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Iao Needle in the late afternoon

Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees along the road to Hana

Haleakala at sunrise

Here are some more shots from my sunrise at the top of Haleakala in Maui. One challenge was trying to compose for the light and clouds pre-dawn while having no idea at all what was in the foreground inside the crater. As the morning got brighter, that got a lot easier. As always, any thoughts...

I made a stop at the rainbow eucalyptus trees along the road to Hana when I was in Maui last week. While I was disappointed to see that people had carved names into some of them, they are still pretty cool. Here are two shots. Editing is mostly just contrast adjustments to bring out the color...

Iao Needle State Monument is an iconic location on the Western side of Maui. It is also one of the wettest places on Earth which can make it challenging to get a good view. I made my way there at sunset and was rewarded with some pretty nice conditions. The portrait composition is what really...

My wife and I enjoyed a number of nice sunsets from our condo on Maui last month. This one just got better after the sun went down. Makena-Surf,-Maui,-4.20.18-(279)-Pano by Jim Dockery posted May 28, 2018 at 4:58 AM

Not sure where these pictures belong - landscape or digital art - but I've posted here since it seems the most active forum. I've used Google Earth for years to get aerial views of the mountains I like to climb and ski. The pictures are useful for route planning and I often use them in slide...

Taken on the drive to and on the Hoapili trail hike. We lucked out with some clouds, both for photos, and mitigating the sun.

It's taking a while to sort through all the chaff to get to the gems from my week of snorkeling. Here are a few more I just finished. Thanks to the comments on the last set I looked for those that separated the turtle from the background to find these. Maui-Snorkle-4.20a-(128) by Jim Dockery...

I've now been home long enough to process some RAW images on my computer (not iPad like the last ones). Color balance is tricky - I've been trying extra yellow and magenta to off set the blue and green underwater. Maui-Snorkle-4.16.18-(257) by Jim Dockery posted May 1, 2018 at 8:44 AM...

Taken on Maui a couple weeks ago. Maui-Snorkle-4.20a-(529) by Jim Dockery posted May 3, 2018 at 11:31 AM Maui-Snorkle-4.20a-(406) by Jim Dockery posted May 3, 2018 at 11:31 AM Maui-Snorkle-4.20a-(494) by Jim Dockery posted May 3, 2018 at 11:31 AM Maui-Snorkle-4.20a-(499) by Jim Dockery...

From our condo last night. 6448DDF5-ECA2-4E49-B1D4-A8B4724E0996 by Jim Dockery posted Apr 21, 2018 at 7:08 PM

hiking past the end of the road.

The codo we’re staying at on Maui is right at one of the best snorkeling spots.