Here is another picture of Waialae stream this time taken at night.  I left the aperture open to collect the light.  It always amazes me how it can turn darkness into a picture if enough light is present though shots like this can really take a toll on the camera batteries.  If you do any long exposure shots be sure to bring extra batteries.

Here is a picture of the Kahala Beach shoreline taken just before sunset at Bob’s Moonwalk.  The part of the beach goes behind many of the houses on Kahala Avenue.  We made it to the furthest point in the photo then we hit an area where the water was all the way up to some walls.  In Hawaii the beaches are considered public property and homeowners and businesses are required to allow access to the beach.

The full moon rises at Kahala Beach creating new moonlight reflections in the Pacific Ocean.  This picture was taken on Bob’s Kahala Full Moonwalk.  There is just something magical about walking along the beach in Hawaii with the full moon and the sound of crashing waves.  Maybe that’s why so many people come to visit our home.  In the next few days I will share some other pictures I took over in Kahala.  I hope everybody had a good weekend.

One of my goals on Bob’s Magic Island Full Moonwalk was to see if I could get a reflection picture off of the water.  Shortly after sunset as we rounded the bend to head back to Magic Island I got this opportunity at Ala Moana Beach Park.  There was still a little light left but I had to open the aperture in night mode and of course use a tripod for this shot.  I was pretty pleased with the way it came out the only thing that could have made it better would be if the moon was in the picture but alas it had not risen yet.  The golden hour (sometimes called the magic hour) which is the first and last hour of sunlight during the day is a great time to experiment with your camera and get some great pictures.

The moon rises over some of Waikiki’s buildings in this photo taken from Magic Island at Bob’s Full Moonwalk.   Magic Island provides an excellent spot to get some great night views.  This shot was taken just past 8:00pm.  Each month Bob take a group of people on a moonwalk at a different location which provides a great way to get some exercise, take scenic photos, talk with old and new friends and of course see the full moon.  I hope everybody had a great weekend now we all just gotta make it through the week before we celebrate the 4th of July weekend.

On this Memorial Day we would like to take a moment of silence for all those who gave their lives defending our country.  As a salute to them here is a photo taken at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl showing the decorated graves. You may also want to take a moment to attend one of these ceremonies today:

Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific 8:30am
Memorial Day Remembrance at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery 9am
Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe Ceremony 1pm
Lantern Floating Hawaii Ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park 6:30pm

We leave you with one last picture of the Kawai Nui Marsh showing some nice reflections into the water.  For those of you interested in helping preserve the marsh check out Hawaiis 1000 Friends  Also check otu this cool Kawai Nui Marsh website showing marsh artwork of over 350 students.  I hope you enjoyed the series.  Special thanks to Bob Mon of Bob’s Moonwalks for leading our tour.  Also I would like to wish everybody a happy Easter or as we say in Hawaiian “Hau`oli Pakoa”

Hope you enjoyed our April Fools yesterday thanks for the Facebook and Twitter comments.   Here is what I call the “Island of Trees” which is located maybe about halfway down the walking path at Kawai Nui Marsh.  Nearly all of the marsh is covered by vegetation which is either floating on water or growing on a mat of peat.  In ancient times the marsh supported a 400-acre fishpond and agricultural system that sustained the Hawaii royalty.

Breaking news… we interrupt our Kawai Nui Marsh series to report that scientists have discovered water and ducks on the moon.   Top NASA scientist Bob Mon released the above photo that was taken on the “moonwalk”.  You can clearly see what appears to be a Google of ducks (hmm is that phrase enough to get gigabit internet speeds?).  Moonwalker Thad was so astounded be the findings that he promptly fell off a wall.  For more details following this one day only link for project Topeka.  (That got to be good enough to get Global Hawaii gigabit internet).  Happy April fools day everybody!

The Kawai Nui Marsh provides a primary habitat for many of Hawaii’s endemic and endangered waterbirds such as the Laysan Duck and Nene and many other bird including what I believe (correct me if I’m wrong) is a Muscovy Duck shown in the photo.  Kawai Nui Marsh is excellent waterfowl habitat and is a Ramsar Convention nomination site.  Be sure to look about as you walk down the path and see what types of wildlife and plants you see.