Okay, so it was more like a photo “drive” with walking happening at various intervals, but I like to call these trips photowalks nevertheless.

I’m not the kind of guy who makes a big deal out of birthdays. In fact, I tend to shy away from the usual attention that brings and just go off on my own, doing whatever I feel like and nothing I don’t feel like (the latter being what I consider special about the day).

I usually strap on a tank and get wet, but there was a south swell, which would have made for mediocre diving and crappy photography, so I packed a couple of bodies (to minimize lens changes in the field), a few lenses, my ND grads, an Expodisc and a tripod, and took off down the highway toward Hana—something I don’t do often.

I don’t usually shoot in the meat of the day, preferring to catch the magic of the first dawn and sunset light, but I told myself today wasn’t serious… I was just out to have some fun (meaning it was permissible not to set off in the o’dark to catch first light). It’s a good challenge anyway, shooting out in the harsh light, and the weather changes quickly on that side of the island, so never really know what the light will be like.

It was a good day. Enjoy the photos…