gerry pacher passionate photography select images from Swiss photographer Gerry Pacher

The Green Tranquility

Yes - I love to develop B&W photographs but I also like colors

Enjoy the delicate green..... well it's a Hawaiian green )

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Maui Rock Garden

Maui has two faces. On the one hand there are the wonderful beach houses with all the nice places but on the other hand also the pure nature. Ka'anae is one place which is definitely worth to visit. The lava rocks are amazing and the shoreline is very unique. I captured this scene before sunrise.

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Little Hawaiian Flower

Just a little Hawaiian flower for today's post.

Enjoy the smile

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A Hawaiian Flower …

..... for you

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Kauai – the Garden Islands (Hawaii)

We all know some world-famous Hawaiian islands like Big Islands, Oahu, Maui and Kauai but the whole Hawaiian area comprises of a total of 137 islands! Quite a big number, isn't it?

The Hawaiian Islands have a volcanic in origin and there are still some active volcanoes around. For instance the largest active volcano on earth is Mauna Loa and Kilauea is presently one of the most productive volcanoes (in terms of how much lava erupts each year). Both volcanoes are located on Big Islands.

Despite the fact that all the Hawaiian Islands are very close together the characters are totally different. The tropical paradise of the Hawaiian Islands is Kauai. If you ever have the chance to visit the Hawaiian Islands Kauai should be on your "must-see" list.

Kauai known as the garden island has also the wettest spot on earth, rainfall ranges from 35 inches at Poipu (southern area of Kauai) to 472 inches (12 meters) on the east side of Mt. Waialeale !!! This place must be really wet

The beauty of Kauai is very hard to describe. There is the giant Waimea Canyon which is the largest canyon in the Pacific, the rainforest, the Na Pali Coast, the lush tropical greenery, the endless number of waterfalls and some really beautiful sand beaches.

If you are a landscape photographer or a flora photographer, you won't be disappointed.

Aloha

Gerry

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What a Day !

After seeing all those stunning photographs of Haleakala's sunrise, I was more than eager to see it for myself ! I was feeling like - this is a must - there is no way. But after reading all the recommendations twice, checking my individual timetable and recognizing that this might be a very crowded place for a landscape photographer I decided to go for the Sunset

And you know what, I could not have been more impressed by what I saw the way up to the Haleakala. Because I drove up during daylight hours so I was able to experience the wonderful changing exotic flora all the way long from the bottom to the peak. But keep in mind the altitude of the volcano is 10,023 feet .... and it's damned chillllllllllyyyyy - especially when sun is gone And the best thing comes now, only a handful visitors where there to watch the sunset and they all were gone when I captured this scene.

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Maui, Hawaii

Maui, the island with the two faces. On the one side there are the hotels with all the tourists and on the other side there is the “pure” nature. I prefer definitely the second one.

Maui's Secret Beach is located just south of Big Beach (which is really Big !) in Makena and is very, very popular for unforgettable sunset wedding moments. That's why I captured this beach during sunrise

Ka'anae at sunrise:

And the second scene is at Ka’anae which were captured during sunrise.

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