Photos of the Week - December 30, 2011

There is not much to post about lately mainly because I got sick during the holidays. Nevertheless, I still managed to make it to the Big Island of Hawaii (actually got sick there) and take a series of not so great pictures which I have decided to include in this final wrap for 2011.

So here are a collection of Big Island photos from December 2011. Mostly of the Waimea and Honokaa areas with a few Hilo and Honolulu Airport photos thrown in.

Not doing a year end wrap as I did before. However if you like lists you can visit my Top 100 Hits of 2011 page. Coldplay's "Paradise" emerged as my most played and highly charted hit on Mel's Weekly Top 20 music charts which is also blogged here. Check it out and give the videos a spin.

Hopefully 2012 is a stellar year full of events and good picture opportunities. Happy New Year.

Best Photos of 2011


This photo from the late 1990s was my most popular photo on Flickr for 2011. It is of the QE2 docked at Honolulu Harbor.


Above is a slideshow of all Oahu / Honolulu images I published to Flickr in 2011. There are more than 700 pictures here. Enjoy.

Photos of the Week: To December 15, 2011.

Lunar Eclipse of December 10, 2011.



A total eclipse of the moon was visible in most parts of Hawaii not impacted by rainy and cloudy weather. This is the site that early risers were treated to when earth's shadow covered the surface of the full moon after the home planet travelled directly between the sun and moon.

More eclipse photos on my Flickr site.

Hawaiian Sunset and Rainbow



Sunset from Kaka'ako Waterfront Beach Park, Dec. 14, 2011.



This rainbow was also spotted from the park on December 14.

Mel's Flickr Website

Photo of the Week:Night Shot of McDonald's in Moilili

DSC00189 - This is a night shot of McDonald's in Moilili, located at 2121 South King Street in Honolulu, Hawaii. The reason I shot this is because the restaurant has a new facade up which replaces to old, traditional red one that's been there for years. Frankly I like the old face of McDonald's better than the "let's compete with Starbucks" look. Photo was taken on 12-3-2011 using a Sony Cybershot U30 point and shoot camera, hand held, no tripod. Below the EXIF data for this shot is a picture of what the place used to look like.

Dates

Taken onDecember 3, 2011 at 10.13pm GMT+10 (edit)
Posted to FlickrDecember 4, 2011 at 11.18AM GMT+10 (edit)

Exif data

CameraSony DSC-U30
Exposure0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length5 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashNo Flash
OrientationHorizontal (normal)
X-Resolution72 dpi
Y-Resolution72 dpi
SoftwareQuickTime 7.6.6
Date and Time (Modified)2011:12:04 11:15:12
Host ComputerMac OS X 10.6.8
YCbCr PositioningCo-sited
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
Date and Time (Original)2011:12:03 22:13:25
Date and Time (Digitized)2011:12:03 22:13:25
Compressed Bits Per Pixel2
Max Aperture Value2.8
Metering ModeCenter-weighted average
Light SourceUnknown
Color SpacesRGB
Custom RenderedNormal
Exposure ModeAuto
White BalanceAuto
Scene Capture TypeStandard
CompressionJPEG (old-style)
Viewing Conditions Illuminant TypeD50
Measurement ObserverCIE 1931
Measurement Flare0.999%
Measurement IlluminantD65

Here is the same McDonald's with the old facade.



Photo above was taken on July 24, 2011 using the same Sony Cybershot U30 camera.