Hawaii 07

Our annual trip to Hawaii was another great visit. As always, it was a lot of work for me but the off hours are always better there!

Flying over Waikiki on the way to Kona

Sunset at the Hilton Waikaloa

I want a hula lamp for my desk.
Polynesian Idols... Not great singers, but man they could ward away evil!
We were more impressed by the turtle than he was of us...
We just lava this place! (Sorry, couldn't resist)

Waimea Bay was breaking as we arrived on the North Shore. If you've never seen waves this big in person, it's an amazing sight.

Too rough at Pipeline.

Off to Turtle Bay... Our room view.
Beth makes a new friend at the annual draw party turtle race.
We try to tell Nancy George how to use my Canon Mark II. She did just fine.
Aaron from Maui Jim is in the background

I was working so hard, Beth needed a massage.

Christmas!

What's Chrismas without a red-nosed reindeer?

Just a little excited.

What girl doesn't love an Easy-Bake oven?

Noisy toys for boys!

...And trains

Driving Miss Daisy... er, Aunt Beth

I'm getting a cat scan.

Payden with Aunt Beth

Warm puppies rule.

All worn out and ready to go home!

Alabama holiday visit Pt I

We went to Alabama to spend Christmas with Beth's brother Mark and his family. Mark is a helicopter flight instructor, and he took us to see the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker. The museum has some really nice displays and the various dioramas added a nice touch to the hardware.

Fun with pets

Dogs and cats living in harmony!

Tigger lounges around waiting for dinner

Indigo is such a diva. She loves makeup!

Sultry kitty

Shelby on the other hand, thinks dressing up is torture.

What did I do to you?

Self portraits

Photographers all seem to have this thing with self-portraits... Even the animated ones!

If you haven't seen it yet, "What The Duck" is a hilarious (at least to photographers!) comic strip that hits home on a lot of issues we deal with in this profession.
Check it out: www.whattheduck.net

Photo shoot with Tim

Ben Van Hook came up to photograph Tim for Golf World and I was asked to help Ben find a location and shuttle Tim to the shoot. While ben and his crew set up, I took advantage of the early morning light at #17

Ben shoots the spread photo.

I stood in for the first Polaroids

Then on to the cover portraits.

More Polaroids... maybe I should use one for my TOUR credential!