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26-MAY-2009

2nd - may their souls soar Katherine
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taken this past Memorial Day at the Floating Lantern Ceremony at AlaMoana park. It's the most beautiful ceremony where they release lanterns dedicated to loved ones who have passed on.
I was out in the water, up to almost my waist with my camera on a monopod, trying to get a focused shot in such low light conditions.

Olympus E-1
1/60s f/1.0 iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time26-May-2009 01:13:45
MakeOlympus
ModelE-1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.30
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Shirley Haden15-Sep-2009 19:01
beautiful!
Stefan 15-Sep-2009 01:29
Ahhhhhhh! Most excellent.
Guest 11-Sep-2009 19:01
stephan, I had trouble deciding what to do, but here in Hawaii there is this belief that souls can be caught on 'film' in the shape of orbs, and I've seen examples of it. So I left it in even though they could be considered distracting. If I were to print this image,I'd remove them.
Stefan Kaben 11-Sep-2009 01:28
This is very special, Katherine, and I like it lot. In my opinion, it would soar like their souls if you could clone out those two bright globes at the top, which I find a bit distracting. Or are those two of the souls?
Brenda 10-Sep-2009 03:29
Katherine, this is wonderful. The floating lights, the messages of love and faith, the dark waters - what a combination! This evokes a spectrum of emotions in me, as I have just today lost a loved one and am steeling myself for her funeral. But memories are eternal and hope never dies.

This was well worth your efforts. It is magical.

Brenda