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Garden Macro

Photography around the garden? Having fun in my own yard and garden with a macro lens. Yes, a way to spend a couple hours stuck at home under quarantine orders.

The lens is a Canon EF-M 28mm macro, an interesting lens with a built-in ring light. Just a bunch of photos taken walking around the yard, all handheld images, a few of the interesting bits I found…

An ant raids pollen from a weed in the front yard

Possibly the native Nehe, or Lipochaeta

A lichen colony on a garden wall

Cycad leaves

A lichen colony on a garden wall

An oleander blossom

Feathery oleander seeds up close

A tomato blossom in the garden

The 2019 Gallery

2019 is recorded in photos here on DarkerView.

Heavy snow obscures our normally clear view of IRTF

Getting the vehicles warmed up and defrosted before pulling out in heavy snow

The safety guardrail cables covered in icicles on Mauna Kea

Looking up at the Keck 2 dome as we pull out in the snow

'Scopes in the Twilight

Deep Violet and Meteor at Kaʻohe

A few 'scopes set up under moonlight at Kaʻohe

The last glow of Sunset over Hualālai, with Venus just about to set behind the mauna and Jupiter high above.

A good crowd watching the transit of Mercury through the telescopes at Keck Observatory on Nov 11, 2019

Scott in the Sun

The transit of Mercury on the morning of Nov 11, 2019

Xavier at the 'Scope

Hawaii Cigar and Ukulele in Hawi

A morning fogbow along the access road leading to a snowy Mauna Kea

Spam flavor macadamia nuts at the Hamakua factory store

The Pleiades, color image through LRGB filters

M42 the Orion Nebula

Comet 46P/Wirtanen on January 5th, 2018

M31 or the Andromeda Galaxy, with M110 visible above and M32 visible below the core

A traditional Hawaiian trail along the coast south of Kiholo Bay

Looking down from the top of the Keck 1 dome to Subaru, SMA, and JCMT

Fixing a flat tire along the Mauna Kea summit access road

Keck 1 dome with a liberal coating of ice from freezing fog

Keck 2 dome with a liberal coating of ice from freezing fog

2018 In Photos

The plume of volcanic gasses from Halemaʻumaʻu — The plume of volcanic gasses from Halemaʻumaʻu under the stars

Telescope and Observing Table — A telescope and observing table in the dark at Kaʻohe

8" Cave Astrola — The 8″ Cave Astrola as it arrived

Restored Cave Astrola 8" f/6 — A restored Cave Astrola 8″ f/6 Lightweight Deluxe

The 8" Cave Astrola setup at Kaʻohe — The 8″ Cave Astrola setup at Kaʻohe

Under the Stars — Standing next to the restored Astrola telescope under a dark Mauna Kea sky

Moonset Over Lake Waiau — A nearly full Moon setting over lake Waiau near the summit of Mauna Kea

Moonlight on Snow — Moonlight glistens from the snow on Puʻu Poliʻahu

Pineapple Bud — A pineapple just beginning to bloom with a Carolina anole below, image processed by Prisma

Banyan — The branches of a bayan tree supporting a whole ecosystem

Nene (Branta sandvicensis) — A pair of nene enjoy the ponds at Liliʻuokalani Gardens in Hilo

Puna Glow — The glow of lava in the clouds and vog over Puna. Five image panorama with a 14mm lens from the summit of Mauna Kea.

Riding in an MD500 with our pilot Pete of Paradise Helicopters

Fissure 8 Lava Fountain — The lava fountain at fissure 8 in Leilani Estates throwing lava hundreds of feet in the air on June 3rd, 2018

Burning Farm — A tropical flower farm on Kapoho Beach Road with lava advancing into the shade-cloth structure

Flow Front — The front of the fissure 8 flow approaches Kapoho Bay

Andrew Cooper atop Keck 2 — The author of Darker View atop the Keck 2 dome

Flying the DJI Mavic Air in the saddle at the base of Mauna Kea

Kiholo Bay by Drone — Kiholo Bay taken by the Mavic Air

A first quarter Moon photographed with an 8" telescope and an iPhone 7 — A first quarter Moon photographed with an 8″ telescope and an iPhone 7

UH88 under the Milky Way — The UH88 telescope under the stars of the Milky Way

The Keck 1 AO laser working the sky in the direction of the galactic center

Gemini and CFHT in Moonlight — Gemini and CFHT illuminated by the light of a rising Moon, and some brake lights

A horse stands in the sunset at Kahua Ranch

A moonbow and Venus over the pastures of Kahua Ranch

created by dji camera

Petersburg Harbor at Night — The fishing boats of Petersburg Harbor at night

Mid-Channel Marker — The Wrangell Narrows mid-channel marker with a few sea lions resting

Black Bear and Cub — A black bear and cub at Anan

Grizzly bear and cub eating a salmon at Pavlof River

Aurora over Helm Bay — Aurora over Helm Bay on Sept 9, 2018

Vessels shelter from the storm on the dock at Baranof

The launch beached in a small cove of Port Harvey

The Ruins of Namu — The collapsing waterfront of the abandoned cannery at Namu

A stripped and abandoned powerhouse at Namu

The sailboat Passing Cloud at anchor in Khutze Inlet

Fog wisps between the domes in this view from the top of Keck 2

Lifting segment 4-76 out of the Keck 2 primary mirror for re-coating and repair

A petroglyph on pahoehoe at Kapalaoa

Drone Gallery

Flying the DJI Mavic Air in the saddle at the base of Mauna Kea

Pulled off along the road to work and discharging some drone batteries

created by dji camera

Magic Sands — Looking towards Magic Sands Beach Park from 400ft up

King's Trail — The ancient King’s Trail cuts across lava flows approaching Waikoloa

Kiholo Bay by Drone — Kiholo Bay taken by the Mavic Air

The Gitga'ata community of Hartley Bay, BC — The Gitga’ata community of Hartley Bay, BC

Flying the drone along the Mauna Kea access road just after sunrise, click on the image for full size

Flying the Mavic at Keanakolu — Flying the Mavic at Keanakolu ranger station and cabins on the side of Mauna Kea

Fogbow and Glory — A fogbow and glory seen from the Mavic Air on the side of Mauna Kea

Droning Over the Badlands — Flying a Mavic Air over the badlands of recent Hualālai lava flows

Flying the DJI Mavic Air in the saddle at the base of Mauna Kea

Looking down on Laupahoehoe Park from a drone

A koa tree atop Pu'u Huluhulu — A koa tree atop Pu’u Huluhulu

The Kohala taken from the drone on a windless afternoon

Flying the DJI Mavic Air in the saddle at the base of Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea above the Morning Fog — Mauna Kea seen above morning fog

Looking across the lava plains of the Humuʻula Saddle from the Mauna Loa access road

Looking up at Mauna Kea from below Hale Pohaku, — Looking up at Mauna Kea from below Hale Pohaku

2017 Gallery

2017 featured many adventure recorded in the photos of the year. Fun to look back and relive the expereince…

A heavy plume of gases trail from the 61G lava flow ocean entry

Christmas Lights — Christmas lights on the front lanai

St. Augustine Church — St. Augustine Church at Puehuehu, Kohala

Ohia Blossom — ʻOhiʻa in blossom along the Puʻu Oʻo Trail

Sakura (cherry blossoms) — Sakura or cherry blossoms at the 2017 Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival

Lion Dance

Pakoda — A big pot full of pakoda (corn fritters) bubbling away at the Kamuela Hongwanji Mission for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Keck at Night — The Keck telescopes open and working under the dark Mauna Kea skies

On the Keck 2 Dome — The view of IRTF and CFHT from part way up the Keck 2 dome

KCWI being lifted off the trailer at Keck Observatory on the summit of Mauna Kea, Jan 20, 2017

Looking up a ladder on the Keck 2 dome

A low ground fog covers the hollows with Mauna Kea in the background

Mauna Kea Wreck — A wrecked Toyota pickup truck about a mile below Hale Pohaku

A fogbow formed from drifting fog blowing across the Mauna Kea access road. Click on the image to peruse the panorama properly.

Dome Control Relays — A bank of relays that relay commands from the dome radio controller

Power supply indicator lights for the primary mirror active control systems in Keck 1

Various types of hammers await use in the Keck machine shop

The rear of the Keck 2 primary mirror, processed in Prisma

Waiting for Moonset — Deep Violet set up under Mauna Kea skies waiting for moonset and full darkness

Pōhakuloa Solar Telescope — A solar telescope set up at Pōhakuloa Training Area for Earth Day.

Thermal image of a young guest at AstroDay

Mauna Kea Telescope Moonrise — The Moon rising directly behind the telescopes on the summit as seen from near Waikoloa

Alaska 850 Redeye — Boarding Alaska flight 850 for the overnight flight to Seattle from Kona

Locomotive 4449 under steam at Horsethief Lake — Steam locomotive 4449 under steam at Horsethief Lake near The Dalles in transit to Bend

Tsagaglalal or She-Who-Watches at Horsethief Lake

Spedis Owl — A Spedis Owl in the rock art collection at Horsethief Lake

F-6 Wheel — The dash and steering wheel of a Ford F-6

Hay Baler Engine — The engine on a hay baler offers a view of mechanical paraphernalia

Harbor Seals — Some harbor seals lounge on an abandoned bit of dock in the Ketchikan harbor.

Bubble Net Feeding — A humpback whale feeding along Chatham Strait

Bubble Net Feeding — A trio of humpback whales bubble net feed just outside Warm Springs Bay

Petersburg Wharf — A large wharf in Petersburg harbor on a calm summer night

Petersburg Fireworks — Fireworks over the Petersburg docks on the 4th of July

Craig Docks — The north Shelter Cove docks in Criag

Shooting Timelapse — The camera set up and shooting a timelapse sequence from Saddle Road

A pile of old hardware gathering rust and spiderwebs

Ruins of an Old Ranch House — Ruins of an old ranch house

Post Eclipse Sunset — Sunset from Grant’s Spring on the evening after the total solar eclipse 21Aug2017

Sun on Aug 10, 2017 — The Sun as it appeared August 10, 2017 with sunspot AR2670

Total Solar Eclipse 2017 — The 2017 total solar eclipse as photographed from central Oregon

Eclipse Watching — Watching the solar eclipse using proper eye protection

Eclipse 2017 Montage — A montage of the 2017 total solar eclipse

Eclipse Prominences — Large prominences visible along the edge of the Sun during the 21Aug2017 total solar eclipse

Solar Scope — A solar telescope setup to photograph the total solar eclipse 21Aug2017, iPhone photo processed in Prisma

A pineapple begins to bloom

Gecko Close Up — A gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) on a pineapple leaf

Alaska Gallery

Alaska Air Combi — Alaska Air flight 61 unloads cargo and passengers in Juneau

Tenakee Springs — The town of Tenakee Springs, Alaska, 1 July 2004

Salmon Run — A heavy salmon run jams at the mouth of Sheep Creek south of Juneau, Alaska

Salmon Run — Deb watching a salmon run at Sheep Creek south of Juneau, Alaska

Iceberg — Icebergs in the entrance to Tracy Arm, Alaska

Tracy Arm — Looking up Tracy Arm, a classic fjord in southeast Alaska

Artic Terns — A group of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) resting on a small iceberg in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Margerie Glacier — The towering face of Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 28 June 2004

Margerie Glacier — The towering face of Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 28 June 2004

Wreck — The wreck of a tugboat in Neva Strait north of Sitka, Alaska

Roedda — A fishing boat offloads fish at the packing plant in Petersburg, Alaska

Lakeshore Garden — Rocks on the shore of an unnamed lake above Kalinin Bay, Alaska

Fred Cooper — Fredrick Cooper kayaking in Warm Springs Bay, Baranof Island, Alaska

Icy Strait Sunset — Looking north to Taylor Bay from Mite Cove on a late Alaskan evening

Bubble Net — Humpback Whales closing the bubble net at the entrance of Peril Straight, Alaska, 25 July 2006

Humpback Trio — A trio of Humpback Whales pass by off of point Adolphus, Alaska, 30 June 2004

Bubble Net Feeding — A humpback whale feeding along Chatham Strait

Humpback — Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) off Brothers Islands in Frederick Sound

Bubble Net Feeding — A pod of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble net feeding in Iyoukeen Cove

Breach! — A humpback whale breaches in Chatham Strait

Bubble Net Feeding — A trio of humpback whales bubble net feed just outside Warm Springs Bay

Black Bear Fishing — A black bear (Ursus americanus) fishing at the Anan Wildlife Observatory

Deb at Pack Creek — Deb photographing bears at Pack Creek

Grizzly — A female grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at Pack Creek

Halibut Fishing — Poles in the water while fishing for halibut in Holkham Bay beneath Sumdum Glacier, Alaska

A Fish — A 100lb halibut is not a small fish

Andrew Cooper — Andrew Cooper fishing for Salmon in Icy Strait, photo by Deborah Cooper

A Silver Salmon — Deb happy to display her catch, first of our season, a very nice fish indeed

Petersburg Fireworks — Fireworks over the Petersburg docks on the 4th of July

Tenakee Docks at Night — Fishing boats under sodium lamps haunt the Tenakee docks

Tenakee Harbor — Fishing boats on the wharf at Tenakee Harbor

Petersburg Wharf — A large wharf in Petersburg harbor on a calm summer night

Wharf — A wharf looms in the fog at Craig

Westward — The 1924 yacht Westward cruises down Chatham Strait

Craig Docks — The north Shelter Cove docks in Criag

Moray Gallery

Whitemouth — A Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) around 25ft depth

Stout Moray — A Stout Moray (Gymnothorax eurostus) in the coral at Dotti’s Reef, 25′ depth.

Zebra Moray — A zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra) in the coral at Hoover’s Towers

Whitemouth — A young Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) in the coral at O’oma

Face to Face — Coming face to face with a large Yellowmargin Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) in a cave

Roommates — A Dwarf Moray (Gymnothorax Melatremus) and Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) sharing a cavity in the reef

Yellowmargin moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)

Whitemouth Moray — A Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) in the reef at Mahukona

Snaggletooth — A large Undulated Moray (gymnothorax undulatus) shows a toothy threat to the camera, 70ft depth at Tanks

Banded Moray — A banded moray (Echidna polyzona) in the coral at 30′ depth, Pentagon

Snaggletooth — A large Undulated Moray (gymnothorax undulatus) shows a toothy threat to the camera, 70ft depth at Tanks

Dragon Moray — A Dragon Moray (Enchelycore pardalis) in a coral head at 40ft depth, Suck ‘Em Up Cavern, Kona

Snowflake Moray — A Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) in the reef at Three Tables, Oahu

Dwarf Moray — Dwarf moray (Gymnothorax melatremus) 30ft depth at Hoover’s Tower

Tiger Snake Moray — Tiger snake moray (Scuticaria tigrina) at 25ft depth, Suck-Em-Up Cave

Dwarf Moray — A dwarf moray (Gymnothorax melatremus) in the cave wall at The Hive at 30′ depth

Fireworks Gallery

Neighborhood Fireworks — Neighborhood fireworks in the street in front of the house for New Year’s Eve

Fireworks — A fountain spews colorful sparks during a neighborhood firework display

Fireworks — A fountain brings fire to our neighborhood street celebration

Fireworks — A fountain of sparks emerging from a New Year’s Eve firework, Canon 20Da, 2 second exposure, 35mm @ f/25, ISO 100

Fireworks — A display of fireworks lights the sky over the Fairmont Orchid

New Year Fireworks — Neighborhood fireworks signal the arrival of 2015

Fireworks over Palm Trees — A fireworks display over the coconut palms of the Fairmont Orchid resort

Fireworks — Fourth of July fireworks at Ala Moana park

Shrimp Gallery

Banded Coral Shrimp — Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) in a cave at 50ft depth, Kona

Lottin's Snapping Shrimp — Lottin’s Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus lottini) deep in a califlower coral head (Pocillopora meandrina)

Flamebacked Coral Shrimp — Flamebacked Coral Shrimp (Stenopus pyrsonotus) under a boulder at ʻAuʻau Crater

Banded Coral Shrimp — A pair of Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) at 40′ depth, O’oma

Banded Coral Shrimp — Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) at 40ft depth, Hoover’s Towers

Marbled Shrimp — A marbled shrimp (Saron marmoratus) between boulders in a cave floor, 40ft depth

Banded Coral Shrimp — Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) on the reef at Puako

Diving Gallery

Pete on the Reef — Pete looking for subjects to photograph on a Kona reef

Cleaning Station — A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) takes advantage of a cleaning station on the Puakō reef

Red Swimming Crab — Red swimming crab (Gonioinfradens paucidentata) in a reef ledge at Pentagon

Racoon Butterflyfish — Racoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) at 25ft depth, Hoover’s Tower

Cleaning Station — A group whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) of clean algae and parasites off a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Commerson's Frogfish — Commerson’s Frogfish (Antennarius commerson) at 25′ depth

Facing the Deep — Pete attempting to photograph garden eels at the base of the reef at Eel Cove

Red Reef Lobster — A red reef lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) in a cave at The Hive

Bluestripe Squirrelfish — Bluestripe squirrelfish (Sargocentron tiere) in a small cave at Pentagon

Fellows Nudibranch — A Fellows Nudibranch (Hiatodoris fellowsi) in a cave at 35ft depth

Longnose Butterflyfish — A longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) in nighttime coloration during a night dive at Puakō

Andrew Shooting — The author, Andrew Cooper, doing the usual… Photographing the reef life. Photo by Pete Tucker

Flowery Flounder — Flowery Flounder (Bothus mancus) on the reef at O’oma

Snowflake Moray — A Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) in the reef at Three Tables, Oahu

Redbarred Hawkfish — Redbarred hawkfish (Cirrhitops fasciatus) perched in a reef crevice

Exploring the Reef — Kirk and Deb explore the reef at Mahukona

White-margin Nudibranch — A pair of White-margin Nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata), 25ft depth at O’oma

Diver Down — Diver Mark Devenot cruising the reef at Hoover’s Towers north of Honokohau

Snow Goddess Nudibranch — Snow goddess nudibranch (Ardeadoris poliahu) in a cave at 25ft depth

Whitemouth Moray — A Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) in the reef at Mahukona

Lantern Toby — A lantern toby (Canthigaster epilampra) hiding in a reef crevice

Gold Lace Nudibranch — Gold lace nudibranch (Halgerda terramtuentis) in a cave at 25ft depth at The Pentagon

Dascylus Reef — A Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) hovers over the reef

Fourspot Butterflyfish — Fourspot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus) under a coral head at O’oma