Jai's HONOLULU, Hawai'i photothread: ...showing off the Jewel of the Pacific! - Page 3

mglouis85 · June 9th, 2008, 10:41 PM

very very nice pictures , i loved it , Honolulu looks great , thnx for sharing...

LeMoN-SK · June 9th, 2008, 11:31 PM

Incredible...

mglouis85 · June 10th, 2008, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jai

Hi guys, here's a long-promised update:

USS Arizona memorial

Cheers,
Jai

man this picture should go on the urban photo contest..beautiful...

Shezan · June 10th, 2008, 05:27 AM

lovely place!

BarbaricManchurian · June 10th, 2008, 09:01 PM

Pure beauty. This city is so underrated, it has one of the most stunning skylines anywhere, yet no ones heard of it! Great HDR, Jai!

DML2 · June 11th, 2008, 11:09 AM

Too bad that Test Drive Unlimited on Xbox is the closest I've gotten to Hawaii. Oh well, one day

Jai · June 14th, 2008, 01:49 AM

Thanks for the nice comments guys

Quote:

Originally Posted by DML2

Too bad that Test Drive Unlimited on Xbox is the closest I've gotten to Hawaii. Oh well, one day

Dude, its friggin creepy to crash into your friends house on Xbox

sdiep1337 · July 19th, 2008, 05:55 AM

Anymore new pics, Jai? I love this thread and it just makes me yearn to go back already (went this past January).

Jai · July 20th, 2008, 12:59 AM

Thanks guys, here're a couple more

I'll start posting new pictures in a bit higher resolution than the previous ones

Jai · August 13th, 2008, 10:54 AM

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Jai · August 28th, 2008, 12:28 PM

Here's another update

Bird!

Windward coast, Kaneohe bay

Note 'interstate' highway H-3, the most scenic highway in America

Ko'olau Range

Leeward coast, I finally took my camera to the beach with me

The beaches on this side are the best to run on at night, since you get the coolest sunsets

All pics taken in the last couple days

Cheers,

Jai

Mahratta · August 28th, 2008, 04:36 PM

Jai - my God man, these are brilliant! Great use of the HDR technique as well - you're a pro!
I'm sure I've asked this before, but what camera are you using?

Hawaii has some fantastic skies, and you capture every bit of their essence and show them off brilliantly

Jai · August 30th, 2008, 08:50 PM

Thanks bro.. I use a Pentax K10D

Inconfidente · August 31st, 2008, 01:54 PM

Honolulu has the perfect combination between tropical weather and economic development. The result is an urban paradise! I liked the historical comments too!
Thanks por sharing these photos with us, Jai!

Jai · September 21st, 2008, 02:45 PM

Here's another update

Windward side!

Beach!

Ala Moana!

Waikiki skyline from Magic Island

[cont'd below cause the pano stretched the text formatting...]

Jai · September 21st, 2008, 02:46 PM

[...cont'd!]

So I met some chicks vacationing from Australia last week and me and my friends took them on a tour of Honolulu. Cause I had to go to work, only accompanied them to the scenic Nu'uanu Pali overlook and the site of the Old Pali Highway.

Old Pali Highway, now mostly overgrown

Looking toward Kane'ohe town

Looking toward Kapa'a Quarry and Marine Corps Base Hawaii

A view of the new and old Pali highway

One of the cuts in the peaks that the old highway straddles. Last time I was here, that little trickle was a raging torrent that engulfed the highway

Another new Pali Highway moneyshot. The rain can be seen starting to come over the Ko'olau range and highway H-3

Looking back toward the Nu'uanu Pali Tunnels of the new Pali Highway

The rain really started coming down at this point and I had to stow my camera for the rest of the hike. We ended up going down up under the new highway and followed the old Pali alignment and up the steps to the Likelike. By this point our Australian companions were pretty wet and miserable, so we didn't go further

Cheers,
Jai

India101 · September 22nd, 2008, 12:12 PM

wow!Great pics Jai

***Taller, Better*** · September 22nd, 2008, 05:00 PM

It really is a Paradise, isn't it? I'd love to visit it some day, but it is a very, very long flight from where I live.

***christos-greece*** · September 22nd, 2008, 05:51 PM

Great pics - real paradise

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jai

Here's another update

Bird!

Cute

Jai · October 14th, 2008, 06:43 PM

I was visiting my friend in Makakilo over the weekend. Managed to take some snaps of the sunrise over Honolulu...

Sunrise over distant Honolulu... note the destroyer steaming into Pearl Harbor. Sorry about the graniness... didn't have a tripod so I had to lean very still against a tree. I do like how the colors turned out from the exposure, though!

A view of the beautiful town of Kapolei, Oahu's 'Second City', from Pu'u Makakilo

A morning rainstorm coming over the Pali (range.) The towers you see are of Aiea, roughly equidistant between Kapolei/Makakilo on the southwest part of Oahu, and Honolulu on the southeast. The water is the west loch of Pearl Harbor

More pics to come later today or tomorrow

-Jai

June 9th, 2008, 11:31 PM	#42
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July 20th, 2008, 12:59 AM	#49
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,855 Likes (Received): 11	Thanks guys, here're a couple more I'll start posting new pictures in a bit higher resolution than the previous ones Last edited by Jai; July 20th, 2008 at 01:04 AM.

August 13th, 2008, 10:54 AM	#50
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mglouis85 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toulouse Posts: 228 Likes (Received): 0	very very nice pictures , i loved it , Honolulu looks great , thnx for sharing...

June 10th, 2008, 05:27 AM	#44
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July 19th, 2008, 05:55 AM	#48
sdiep1337 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Anymore new pics, Jai? I love this thread and it just makes me yearn to go back already (went this past January).

August 28th, 2008, 12:28 PM	#51
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,855 Likes (Received): 11	Here's another update Bird! Windward coast, Kaneohe bay Note 'interstate' highway H-3, the most scenic highway in America Ko'olau Range Leeward coast, I finally took my camera to the beach with me The beaches on this side are the best to run on at night, since you get the coolest sunsets All pics taken in the last couple days Cheers, Jai Last edited by Jai; August 28th, 2008 at 12:41 PM.

August 28th, 2008, 04:36 PM	#52
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Jai - my God man, these are brilliant! Great use of the HDR technique as well - you're a pro! I'm sure I've asked this before, but what camera are you using? Hawaii has some fantastic skies, and you capture every bit of their essence and show them off brilliantly __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

August 30th, 2008, 08:50 PM	#53
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,855 Likes (Received): 11	Thanks bro.. I use a Pentax K10D

August 31st, 2008, 01:54 PM	#54
Inconfidente Farewell Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belo Horizonte Posts: 10,384 Likes (Received): 2	Honolulu has the perfect combination between tropical weather and economic development. The result is an urban paradise! I liked the historical comments too! Thanks por sharing these photos with us, Jai!

September 21st, 2008, 02:45 PM	#55
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,855 Likes (Received): 11	Here's another update Windward side! Beach! Ala Moana! Waikiki skyline from Magic Island [cont'd below cause the pano stretched the text formatting...]

September 21st, 2008, 02:46 PM	#56
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,855 Likes (Received): 11	[...cont'd!] So I met some chicks vacationing from Australia last week and me and my friends took them on a tour of Honolulu. Cause I had to go to work, only accompanied them to the scenic Nu'uanu Pali overlook and the site of the Old Pali Highway. Old Pali Highway, now mostly overgrown Looking toward Kane'ohe town Looking toward Kapa'a Quarry and Marine Corps Base Hawaii A view of the new and old Pali highway One of the cuts in the peaks that the old highway straddles. Last time I was here, that little trickle was a raging torrent that engulfed the highway Another new Pali Highway moneyshot. The rain can be seen starting to come over the Ko'olau range and highway H-3 Looking back toward the Nu'uanu Pali Tunnels of the new Pali Highway The rain really started coming down at this point and I had to stow my camera for the rest of the hike. We ended up going down up under the new highway and followed the old Pali alignment and up the steps to the Likelike. By this point our Australian companions were pretty wet and miserable, so we didn't go further Cheers, Jai

September 22nd, 2008, 12:12 PM	#57
India101 . Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney ~ Mumbai Posts: 9,639 Likes (Received): 436	wow!Great pics Jai

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October 14th, 2008, 06:43 PM	#60
Jai ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Haleiwa, Oahu, HI :. Waianae, Oahu, HI :. DETROIT, MI Posts: 3,855 Likes (Received): 11	I was visiting my friend in Makakilo over the weekend. Managed to take some snaps of the sunrise over Honolulu... Sunrise over distant Honolulu... note the destroyer steaming into Pearl Harbor. Sorry about the graniness... didn't have a tripod so I had to lean very still against a tree. I do like how the colors turned out from the exposure, though! A view of the beautiful town of Kapolei, Oahu's 'Second City', from Pu'u Makakilo A morning rainstorm coming over the Pali (range.) The towers you see are of Aiea, roughly equidistant between Kapolei/Makakilo on the southwest part of Oahu, and Honolulu on the southeast. The water is the west loch of Pearl Harbor More pics to come later today or tomorrow -Jai Last edited by Jai; October 14th, 2008 at 08:14 PM.

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