The return.....

Yes as you already know (if you read the previous blogs) i returned to Kauai for a week, while it was still fun this trip was more oriented towards shooting more images for my portfolio. I spent a lot of time driving around looking for places to shoot, made some connections that will hopefully prove to be advantageous, shot some photos for the resort we were staying at and got a free week there (that one is thanks to dad and his never ending and amazing networking skills). On top of that i had a blast in the process, got to hang out with many local people, hung out with my buddy (and tattoo artist guru) Thad Nakao and i went scuba diving for the 1st time.........i think i might have found another expensive hobby....hahahahaha. So basically it all means i went to bed very late and got up early for some morning light........the latter part of that sentence didnt happen all to ofen but when i did it was extremely difficult. My wife was unable to join me on this trip, this proved to be much more difficult to endure than i had anticipated, so this time i got to go with my mom and dad. Had a nice time shooting with my dad at a botanical garden close by, he made a joke that i would probably only move 5 feet and find something cool to shoot for the next half hour.......i proved him dead wrong when i moved 20 feet and spent the next 45 minutes there. All in all it was a very productive trip, and as always it was very difficult to leave. Now im back and looking the mountain of editing that i have to finish square in the face........BRING IT!!!!

A little backwards....

ok so i know that i still havent posted any pictures from the week that Jen adn I were on Kauai, and i already went back to the island and am back. So this is going to be a little backwards as i have already posted pictures from my most recent trip there, but i still wanted to post the other ones. So basically jen and i were on Kauai for a week a little over a month ago, it was an amazing time. Rented a jeep to drive around the island and drove that thing around with the top down almost constantly, the funnest thing though was driving around and getting rained on with the top down. This was one of my goals while we were there, i know its not a very difficult to achieve since it rains all the time but still something fun to experience, plus i can now cross that off my list of things to do before i die. Snorkeled a ton, went i a short and very muddy hike, ate a mango that fell off of a tree and much much more. This time around we decided to explore more of the west side of the island which was awesome as it provides a different color palette than what we had captured before. Our week there was super relaxing and fun beyond words, as always our time came to a close and it was very hard to leave. I know i did a day by day breakdown for our week on the Big Island, and i was planning on doing that for this one too......but to be honest i just write to much and its just way to much work to do it that way. So this way works out a lot better, less reading for you and tons more photos. Enjoy!!

Back Home....

No not California but the beautiful island of Kauai. I feel more at home here then I do anywhere else, yes im sure everyone is thinking “of course you do, who wouldn’t want to live there” I think its more than that though, theres just something about this place that I really connect with. I feel it even more this trip as I have gotten to hang out an talk with some of the locals which has been a lot of fun. Every time that I come back I always get that great feeling as if im about to see a really close friend that you haven’t seen I n a long time, it just lifts your spirit. Despite all of the great things about being here there is a big down side to it, my lovely wife was not able to come with me this time. No I am not just saying that because it is the thing to say, but I genuinely miss her presence and all of the wity things that she says. Driving around just isn’t as fun without her here to share it, being by myself does afford me a benefit though as I get the opportunity to shoot until im tired basically. So that brings us to photos, these are all from the past 2 days, I know that usually I have a ton to post but this trip I have tried to be a lot more methodical about how I shoot. It has been really cool to really concentrate on the quality of the shots as opposed to trying to get as much as I possibly can. Hopefully that will come across clearly in the photos when you see them. So for now heres some photos for you to enjoy