Big Island

hawaii – big island, originally uploaded by rosemanios.

There was one time we parked our car and stood on the slope of Kīlauea volcano on Big Island, Hawai’i looked into the Pacific Ocean, and then my jaw just dropped. Yet another unbelievable magic show the nature has conducted, and it’s the most splendid sunset I’ve ever saw. This part of the island is the newest land on earth, it feels so lucky to be there.

Voigtlander Bessaflex TM + MC Mir 20M 3.5/20mm + Kodak E100SW.
Scanned by Minolta Scan Dual IV.

A Thousand Toriis

color of kyoto, originally uploaded by rosemanios.

The sheer devotion and belief has a mind blowing display here: In Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, thousands of toriis building towards the top of the mountain, dedicated by companies and individuals to the Inari, or fox god, whose in charge of food, wine and prosperity. The shrine is one of the less known treasures of Kyoto, and you can’t get a bad photo there.

China earthquake tolls 40,000+

A 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday in the Sichuan province of China and death toll has reached 40,000 and still climbing. The epicenter, Wenchuan county, is home to several hundreds of thousands of Tibetan and Chinese people. There’s still not a single word of communication from the area so far. The quake trembles as far as Beijing and Bangkok.

Here are some useful links for the relief efforts in China: here and here. 

Waikiki Beach

give me some sunshine!, originally uploaded by rosemanios.

I didn’t know that surfing was that hard, snowboarding is much more easier. After two days worth of struggling in the water I still couldn’t barely stand on the board. And that’s not my fault, as you can clearly see there’s not much of a wave at all! Anyway I still got my “Lifeguard North Shore” T-shirt and as far as I know that is all it takes to become a pro hawaiian surfer.

Sunrise at Yavapai

burning at yavapai point, originally uploaded by rosemanios.

In a chilling december morning, this is what I witnessed. You can’t actually describe or capture the moment unless you were there. Yavapai Point has well known as one of the best locations to shoot those famous rock especially at the beginning and the end of the day – and you can clearly see why. People swarmed into those small observatory decks, holding disposal cameras or super heavy tripods, and rumor has it that beneath those cliffs there are camera body/pieces worth of the entire B&H store.