Picture of the day - February 11, 2007

Sunset at Honolulu, Hawaii's Kakaako Park

Photo courtesy of Greg Edwards. Photographer Greg Edwards captured this stunning photo of a magnificent sunset at Honolulu's Kakaako Park at 6:24 pm on the evening of February 8. The following is his story behind the image: "I'm brand new to photography and have been learning much from those at Photography On The Net, especially in the Macro forum. That is where my initial interest lies. In fact, I was at the park practicing my macro focusing on anything small I could find. I was focused on this little Preying Mantis and literally looked up and was greeted by this beautiful sunset. I was lucky that the tug boat was motoring by. The previous shots I took are similar, but there was no boat. I think the tug adds more to the photo. It's not just another pretty sailboat...or huge cruise ship...images commonly associated with Hawaii. It's man's raw, powerful tug boat contrasted with nature's raw, powerful sunset. The next few frames I took show the large barge the tug was towing filled with all the goods we consume. Again, a contrast not normally linked to Hawaii. People do live here and we need supplies! Personally I enjoyed the extremes I had just moved between when taking the photos...first engrossed in taking very detailed, close up images of something so tiny and beautifully bizarre (the Mantis), then looking up to witness the brilliant light display of our solar systems biggest player! The photo taken with a Canon EOS 5D and 100mm macro lens, with foreground flash. Shutter speed 1/200, Aperture F/2.8 and ISO 100."   "Picture of the Day" archives             Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"