How's about some "macros"...
It was a fun and got to see alot of neat stuff thanks everyone. We enjoyed ouselves! :cool:

More Macro shots...

I shot a total of 277 pics here's the last for now...

Sorry out of the loop so to speak....Hey those are some gorgeous pics...very nice color and very clear....I wish I could've joined all you peeps but I am sure there will be other trips....I only got a digi cam <---not worthy lol...

Those are some great photos. I only wish I was the one behind the camera.

Those are awesome, they are the type of pics that I enjoy taking. Are most of those flowers seasonal ?

thanks for the pics! very nice. did you guys walk over to the beach afterwards? if so, any ocean shots? any macros of some bikinis?!?!? :razz:

Those are some killer pic's, Naluboy! I don't have macro capability, so I guess I'll take up landscape duties. :D

A few more...

K-Dogg you just proved that you don't need a fancy camera... Those rainbow shots are awesome! I always wanted to capture a rainbow on camera. Just goes to prove its not the camera but the camera operator. Good job K-Dogg! :cool:

Here's some pics I took with my point & shoot camera, it ain't professional but I had a blast ~ more so since this was my first trip to Waimea Falls. Thanks everyone who attended! :)

More pics of our awesome field trip!

Okay, last two pics!

K-Dogg enjoying some Hawaiian games...

Where is the Element !:sad:

Good friends + good pictures = a lot of fun.
Here's my contribution. Unfortunately, did not get any E pics since it was raining when we were in the parking lot.

Great pics! I love Hawaii, the islands are a true national treasure.

More pictures. Took a trip into town to take pictures of the King Kamehameha Statue decked with lei for the King Kamehameha Day holiday on Monday, June 11th. Seems as though K-Dogg also took some side trips afterwards.

Where is the Element !:sad:

They were in the parking lot. I know I didn't take any pics of them. Not sure if anyone else did? I didn't even wash ours. Kind of good though because it rained often and ground was a bit wet and in some places muddy. :cool:

Looks like you guys had a lot of fun, I wish I was there, but I had to take my wife to the Kamehameha Parade. Those photos are great:)

Hey Turbo,
Guess we kinda had the same idea! I took a drive downtown early this AM to get some pic's of the statue... :D

Here are some of the Palace Grounds across the street.

Hey Turbo,
Guess we kinda had the same idea! I took a drive downtown early this AM to get some pic's of the statue... :D
Nice Pics as usual, K-Dogg. I'm sensing your next mod may be a camera! Hahaha! Catching the fever. Nah, but your pics are outstanding with your current one. Of course when Nalu, Jun or Aching decide to upgrade......hmmmmmm........:D
I put up a webpage for some of my pics from the meet (er I mean shoot) to show my friends so they can give me C&C.
http://www.hawaiitechnology.com/HEOC_WaimeaFalls.html

Nice pics K-Dogg and Jun! Hey Jun kind of looks like you have a parade theme going on, nice colors and nice angles for the Kamehameha Day parade pics good job. K-Dogg, what can I say, when you're naturally talented like you are who needs a fancy slr camera. :cool:

Hokugirl's pics are outstanding. Another naturally talented photographer.

Thanks Turbo. ain't to your level of photo expertise ~ but am truly enjoying myself. Naluboy said if I (we) get him the 5D, he'll let me use the 30D?!? He so sly... Anyway, hope to go on a E night cruise & photo shoot soon:)

Hokugirl's pics are outstanding. Another naturally talented photographer.
Agreed!

Thanks Turbo. ain't to your level of photo expertise ~ but am truly enjoying myself. Naluboy said if I (we) get him the 5D, he'll let me use the 30D?!? He so sly... Anyway, hope to go on a E night cruise & photo shoot soon :-)

Uh oh... I sense another "shutter junkie" on the horizon :-P Two in the same family could be abunai!

It's great! Just means more gear to play with... :razz:

sorry it took so long, but here are some of our pics from Waimea.

sorry it took so long, but here are some of our pics from Waimea.

Where are the pics of the wahines??????????

here are a few more

Cool pics aching I like the one where you can see the suns rays coming through the canopy of trees very nice... 8)

i wish i could take the credit for that one, but it was kristi. just goes to show you it's not the equipment, it's the operator. by the way, those pictures were not altered in any way except to resize for the website.

Where are the pics of the wahines??????????
Believe it or not, I'm working on those and some other pictures you and SpeedyToasterDave might like. Stay tuned. It's taking me longer than expected cause I've been a little busy. Maybe I can convince the HEOC to have a beach run and photo shoot.

Great pics peeps....hey you think it's possible to take nice close-up pics like that with just a basic digi ?? Well I am hoping to get some tips how to take nice pics on our next meet...Speaking of..which..I know we have a bike run and I guess once we figure the date we can plan our next cruize...Hey is there any nice places windward side? Anyways I will post new thread..cool

Whadda ya know... I guess it pays to read the owner's manual every now and then. I discovered that my camera has a macro mode.

HokuGirl & Kristi, have a closer look at your cams. You may have macro capability too... Here are a few shots I took yesterday from around the neighborhood.

Believe it or not, I'm working on those and some other pictures you and SpeedyToasterDave might like. Stay tuned. It's taking me longer than expected cause I've been a little busy. Maybe I can convince the HEOC to have a beach run and photo shoot.

If you're going to shoot photos of wahines in bikinis, better have some model friends like Tanega, or show up at the beach armed with a 500 or 1,000mm telephoto...

Lest you have sand and a few choice words hurled your way... You might be called sukebe, or worse. :rolleyes:

Believe it or not, I'm working on those and some other pictures you and SpeedyToasterDave might like. Stay tuned. It's taking me longer than expected cause I've been a little busy. Maybe I can convince the HEOC to have a beach run and photo shoot.

We knew that we could count on you, Turbo!!!!!!

Whadda ya know... I guess it pays to read the owner's manual every now and then. I discovered that my camera has a macro mode.

HokuGirl & Kristi, have a closer look at your cams. You may have macro capability too... Here are a few shots I took yesterday from around the neighborhood.


K-Dogg whatta you know it does have a macro feature wow gotta try it out now. I was wondering what all the other features were but never stopped to read the manual :???: Thanks K-Dogg. BTW super nice macro pics... :cool:

We took a half Island cruise on monday and here are a few pics (trying out the new equip.) :cool:

I sent this thread to my photography teacher and this is his reply:

Hi Milton: Thanks a lot. Pretty great stuff.Looks like
the Elements Club got some pretty good shooters. ED

"Lest you have sand and a few choice words hurled your way... You might be called sukebe, or worse. "

oh. I thought that's why Nalu bought the 100-400 lens. :lol: :lol: Just Kidding... although it has occurred to me to borrow it for "special missions" especially after I saw what it can do in paparazzi mode. Nice pic of you K-Dogg.8-)

Damn Nalu,
Those pics are beautiful!!

Whadda ya know... I guess it pays to read the owner's manual every now and then. I discovered that my camera has a macro mode.

HokuGirl & Kristi, have a closer look at your cams. You may have macro capability too... Here are a few shots I took yesterday from around the neighborhood.

Thanx K-Dogg for the 411 on macro capability! Naluboy says my point & shoot has the capability, so I guess I'll have to learn it. By the look of your pics you already have it mastered! Your pics look even more awesome!:cool:

I am a noob to this photo deal...what is Macro?? Anybody??

I am a noob to this photo deal...what is Macro?? Anybody??

I think 'macro' is a general reference to close-up photography. Depending on the lens used, macro is usually shot 1:1, meaning the image on the film is the same size as the object being photographed.

If the photographer wants to achieve closer detail, say the structure of sand grains or the eye of an insect, macro can be shot at 5:1 or higher, but focusing becomes an issue.

Somebody correct me if I'm mistaken; Turbo, Nalu, Jun-G, Tanega, Aching, Green-exp? You guys are the lens gurus! I bow to you all! :smile:

I think 'macro' is a general reference to close-up photography. Depending on the lens used, macro is usually shot 1:1, meaning the image on the film is the same size as the object being photographed.

If the photographer wants to achieve closer detail, say the structure of sand grains or the eye of an insect, macro can be shot at 5:1 or higher, but focusing becomes an issue.

Somebody correct me if I'm mistaken; Turbo, Nalu, Jun-G, Tanega, Aching, Green-exp? You guys are the lens gurus! I bow to you all! :smile:

i'm definitely no lens guru but you're right. and you can read more about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography

these days, any half way decent digital camera will have a macro option/capability and the symbol is usually something like this:
http://blogs.news.com.au/images/uploads/ps_macro_setting2.jpg

and here are some sample images:
http://images.google.com/images?q=macro&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&safe=off&sa=G&imgsz=xxlarge

pretty cool!

these days, any half way decent digital camera will have a macro option/capability and the symbol is usually something like this:

Yes the infamous "flower" icon; gotta love it! :cool:

hey guys most of all camera and even point and shoot have a macro feature its that flower icon heheheheh. its one of the very usefull and fun mode to use....:D

here are some pix of the beach today , not the greatest pix

heres more, l walked around during lunch today and took those pictures

heres more, l walked around during lunch today and took those pictures

So did you get anything to eat?:D

heres more, l walked around during lunch today and took those pictures

now that's what i'm talking about!!!

here are some pix of the beach today , not the greatest pix
Hey Jun-G, thanks. I think that's exactly what Dparrothead1 and SpeedyToasterDave were looking for.

Great picks Jun!!!!!! Did you get any sand kicked on you?????