Thursday, November 29, 2007

Another side of Paupau

Today I went to Paupau to do something special for a friend who lives in D.C. and is leaving the NOAA Coral Program to move on to greener pastures.


I wanted to take a picture of something in the water to remind her of what she will be missing when she vacates her job. She is the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Outreach and Education Specialist for the International Year of the Reef. This is what I did for her:



My friends and I frequent Paupau Beach whenever we get the chance, during the weekends and sometimes weekdays. Whenever we're there, half of the group just sits on the beach and stare at the water, while the other half go swimming or wading for minutes at a time. As I was taking pictures, I thought it would be nice if my friends could see what was really in the water at Paupau. I think they would be amazed at the marine life that exists there, and they would appreciate it even more. It's definitely a prime snorkeling spot, one of my favorites, and rarely red flagged by my office, DEQ.

As I was perusing around in the water, I started snapping away my camera and I just couldn't stop. I missed taking underwater photos, they are such an art and really fun to look at afterwards.Here are a few shots that I took today. I've exceeded my limit for photos, so I send the rest on Picasa.






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