Last of the Stone Monolith

Well, another day of rain. Been raining everyday now, which means can't get out and take photos. Wanted to hike to a waterfall over the weekend but it was just too rainy to even try. Instead checked out the museum here. It was actually better than I thought it would be, although photos were not allowed inside. So, I decided to post this photo I took the prior week. So far still loving Palau. The people are friendly and all I need to do now is to find a boat and I will be set. Hopefully will find something soon. There are so many opportunities here if you have a boat and it is almost mandatory.

Bai

Well, went to take photos of birds so brought my 100-400 lens. Ended up raining and the place I was going was muddy. Instead, decided to find the oldest Bai in Palau, which is more than 200 years old. With my long lense I could not capture the whole bai, so focused on the images on the roof. I was lucky enough to have a Palauan man whose family was helping take care of the bai give me a tour. for the life of me I can't remember his name right now. But, he gave me the history of this historic site. The Bai is a meeting place. The sharks at the bottom were for protection. The rese I also cant remember but will have to research some. Anyway, just thought i would share.

Stone faces of Badrulchau

Well, we finally made it to Palau. What a beautiful Country. I like just about everything here so far (with the exception of the dial up internet I have to use now - yawn). This is one of my first photos here. We got in the truck and drove about and hour or so from Koror to get there. These rocks have been carbon dated to more than 2000 years old. No one is exactly sure of the original purpose. This was actually easy to find, right off the road and a short 2-minute walk down some stairs. Expect to pay $5 to visit, which isn't that bad as they maintain the place.

sunset at Utulei Beach

One of the many beautiful sunsets overlooking Pago Pago Bay. Shot right at dusk with the lights bouncing off the clouds. I will be leaving American Samoa soon and will miss all the great sunsets here.

Guitar

just another photo of my son. You actually have to be careful lighting the guitar as it is shiny and a small light source will leave a bad reflection. In this case I used a large 60" sofliter umbrella to camera left and another softbox as fill to camera right.

Kids

Well, been about a month since my last post. Work has been hectic but hopefully will get better now. Wanted to take some photos of the kids and what better way to get them excited than to let them throw around some money. This was actually kind of fun and the kids enjoyed it. I'm trying some different things to get out of a rut I have been in with my photography. Seems to have worked.

High Noon

Set off today to test a ND filter I have that I accidently bought awhile ago. The thing is so strong if will allow for a slower shutter speed even in bright sun. Use it anytime else and you will wait forever for an exposure. So, I figured I would try a seascape at high noon. Normally you would not be able to get a long enough shutter speed to blur the water. But, with this thing I got a shutter speed around 5 seconds. Okay, not the best photo in the world, but not bad for a shot taken at the brightest time of the day.