Quilly Unshuttered

Life Through My Lens

#268 Sailboard Summer

| August 23, 2009

Thematic Photograph 63 — Summer hosted by Carmi Sailboarding at Diamond Head, 2009 Charlene L. Amsden, photographer There is a scenic overlook on Diamond Head road that provides gorgeous views. I like to drive by every other week or so and sit myself on the rock wall and soak it all in. The ocean is […]

#264 The Deep Blue Sea

| August 18, 2009

Watery Wednesday #49 I have a couple of favorite places here on the island that keep calling my camera and I back over and over again. One of them is Diamond Head Road. I love to drive up to the scenic overlook, park my car, and sit on the side of the lava rock wall. […]

#247 Surf’s Up

| July 26, 2009

Wind, surf and sea off Waikiki. Queen Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, HI. Waikiki — what vacationer doesn’t dream of surfing there?  On this particular day the waves were up, the wind was high and the sun was shining.  I sat on the seawall in Queen Kapiolani Park with my 200 mm lens and shot surfing scenes […]

#231 — Sun, Sand & Sea

| June 27, 2009

Waimanalo Beach 2009 The incredible blues of Oahu are dazzling at Waimanalo Beach.  The beach is over five and a half miles long and is the largest stretch of sandy beach on Oahu.   The mansion known as “Robin’s Nest” in Magnum P.I. is in Waimanalo Beach [town].  The property is privately owned and known locally […]

#229 — Balcony Seating

| June 25, 2009

Balcony Seating, 2009. This photo was taken just East of Haumana Bay at a scenic overlook along Kalanianaole Highway.  There is a waist high retaining wall there which I suppose people are supposed to stay behind, but tourists scamble over it in groves — myself included.  This couple, whom I do not know, had the […]

#228 — On The Edge

| June 24, 2009

On The Edge, 2009 This photo was taken just East of Haumana Bay at a scenic overlook along Kalanianaole Highway.  I do not know the man in the photo, but I knew when the wave broke behind him I would have the opportunity to capture an incredible photo.

#222 Man v. Sea

| June 18, 2009

man vs sea, originally uploaded by quilldancer.

#221 — Hazy Days of Summer

| June 15, 2009

Hazy Days of Summer, originally uploaded by quilldancer.

# 26 — Waikiki

| May 26, 2009

Waikiki, originally uploaded by quilldancer.

#199 — Magnolia

| May 22, 2009

Magnolia, originally uploaded by quilldancer.