Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-08 Thread ann sanfedele
Dan.. the second photo , the one below the scale shot, is my pick .. over the first one you posted if I'ao the sky doesn't look so bland there and the geometry is more interesting.. ann On 2/8/2022 8:32 AM, Toine wrote: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/2/8/iao-valley

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-08 Thread Toine
That's a very nice, no excellent, image Toine On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 at 08:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Thanks for looking, Rick. > > About the sky, this is the wet side of the West Maui Mountains, and it > almost always is overcast, if not actually raining Just beyond the needle > is Pu'u

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for looking, Rick. About the sky, this is the wet side of the West Maui Mountains, and it almost always is overcast, if not actually raining Just beyond the needle is Pu'u Kukui, which receives more than 300 inches of rain a year. As to the Size and context, see:

Re: PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
Dan, this would appeal to me more if it had context or scale, such as a surrounding landscape or somebody climbing it. You also forgot to arrange for the beautiful blue sky. Tsk. Cheers, Rick > On Feb 7, 2022, at 7:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Kuka‘emoku (a.k.a. the ʻIao Needle), is

PESO: Maui blog 16: I'ao Needle

2022-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Kuka‘emoku (a.k.a. the ʻIao Needle), is an erosional feature which abruptly rises 1200 feet from the valley floor. This valley is rich in cultural and spiritual values and is the site of the battle of Kepaniwai where the forces of Kamehameha I conquered the Maui army in 1790, leading to the