I returned to Dumps after more than a year to find a wonderful surprise, two very unusual Saddleback Butterflyfish. While found in large numbers in other islands it is very rare here in Maui, what makes them even more beautiful. Enjoy the gallery.
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Volvi a Dumps luego de mas de un año para encontrarme con una sorpresa maravillosa, dos muy inusuales Saddleback Butterflyfish. Aunque forman grupos bastante grandes en otras islas, aqui en Maui son muy raros de ver lo que los hace mas hermosos todavia. Disfruten la galeria.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU ALL for your friendship, company and support and wish you a very happy holidays and prosper new year.
2008 has gone by faster than ever and 2009 is knocking at the door already. It’s been a good year for me, with lots of accomplishments, this website one of them.
I expect to be sharing more of my photography and writings in the time to come. Feel free to subscribe to my site to be notified of new posts, your personal information is secured and you can choose which post categories you are interested, diving, tango, photography, etc. You will always be able to modify or delete your subscription. Simply submit your email to the box on the upper right side of this web page or follow this link …
I have also implemented an on-line ordering service where you can purchase my images in many different forms, from prints and framed pictures to coffee mugs and t-shirts. Check it out here !
To my Tango friends, it is an honor for me to see your passion and appreciation towards this part of my culture, and a real pleasure to dance with you every week. As a Christmas present to you I have made the photos of the last Tango Amor show available to purchase at cost until January 1st 2009. To visit the gallery simply click on the image below, enjoy !
Those of you flying to or from Maui these days don’t miss the chance to see the photo exhibition of the Maui Camera Club at the Kahului Airport where you can find four of my images, you can also see them on-line selecting the picture below,
Last but not least, to my Kayaking friends, what can I say that I haven’t said yet. Thank you for making one of my dreams possible. Sea Kayaking is a life long passion and creating a space of communication, integration and friendship was an ambitious goal for me back in 2000 when I created the Kayak Argentina mailing list following a dream and a vision that started a few years before. This year, 8 years later, with 565 members and counting, you gave me the most wonderful present, thank you all !!!
So cheers !!! And all my best to you !!!
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Solo queria decir GRACIAS A TODOS por su amistad, compania y respaldo, y desearles unas muy felices fiestas y prospero año nuevo.
2008 se ha ido mas rapido que nunca y el 2009 ya esta golpeando a la puerta. Ha sido un buen año para mi, con muchos logros, este website uno de ellos.
Espero compartir mas de mi fotografia y mis escritos en los tiempos veñideros por lo que los invito a suscribirse a mi web-site para ser notificados de nuevos mensajes. Su informacion personal estara segura y podran elegir que categorias de temas les interesan, como buceo, tango, fotografia, etc. Siempre podran modificar o borrar su suscripcion. Simplemente submitan su email en la casilla sobre el margen superior derecho de esta pagina o sigan este enlace …
Tambien he implementado un servicio de compras on-line con el que pueden adquirir mis imagenes en diferentes formas, desde fotos impresas y cuadros hasta jarros de cafe y remeras. Visitenlo aqui !
Para mis amigos tangueros, es un honor para mi ver su pasion y aprecio por esta parte de mi cultura, y un verdadero placer bailar con uds cada semana. Como regalito de navidad he puesto a disposicion las fotos del ultimo show Tango Amor que pueden adquirir a precio de costo hasta el primero de Enero del 2009. Para visitar la galeria simplemente seleccionen la foto siguiente, que la disfruten !
Quienes esten volando desde o hacia Maui en estos dias, no dejen de visitar la exposicion fotografica del Maui Camera Club en el aeropuerto de Kahului, donde encontraran cuatro imagenes mias. Tambien pueden verlas on-line seleccionando la siguiente foto,
Por ultimo y sin ser menos, para mis amigos kayakistas, que puedo decir que no haya dicho ya. Gracias por haber concretado uno de mis sueños. El Kayakismo es una pasion toda mi vida y crear un espacio de comunicacion, integracion y amistad para los kayakistas argentinos fue un objetivo ambicioso para mi alla por el año 2000 cuando cree la lista de correos Kayak Argentina siguiendo un sueño iniciado unos años antes. Hoy, 8 años mas tarde, con 565 miembros y contando, me acaban de hacer el regalo mas maravilloso, gracias a todos !!!
Asi que Salud !!! Y mis mejores deseos para todos !!!!
A few weeks ago I was part of a Maui Camera Club outing where we had the chance to participate and photorgraph the magnificent work the people of the Auwahi Dry Forest Reserve Reforestation Project are doing.
It is absolutely unreal. The Auwahi Dry Forest is one of Hawai’i's most endangered areas. A very limited staff and a generous group of volunteers have been joining efforts and working hard to recreate this dying paradise, and they are succeeding !!!
The last few surviving trees were not giving seeds so there was no new generations coming. The cycle of life was interrupted. The whole ecosystem had to be recreated, from its very foundation, the soil. They seed grass that later turns into soil rich of nutrients. They remove all invasive species, animals are kept outside by a fence. And finally native plants and trees are planted. Then Nature takes care of the rest.
Hace unas semanas atras junto al Maui Camera Club tuvimos la oportunidad de particpar y fotografiar el magnifico trabajo que el grupo del Proyecto de Reforestacion de la Reserva de Bosque Seco de Auwahi esta llegando a cabo.
Parece irreal. El Bosque Seco de Auwahi es una de las areas en mayor riesgo de extincion de las islas. Un personal muy reducido y un generoso numero de voluntarios han unido esfuerzos para recrear este paraiso perdido, y estan triunfando !
Los ultimos arboles sobrevivientes no daban retoños por lo que no habia nuevas generaciones. El ciclo de vida se habia roto. El ecosistema completo debio ser recreado, desde su misma base, el suelo. Ellos siembran pasto que se convertira en un suelo rico en nutrientes. Remueven las especies invasivas y mantienen los animales fuera del area protegida por un cerco. Finalmente plantan especies autoctonas de plantas y arboles. La naturaleza se ocupa del resto.
Hagan una visita virtual a la reserva visitando las fotos.
Muchisimas gracias a Diana, Erica, Keahi, Luke, Ka’ai, Fernando, Ainoa, Alesa, y Andrea por tan buen trabajo y tan lindo ejemplo.
Y ya que estamos, plantar un arbol con tus propias manos es toda una experiencia en si misma.
As a member of the Maui Camera Club I have been invited to show some of my work in an exhibition that will be held in the halls of the Kahului Airport from December to March. The theme is Water.
For this purpose I prepared four high quality pieces that are available as fine art and ready to print in any size and surface of your choice, including the large 20×30 and canvas, with the excellent archival quality MPIX is known to offer.
The first one from the left is an underwater panorama of the Saint Anthony shipwreck composed out of two separate images digitally merged. Three images of divers alone in the immensity and desolation of the depths complete the scene adding a sense of risk, adventure, exploration and discovery. The color has been post processed to add a feeling of mistery, latent danger, awareness. The title is “Deeper Feelings”. I recommend the choice of metalic paper for this image.
The second is called “Mistic Forest” and was taken at the Poli Poli Forest Reserve. This dense and fantastic forest sits up on the sides of the Haleakala right at the same altitude clouds are. They cover the forest in a mist of magic where fairies are known to come out and play.
The third image is called “Purify …” and is an abstract captured from a large and old chain that after being submerged in the water for several decades has developed a thick growth of colorful corals and sponges. Water as a source of life washing off the toxins and providing the nutrients necessary for life to succeed. The sun is also present through bright reflections reminding us he is the power making everything possible.
The last one is “Endangered Eyes”. What can I say that hasn’t been said already. Just save something and stop making damage. That’s all it takes from each of us. Water is life and home for others too. Stop polluting it. These eyes are desperate, their days are counted and they know it.
I hope you enjoy them, and if you happen to travel in the following months, don’t miss this exhibit with some of the best images of Maui’s most talented photographers.
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Como miembro del Maui Camera Club fui invitado a exponer parte de mi trabajo en una exhibicion que tendra lugar en las galerias del aeropuerto de Kahului entre los meses de Diciembre y Enero. La tematica es Agua.
Para esto he preparado cuatro piezas de alta calidad que estan disponibles para imprimir en cualquier tamaño y superficie de su preferencia, incluso 20×30 pulgadas y tela, con la excelente calidad de archivo que MPIX sabe ofrecer.
La primer imagen desde la izquierda es una panoramica del naufragio del Saint Anthony, creada a partir de dos fotos independientes que fueron fusionadas. Otras tres imagenes de buzos solos en la inmensidad y la desolacion de las profundidades completan la escena dando una sensacion de riesgo, aventura, exploracion y descubrimiento. El color ha sido manipulado para agregar aires de misterio, peligro latente, estado de alerta. El titulo es “Sentimientos Profundos”. Recomiendo la eleccion de papel metalico para esta imagen.
La segunda el llamada “Bosque Mistico” y fue tomada en la reserva forestal de Poli Poli. Este bosque denso y fantastico esta hubicado alto en las laderas del Haleakala a la misma altitud de las nubes. Estas lo cubren en una niebla de magia donde duendes y hadas salen a jugar.
La tercera es llamada “Purifica … ” y es un abstracto capturado de una vieja y grande cadena, que tras haber estado submergida por decadas, ha desarrollado crecimientos de coloridas esponjas y corales. El agua como fuente de vida lavando toxinas y proveyendo los nutrientes necesarios para que la vida se desarrolle. El sol tambien se hace presente a travez de brillantes reflejos que nos recuerdan que el es el poder que hace que todo sea posible.
La cuarta se titula “Ojos en Peligro”. Que puedo decir que no haya sido dicho ya. Tan solo salva algo y deja de hacer daño. Es lo unico que hace falta de cada uno de nosotros. El agua es vida y hogar para otros tambien. Debemos dejar de contaminarla. Estos ojos estan desesperados, sus dias estan contados y lo saben.
Espero las disfruten, y si de repente viajan en los proximos meses no dejen de visitar esta exhibicion con algunas de las mejores obras de los fotografos mas talentosos de Maui.
I haven’t been here in over a year. I didn’t have a plan, as usual, but Robin tempted me right away suggesting to go beyond the Halimeda fields in search for some coral outcrops isolated along the extense sandy bottom. This means a long swim far out and into the deep, my kind of girl !
Several minutes later and 90 feet deep we found an incredible rock full of life where we encountered some of Hawai’i's most wanted. Click on the image to see the the album. Enjoy !
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Buen buceo en Airport Beach
No habia ido en mas de un año. Como es mi costumbre no tenia ningun plan, pero Robin me tento sugiriendome que fueramos mas alla de los campos de Halimeda en busca de alguna formacion de coral que suelen aparecer aisladas en medio del extenso fondo de arena. Esto significa nadar bien lejos hacia las profundidades, mi clase de chica !
Varios minutos despues y a 30 metros de profundidad encontramos una increible roca llena de vida donde encontramos algunos de los mas buscados en Hawaii. Selecciona la imagen para ver el album. Que lo disfrutes!
It was a fun dive heading out into the open sandy bottom and the fields of Halimeda. I had to fight a very strong current that forced me to swimm constantly in order to keep my position. I don’t like holding onto anything, NO TOUCH ! So it was very hard to take a steady shot. Several interesting encounters though:
A Wirecoral Goby sitting on top of a metal rod that he chose for home.
A giant Horned Helmet the size of my head resting and guarding her eggs.
And a Wingless Box Crab taken by surprise while paying a quick visit to a big Leopard Cone. As soon as he saw me he did what he does better, dive into the sand !
Click on the photo above or HERE to see the album.
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Fue buceo divertido adentrandome en el fondo abierto de arena y los campos de Halimeda. Tuve que luchar muy duro contra la corriente que me forzaba a nadar constantemente para mantener mi posicion. No me gusta sujetarme de nada, NO TOCAR ! Asi que fue muy dificil poder estabilizarme para sacar las fotos. De todos modos tuve algunos encuentros interesantes:
Un Wirecoral Goby sentado en la punta de una vara metalica que el eligio como su hogar.
Un Horned Helmet del tamaño de mi cabeza, descansando y montando guardia junto a sus huevos.
Y un Wingless Box Crab que sorprendi mientras visitaba al Leopard Cone. Tan pronto como me vio hizo lo que mejor sabe hacer, zambullirse en la arena !
Selecciona la foto the arriba o AQUI para ver el album de fotos.
Last Saturday, October 18th, the “Isle of Maui Pipe Band” commemorated the memory of one of Hawai’i's most revered royals with the first Princess Ka’iulani Festival at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, Keokea, Maui. This inaugural festival included exhibits and events by local groups and historians, representative of the Princesses’ bi-cultural heritage.
The Crown Princess Victoria Kawekui Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka’iulani Cleghorn was revered by the Hawaiian people as a symbol of hope, an heir-apparent who embraced cultural diversity and encouraged the unity of cultures. Born on the sixteenth of October, 1875 on the island of O’ahu, Princess Ka’iulani was the only child of a Scotsman, Archibald Scott Cleghorn and Princess Miriam Likelike. She inherited her royal lineage from her mother, the youngest sister of His Magesty King David La’amea Kalakua and was later named heir to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom by her aunt, the reigning Queen Lili’uokalani.
The Hawai’i State Senate, represented by Senator J.Kalani English, has honored the efforts of the Isle of Maui Pipe Band in presenting this historic festival to the residents of Maui. The festival provided an opportunity to commemorate the life of the beloved Princess, celebrate Hawai’i's unique ethnic diversity, and promote cultural harmony throughout the Maui community.
It was a very refreshing day with lots of fun inmersed in the most friendly athmosphere and great performances by:
Isle of Maui Pipe Band
Lisa Gomes and Peter Della Croce
Hula dancers of Halau Hula Wehiwehi O Leilehua
The incredible Princess Ka’iulani Fashion Show with the amazing historical review of the fashion in Hawai’i through an extraordinary collection of gawns
Richard Ho’opi’i
Tropical Harps
It was an excellent photographic oportunity in really challenging conditions but I am really happy with the results. As a show of appreciation to this wonderful community, I made all the images (Small size, low resolution) accessible for free HERE
The best selection is also available to order prints on-line HERE.
The organizers, models and performers might also be eligible to receive any high resolution image free of charge, simply contact me in private identifying yourself and how do you plan to use the image.
You will find more information about Princess Ka’iulani here and watching video below.
Big Mahalos to the Scottish community of maui for such a wonderful experience so full of love and aloha. Looking forward for the next edition.
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