Summer Okinawa

The manta ray are amazing fish, seen left. I particularly like how the colours combine with the darkness of the fish itself.

Summer Okinawa

A third photo from the aquarium presents a wonder of light and colour,

Summer Okinawa

Here is a second image from the aquarium, enjoy the beauty of the fish and the colours in combination.

Summer Okinawa

In the north of the main island, Okinawa possesses a magnificent aquarium. We often visit there and have taken Hannah there since she was a little older than a baby. She loves watching the fish swimming through the rays of light against a choral background. The image is a little soft as the light was low, the fish was moving and I used an iso setting that was a little low for the light conditions.

Summer Okinawa

Hannah, her grandfather and I spent morning in a small park near the sea, where Hannah played on the chutes, climbing frames, and so on. Then we went to the neighbouring beach. This beach is low key, with life guards and a safety net. Last summer Hannah and I spent many hours at this beach swimming and playing in the water. Here Hannah is tumbling into the water, unintentionally as she is fully dressed. Soaked then, from that point onwards she enjoyed splashing about in the water.

Summer Okinawa

This is an image of a heart in a tree, taken at the start of our trip up north, just the trio together. The tree was in Nago, in the northern part of Okinawa main island.

Summer Okinawa

Here is another orchid image, I will add their names when they are confirmed with grandfather. I particularly like flowers which are green or green tinged, this one is particularly gentle. This orchid's name is, Grammatophyllum scriptum, about which wikipedia offers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatophyllum

Summer Holiday

Hannah's grandfather in Okinawa has a garden richly endowed with flowers, particularly orchids. On the left is a photo of one of his orchids in bloom. This orchid is called Vanda, for which wikipedia informs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanda

Summer Holiday

We are all now on our summer holidays in Okinawa, at the home of our in-laws. Here you see a photo of Hannah in boxing spirits, jumping and waving clenched fists with a fierce laugh.

Solar Eclipse

Here is one of the images I managed to capture of the solar eclipse yesterday, 22 July 2009, at 11:05. Unfortunately, this being the end of the rainy season, the sky was heavily cloudy, with intermittent small breaks when this was taken. I think the thin cloud actually facilitated the photograph, as when the cloud cleared more there was overexposure, but the images produced are engaging and curious in different, not representation of eclipse, way.

As I edit the original images I will add some more later.