Pix from Paradise (Kauai)
 

Here's a link to the latest pix! (you might have to copy & paste it into your browser)

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...=2QctG7hu0ZMUs

Nice photos, Jason. They make me yearn to be back on Kauai.

Beautiful pictures, thanks so much.

Lovely Pics. Sure makes me want to go back. I will be there next October :) What camera do you use?

Very nice, thank you. I really want to go back.

Thanks so much for the nice comments. It's freezing and gray--and snow's on the way here in Nashville. Can't wait to get back to Kauai in mid-January.

The camera's a Nikon Coolpix P510. But the secret is to take hundreds of photos, crop the best ones--and share thirty-five!

Jason: I have a different scret. The trick is to use a good DSLR (or two) with very good lenses, take hundreds of photos, crop and process the best ones, and share 35.

The idea of using a Coolpix (or similar camera) shakes me down to the roots of my photographer's soul.

dwooddon: I'm not trying to be a professional photographer--or even a "serious" amateur. I just enjoy taking pix. But someday ... I'd like to move up to that next level. Just don't want to carry a case and extra lenses around. I'll leave that to those who are more dedicated ;-).

Thanks for the photos - and I am a point and shoot as many as possible also - and edit later - while my wife sometimes takes a long time setting up and then the picture/subject changes. :)

How beautiful!! On this snowy day the photos brought back wonderful memories.

STOP IT! We will never be able to get a place on Kauai if you keep putting out these fabulous photos! Oh, how I long for March to get here so we can put ourselves into those photos....

It's a #ellhole. Why anyone wants to go there is beyond me. 18 more days until I continue my extensive research into that phenomena ((H))

Songdoc: Are you sure those aren't postcards you picked up? :)

Again, great work.

Wow, really beautiful I especially like the picture of Kealia Beach! But they are all wonderful. :)

Thanks so much for the nice comments. Now that the holidays have passed I can hardly wait to get back to Kauai. (Two-and-a-half more weeks!!!) I've heard the whales are back.

Spent last evening looking at Princeville real estate listings and hoping I win the lottery ;-).

My dream: a 2-bedroom unit at Pali ke Kua with primo Bali Hai views .... for a mere $989,000 -- and a $655/month condo assoc. fee. ARRGGHHHH. It's a little small ... but I'd suffer through for those views.

Since we talked about photography, I'll share some fun news. I just learned that one of my photos won honorable mention in a national photography contest that had more than 7,000 entries.

I'm FREEZING in Philadelphia at the moment, stuck in a hotel room while the roads are sheets of ice--and counting the minutes until I arrive in Kauai in six more days!!!

Hooray for you Songdoc! I am currently freezing in NJ and counting the days til our first trip to Kauai in Feb. Your beautiful pics help with the wait!

Don't worry. We are taking good care of it for you and will be out of here the day before you come back.

It has been a bit chilly at night. 60s... brrrrrr. Warmer the past 2 nights tho

Kal--Looking forward to hearing about your trip to the hellhole. I hope it wasn't too horrible--and that you didn't get frostbite when it dipped below 70.

Msteacher--Thanks! I was visiting relatives in NJ yesterday. You're going to LOVE Kauai. Feel free to ask any questions.

I'm just back from a glorious walk & swim at Hanalei Bay.

Here's a link to the top-10 winning photos:

I’m completely blown away to be in the top-10 because the other photos are INCREDIBLE. I love photography, but I’m a rank amateur, so I’m really thrilled!

http://tinyurl.com/kkbbfuy
(My photo is the Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk)

Jason, what a great link. Thanks for sharing that. Did you do the Bridge Walk?

Thanks!
No, I didn't do the bridge walk. It doesn't appeal to me. I don't have a fear of heights, but it just doesn't seem like it would be a lot of fun.

Meanwhile .... I'm whale-watching from my lanai at Orchid Point in Kauai (Princeville)! THAT'S a lot of fun!!!

Congrads.

It isn't necessarily the camera you use it is the EYE that the photographer has that is a key to good photographs. You can have the best camera in the world but if you don't SEE it and frame it then is is just average. Enjoy your posts SongDoc. I too love Kauai and will be back for trip # 11 or 12 in March.

Yeahhhh...What Shar said.

Hmmm...I've never thought of entering a photo contest.

Maybe I should!