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Pearl Harbor and Rainbows
A little more from our trip to Hawai’i, even though we are back in Pittsburgh. Getting to Pearl Harbor early was a key to having a good time there. It rains often, in Hawai’i, if only for a minute, but the weather moves quickly… First up, a rainbow. We saw so many rainbows here! Taking the ferry to the USS Arizona memorial. The memorial. The battleship is still below the monument. And still leaks 1-2 quarts of oil per day into the harbor. A crew member from the USS Arizona had recently passed. On this day, he was going to be interred among his shipmates. His name is under the…
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Laura and Donnie’s Hawai’i Paradise Wedding
I first met Laura in June of 2008 when we were both working at Burt Hill. I was just starting my second year of photographing weddings professionally, and was very happy to see that Laura was engaged. Selfishly, when I met her, I thought that maybe I would be able to shoot her wedding someday. I got to know her well as a friend over the next few months, and realized that she was genuinely happy to be engaged and not really interested in the “whole wedding thing.” And I knew that really wasn’t her style. When I took Laura and Don’s engagement photos at their home in Smock, Pennsylvania…
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Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
Continuing with our theme of getting up early and not going to the beach, on Thursday we took a 6am flight to The Big Island of Hawai’i. From the small airport in Hilo, we got into our rental car and drove immediately to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park (in by 7am, ha!). Our first stop was the Thurston Lava Tube. Being so early, we were the only ones there (yay). So here are some photos….since everyone brings off-camera lighting on vacation with them, right? Aloha! Me, waving to YOU. Ryan in the tube Here the flash is pointed directly into the camera. You can see Ryan’s legs. While we kept to…
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Aiea Loop Trail Rainforest Hike – Oahu, Hawai’i
Aloha! Ryan and I are in Hawaii for Laura and Donnie’s wedding on Saturday, May 8th. Even though I love photographing weddings in Pittsburgh, I am totally excited to be working this weekend in Hawai’i– What a great job I have!! Ryan and I arrived a few days earlier than our soon-to-be-wed friends, and decided to explore Hawaii before we spend time on the beach with them. We arrived here on Tuesday at about 3pm and could barely stay awake (due to the time change and our long flight) enough for dinner. On Wednesday, we were awake and ready to roll at about 6am (noon by our Pittsburgh body clocks).…
