it's always darkest just before the dawn..

            My reward for getting up before the crack of dawn on our trip to Hawaii a few years ago. A few steps outside the door of  our amazing hotel, and all to myself, this view of Diamond Head - at this moment it looks the same as it must have to those who knew it as Lēʻahi - in the time before Oahu was "discovered"...

And - it's good to remember that it's true. It really is darkest just before the dawn, and watching the sun rise is always a reminder to me that the dawn of a new day is a promise of a new beginning - a fresh start. What's happened has happened, and there's nothing that can be done about it now, except move forward. Find a way to make the best of every single day. But for now - take a moment to take in the fresh morning breeze, and marvel at the coming day...

I DID slide this one pretty heavily - but only to get the mood that was there in the moments before hand-held photography would allow me to get a decent capture of what was actually there. The low clouds, brushing at the top of Diamond Head, just catching the first rays of sunlight, and reflecting in the water off Waikiki Beach..

Happy Slider Sunday, y'all!

Taken on: October 4, 2007

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Waikiki Beach

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Lēʻahi

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-LZ7, f/3.1, 1/800 sec, 8.9mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-LZ7
Aperture:	f/3.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	8.9mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	QuickTime 7.6.4
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