Red House

Inside Out

Mill Building Interior

In 1996 the Ka’u Agribusiness sugar plantation and mill was not profitable. To remain viable they felt they had to cut labor costs. They offered the employees a 15% reduction in wages, and informed them if that was not accepted they should not show up for work on Monday. The plant was shut down on Tuesday.

Headquarters

The last producing sugar plantation and mill was in Pahala on the big island, about 50 miles from downtown Hilo.

Mill Building

Pahala, on the big island

Found Flower #2

This is a Bromeliad. Closely related to pineapples.

Found Flower

It is always good to carry a camera with you in your car. Mine is a Canon G3 a kinda clunky 4 mp but very rugged and the battery charge seems to last for ever. Slowly driving up the drive at the flower farm ( to avoid running over grand kids and cats) I spotted this flower growing right at the side of the driveway. It is an orchid, (they grow wild here) Epidendrum. Thanks Angelo for identifying it .

Kilauea Iki Crater

I shot a couple of rolls of Ilford Pan F Plus B&W ASA 50 with my 1954 vintage Rolleiflex TLR. I had it processed by San Miguel Photo Lab. They did a good job. Kilauea Iki Crater is about 3 miles across from where I am standing to the gap in the distance. The last eruption from this crater was in 1959. Rain was on its way.

Devastation Trail cont, cont, cont

Helen and Bob

Out shopping

View From The Cliff

Taken about 25 feet to the right of where I made the panorama.

Devastation Trail cont, cont

Devastation Trail cont

Red,White,Black

Devastation Trail

Devastation Trail is a real easy hike. My kind of hike. I got a few good shots, I will post some the next few days.

Panorama

I had a nice outing yesterday afternoon after the rain broke. Drove into the park and headed down Chain Of Craters Road. At the 2000 foot level there is a platform with tables, a good place to have lunch if it is not raining. It is always windy, always. I hooked my K100D to a light tripod and took a series of panorama shots just using the level on the tripod. Photoshop stitched 4 together sort of OK but I was able to fix the issues with the clone tool. I made it 6 x 18.5 inches. I know this small image doesn't show much but you get the idea. Click on it to see it bigger

Mesa Verde

Looking back

On The Way To Ouray

Heading north out of Durango Colorado

39 In Silverton

Los Pinos River

A natural trout stream in Colorado. Great for fly fishing

A Very Nice Italian Girl

Milestone

In The Pinetta

Pompey

Ostia Entrance

Ostia Antica

Shoshone Falls

Oil Transfer Print about 6 1/2 x 9 inches

Upper Boiling Pots Falls

Kallitype about 10 1/2 x 7 inches

Hilina Pali

This is a Kallitype version of a color image I posted some time ago. This is about 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches.

Resting

As we had the place to ourselves the last couple of days I had the opportunity to work in my dim room. This is my latest Kallitype. It is about 7 x 8 inches on white Rising Stonehenge

Columns

St.Peters

Swiss Guards

Vatican City

Pratica di Mare

Warehouses

The port city Ostia consisted mostly of warehouses for storing the goods (grain, oil, wine, etc) waiting to be transported up the Via Ostiense to Rome.

Ostia Mosaics

Ostia Antica, Rome Italy

Volcano Cedar Cottage

Easter Kids

From left to right, Adrian, Clara, Louisa, Julia, James.

Emile Danielson

Room interior photographs by Emile Danielson. Emile Danielson 1899-1965 was a very well known photographer working in the New York City area in the 1930’s. Besides being a fine art photographer she made her living as a commercial photographer. She worked for several of the major furniture stores and department stores in the New York area and was commissioned to photograph the interiors of famous homes for magazines similar to Home Beautiful. These are 8x10 photographs on silver gelatin paper I would guess done with a view camera. I have a large collection of these. I will be selling a few on ebay.

Phantom Cruise Ship

The Cruise Ship Miracle. The previous night from when this photograph was taken the bay was empty. In the distance we could see and hear the brightly lighted “party barge” Folks dancing, singing, eating having a wonderful time. But the rest of the bay was dark and empty. The next morning I got up early and looked out on the bay and what to my wondering eyes should appear? A cruise ship, just sitting there, bright white against the dark water. Where did it come from? How did it get there? Later in the afternoon, after I awoke from my nap, it was gone. Not a trace. Very strange.

A Big Banyan

Kailua-Kona. On my early morning walk to the Hula Bean to get a cup of Kona coffee.

Painted Church Crypt

Waiting in certain hope. Happy Easter

Scandinavians Need Not Worry

Yes you can get the real deal Scandinavian Shaved Ice right here in Kailua-Kona. That will take a load off your mind.

Cruise Ships At Kailua-Kona

A view from the balcony of our hotel room.

Painted Church Altar

Carl see the posts. The painting on the back wall makes the church look much bigger than it is. The altar is the back wall of the church. There is a name for that kind of painting technique but I can't remember it right now.

A closer view


Looking out at the entrance

Painted Church Interior (cont)

Painted Church Interior (cont)

The Temptation Of Jesus. I had a hard time getting these shots framed square as there are posts in front of every painting so I had to kind of shoot around them.

Painted Church Interior

The Painted Church

Exterior shot