Departing from Paradise, a photo from Hawaii, West

Photographer's Note

United Airlines Flight 724 leaving behind the Island of Oahu. The yawning crater of the dormant Diamond Head Volcano appears prominently in the lower center.

Between September 4-9 I attended PICMET '16, a highly enriching conference on engineering and technology held at the Waikiki Marriott in Honolulu. I was invited me to give one of the keynote talks, "Transformative Genius," a somewhat unusual topic for this conference, but it found a receptive audience nonetheless. During free time, I had an opportunity to explore Waikiki Beach, the Honolulu Zoo, and Aquarium, topping it all with a helicopter ride before returning to the East Coast. I had hoped to avoid a week of Presidential politics living in the Washington Metro area. Alas, with television stations monopolized by news on presidential politics, there was no way to escape the distasteful antics of either the right or the left. But you suffer a little bit less sipping a Mai Tai in Paradise instead of watching it on television back home.

For my old car in Virginia (a 31-year-old Jaguar), I have no remote to locate it in a crowded parking lot. Accordingly, I invested in a "smart car locator," a German designed device called a ZUS. Resembling a mobile phone charger, it plugs into the cigarette lighter and shows the last place I parked the car. While in Hawaii, I clicked the ZUS-app on my iPhone, it showed 4822 miles (±30 ft). Later when I made a pit stop in San Francisco the app showed the car to be 2429 miles (±15 feet) away. It appears that San Francisco is exactly midway between Washington, DC and Hawaii — as the crow flies!

I will post more photos from Honolulu in the next week or two.

ikeharel, macjake, papagolf21, jhm, cornejo, worldcitizen, ChrisJ, mcmtanyel, alvaraalto, abmdsudi, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, adramad, ourania, aliabazari, kordinator ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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jemaflor (146412) 2016-09-11 23:15

Hi Bulent,
So beautiful view, well composed with the wing of the plane, lovely island and blue sea, tfs.

emka (157280) 2016-09-11 23:32

Hello Bulent,

Funny note about this app and the position of the car parking places and locations. So this time again working holidays but without the cruise. marvelous view from the plane on the volcano and the bay. You wrote a book about the geniuses, as I remember, What about it? Is it ready? To see the news in TV when on holidays? What for? Better to be cut off. When I was in Cuba three weeks without Internet and TV, I felt so happy.

WArm regrad s Malgo

ikeharel (112549) 2016-09-12 0:26

Hello Bulent,
An outstanding view from aloft over the (luckily) dormant volcano, magnificent blue and turquoise sea and good scale by the plane's wing.
Also, very intriguing the note about the ZUS as an amazing aparatus.
Looking forward to see more of this part on our planet.
Have a nice new week,
Ike

macjake (98262) 2016-09-12 0:53

Hi Bulent
does this happen alot to you? Seems like EVERY time I sit on a plane, I get the wings coming out of the window! Why is that?
How come I never get a clear view out the window????
just had to vent a little there haha

I hope to see a photo or two from the helicopter ride you took! You're a brave man to do that. Hawaii has a very poor reputation and poor safety record when it comes to tourist helicopter rides. I spoke to a pilot here locally in Vancouver, he used to have that job in Hawaii, said he quit because its so dangerous. He says there are many crashes because of the unpredictable winds that can swirl up and around the chopper, causing pilots to lose control.
He told me of several times when even he felt uncomfortable, and he's the PILOT!

as for the photo, its a great reminder, brings back fond memories of my time here. We can clearly see Waikiki beach and Diamond Head. great to see it from here, and seeing the various colors in the water. glad to see you made it home safely :)
cheers
Craig

papagolf21 (152605) 2016-09-12 1:03

Bonjour, cher ami Bulent,
Le paradis sur terre me suffit pour le moment, je ne suis pas pressé de faire la connaissance avec celui du ciel.
Très belle prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

BennyV (34746) 2016-09-12 1:27

Hello dear Bulent

A great airplane window shot. The volcano is superbly placed, the clouds distributed perfect, the inclusion of the wing tip top. I hope you had a good flight.

Benny

lousat (138695) 2016-09-12 2:12

Hi Bulent,what say? A fantastic capture from the airplane,a full view very sharp and brigth,absolutely a great spectacle and a very good sharpness too, i like it! Have a nice week and thanks,LUCIANO

jhm (211734) 2016-09-12 3:47

Dear Bulent,

Almost a satellite picture, wonderful with the low clouds above the coast.
We see clear the coast lines along the edges of the country..
A nice composition and lovely colours and presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

gervaso (28177) 2016-09-12 4:41

Hello, Bulent!

It must really be a paradisiac place, and the view of the island from the plane shows a little bit of this beauty! Interesting view of the crater and beautiful color of the water! Wonderful job!

Nicou (193806) 2016-09-12 6:31

Hello

Quelle vue du ciel quelle image et compo fantastique vue et cpatage quel ciel et rendu quelle hauteur tous ces bâtiments superbe compo.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

cornejo (61504) 2016-09-12 10:10

Hello Bulent, excellent aerial view of the famous island of pasifico, very well captured in this very good and pretty picture. An interesting image with very good sharpness, depth and quality. A great job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy week.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

serp2000 (47063) 2016-09-12 10:16

Good morning, Bulent,
A bit sad title, but I also know this sense when I came back home from some far journey. As always very interesting note and excellent photo! It reminds me my travelling photos. Just exciting feeling! TFS!
Best!
Serghei

worldcitizen (15980) 2016-09-12 17:56

Hello Bulent,
This is a great birds-eye-view of the island. The clouds parted in just the right spot, so we could see the crater. The water looks lovely, and I like that you included a glimpse of the plane's wing, too. Yes, this crazy, and seemingly endless election season continues. Somehow I think the non-stop coverage and insane antics won't end after the votes are in, either...

ChrisJ (171366) 2016-09-13 5:31

Hi Bulent,

I walked to the base of Diamond Head when I was in Honolulu but its nice to see an aerial shot of the coastline I walked along. Good color and the clouds cooperated. Tfs!

mcmtanyel (67789) 2016-09-13 21:44

Selamlar Bülent Bey.
So, you were expelled from paradise, too? What forbidden fruit did you eat of? It's a lovely view, Waikiki is just under the clouds and Diamond Head is in full view. Excellent phone photo from behind a thick glass pane.
Regards,
MT

Tue (91692) 2016-09-15 11:53

Hello Bulent,
What a great view of the island and the crater is very well visible too. The opening in the clouds allows us to see the magnificent view of this part of the island so beautifully. I really like the several blue tones of the sea and sky too.
Lars

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-09-15 14:10

Hello Bulent,
You had an interesting visit to Honolulu, I learned from your informative note.
And you posted a beautiful picture of your departure from Paradise.
And like a really scientist you always want to learn something. Even if it is just the exact position of San Francisco between Honolulu and Washington DC. We only flew half of this distance after you brought us to Foster Dulles.
Groet Rob

carlo62 (81265) 2016-09-16 15:56

Ciao Bulent
bellissima questa ripresa dall'alto, un pov che non tutti possono avere.
Da qui possiamo vedere molto bene la configurazione del terreno e la città che occupa il terreno.
Buon we
Carlo

abmdsudi (95869) 2016-09-16 22:36

Hi Bulent
Looks smooth, bright & gorgeous, how nice to see the island from air and your smart way to include those contrasting white clouds and portion of the wing. Deep saturated blue water makes the whole captures sing. Tremendous feel of height and vast space seen from a diff perspective. Excellent capture, Congrats.
Best regards

PaulVDV (62810) 2016-09-17 21:04

Hello Bülent,
Wow! That's a great view!
I like the inclusion of the wing of the plane.
Between the clouds we get a good view of the city and especially of that fantastic crater.
Wonderful colours of the ocean water.
Best regards, Paul

COSTANTINO (115645) 2016-09-19 22:48

Hello dear Bulent and have a nice time
marvellous capture taken from above
one shot is one thousand words
welldone
regards
Costantino

adramad (72600) 2016-09-21 13:01

Hello Bulent.
Wonderful panoramic, city of Honolulu, taken from the plane, you caught a great POV, with the plane of the wing, lovely fluffy clouds, besides the beautiful coastline with the city.
Gorgeous color, which gives much strength to the image.
Very good brightness and perfect sharpness.
You have a good day.
Best wishes.
Luis.

ourania (51103) 2016-09-23 13:04

Hello Bulent,
this is an awesome scene with the dynamic presence of the wing that seems to be sweeping the clouds away, revealing the marvellous landscape below. I like very much the clarity of the view, the fine palette of cold and moody colours, the fact that you froze this scene from the flight so that we may enjoy it as much and as often as we please. What an original and interesting note too, congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
Ourania

aliabazari (21419) 2016-10-04 2:49

Hi dear friend Bulent
Beauty Shot from above. Exposure of the composition was excellent.

kordinator (8738) 2016-10-14 1:49

Dear Bulent
I once during military flew by military transporter and one time fly by helicopter.
I'm not done good ride, I wish I can sit on a plane and travel much faster than other transport or simply I can not, I have a phobia.
I enjoy when I look at photos from the air.
This is a special and beautiful.
Blue exactly according to my taste.
A beautiful photos.
Kind regards
Saša