates to the huge amount of annual rainfall in the mountain tops. The mountains are made from a highly eroded extinct shield volcano; approximately 1.7 million years old.
Haleakala is the world’s largest dormant volcano. At 10,023 feet tall on the east side of Maui, it provides numerous breathtaking landscapes and skyscapes. Haleakala means “house of the sun” in Hawaiian. Sunrise on Haleakala may be the most spectacular sunrise on earth. Near the summit, the Haleakala Crater offers hours of hiking in a colorful, sculpted cinder desert. There are many hiking trails offering solitude with scenic vistas through sub-alpine shrub land, cloud forest, and cinder desert.
For more information on the Minolta XG-9 camera, please see Minolta XG-9 Camera.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Minolta XG-9 to Maui.
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Jun 8, 2019 | Daily Image 2019, Kodachrome, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta SRT-102, Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP, Nikon Coolscan V, Yosemite
Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | Yosemite Falls One more waterfall image! The light was a bit strange. You can never have too many waterfall images. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | a 7 Image Story.
Jun 6, 2019 | Daily Image 2019, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta SRT-102, Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP, Nikon Coolscan V, Yosemite
Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | Misty Nice thing about waterfalls; they create mist. Mist against dark rocks make an infinite number of interesting images. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | a 7 Image Story.
Jun 3, 2019 | Daily Image 2019, Kodachrome, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta SRT-102, Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP, Nikon Coolscan V, Yosemite
Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | Waterfall Portrait How do you get an up close and personal picture of a tall waterfall? For me, it’s trying to capture the texture as well as the length of the falls. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | a 7 Image Story.
Jun 2, 2019 | 7 Image Stories, Action, IMHO, Kodachrome, Minolta 135mm f2.8, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta SRT-102, Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP, Nikon Coolscan V, Places, Yosemite
Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | a 7 Image Story My first trip to Yosemite NP was also my first trip with my new Minolta SRT-102 SLR camera. Although my previous cameras were 35mm film cameras, they were all rangefinders or viewfinders. Obviously, the camera was more capable than the photographer. Still, a few images turned out reasonably nice. After scanning the slides, they needed very little restoration. The Kodachrome slides held up quite well. Since the camera and lenses were new to me, I was experimenting with both the 135mm f2.8 and the 50mm f1.7.
Yosemite in the spring is all about rock and waterfalls. Yosemite is really “big country.” On a clear day, you could see forever, if it were not for all the mountains. Hiking Yosemite, particularly the high country, is not for the faint of heart. When hiking the high country, sunsets come quickly in the mountains. One moment it’s sunny; the next moment it’s dark. Best hike there with someone who knows the terrain!
On this first trip to Yosemite, image composition was much more instinct than knowledge. How do you get an up close and personal picture of a tall waterfall? For me, it was trying to capture the texture as well as the length of the falls. Nice thing about waterfalls; they create mist. Mist against dark rocks make an infinite number of interesting images. You can never have too many waterfall images.
For more information on the Minolta SRT-102 camera, please see Minolta SRT-102 SLR.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP.
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