You can drive along the beach areas for hours and hours in Oahu but miss what is actually there. Oftentimes, there is a row of trees or houses that block the actual beach, but it’s hard to know what is just on the other side!

Luckily, my friend Tom (Myspace Tom) and I walked through some of the fauna and found this scene. It was all set up so perfectly — and there I was with my camera (which isn’t THAT much of a surprise).

Oahu Beach

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• Date Taken2012-03-03 22:22:03
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/250
• Aperture9.5
• ISO200
• Focal Length40.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Here’s another one of the images from my 1000 Stories from 1000 Places NFT drop. It sold out in minutes, but they are now available to trade on OpenSea and X2Y2, etc so be sure to check them out.

It was my first time in Maui, and all I knew about it I got from Lost. I loved that show. Too bad it ended so badly. But I always loved this talk by JJ Abrams that he gave at the TED conference. He talked about having a “Magic Box” and you never really show people what is inside. I ended up speaking with him at a future Google TED-like conference. He went after me and said amazing things about my photography. God I was so… I don’t know the word. There may be some German word for what I was feeling.

The Water Wall

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• Date Taken2012-03-02 23:11:53
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/125
• Aperture2.8
• ISO500
• Focal Length18.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

Here is an amazing place on Oahu. Right after the rain, a thousand little waterfalls tumble down from the highlands. When I was here, there were record-level storms, which kept the waterfalls full and robust. The shooting conditions were really tough!

Waterfalls in the Jungle Highlands

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• Date Taken2012-03-04 20:22:11
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/750
• Aperture2.8
• ISO400
• Focal Length20.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

I was looking through my portfolio for a project and stumbled across this image which I don’t think I’ve ever shared on the blog. Somehow it slipped through the cracks! Speaking of projects, check back tomorrow for something new!

The Water Wall

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• Date Taken2012-03-02 23:11:53
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/125
• Aperture2.8
• ISO500
• Focal Length18.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

I actually forgot the name of this resort, but it had sort of a funny setup. There were three or four resorts right next door to one another and they all had the exact beach and bay layout. I would go on little jogs along the path the connected all the resorts and I would always get confused as to which resort was actually mine.

Cookie Cutter Resorts in Hawaii

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• Date Taken2018-01-25 18:13:15
• CameraFC220
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/125
• Aperture2.2
• ISO100
• Focal Length4.7 mm
• FlashNo flash function
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias-1

This was where we had a little family trip for a week in Hawaii. It was perfect for the whole family. Everyone loves the water for sure, so we were in it most of the time. This area was pretty cool because there were about four hotels together, each one with its own protected bay like this. They were all connected by a common path that I used every day to go for a jog and try to work off the pina coladas!

Sunset on Oahu

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• Date Taken2018-01-24 18:11:50
• CameraFC220
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/550
• Aperture2.2
• ISO100
• Focal Length4.7 mm
• FlashNo flash function
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias-1

This is a magical place — and it’s extra magical when it rains. There are only a few places in the world that have this kind of a feel, and this one in Oahu is one of the best. The other place I see this kind of crazy waterfall scene is in the south island of New Zealand around Milford Sound. The key to getting a good photo is to wait for a major rainstorm and they pray for an immediate stop! If there is sun, it is even better… but getting sun right after a major rainstorm is pretty rare.

The Waterfalls of the Lost World

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• Date Taken2012-03-02 23:11:53
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/125
• Aperture2.8
• ISO500
• Focal Length18.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

I didn’t actually get in this water, but I was imagining that this was exactly the same as my body temperature. It just kinda looks like that, doesn’t it?

I took this photo at the Disney resort on Oahu. I didn’t even stay here… just stopped by for a few hours with Tom to take photos! It’s very pretty there… certainly worth a visit.

Bathwater Warm Pool at Sunset

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• Date Taken2012-03-03 00:14:30
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time4
• Aperture5.6
• ISO200
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+1

The rugged coasts along Oahu make for some lay-up (as Tom calls them) photos. Everything is quite rugged and dramatic. But, even if it was not for the drama of the scene, I think this fisherman is extra-dramatic! I didn’t see anything actually caught, but I would think it would be some giant dramatic fish.

Fishing on Oahu

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• Date Taken2012-03-04 16:45:07
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture5.6
• ISO400
• Focal Length250.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1