Palm Sunrise
Uploaded: November 15, 2002 20:20:40
Huge palm trees cast their shadows upon Kaanapali Beach, Maui. Taken from a 10th-floor hotel balcony in early morning in November 2002. Canon PowerShot G3.
Stephanie Adams November 15, 2002
Oooooh, very nice and interesting! I like it :O) #13180Janelle Barry May 26, 2019
You're back!! Was it wonderful? This image is really great; I can't wait to see the rest of your images! #23839Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you Stephanie and Janelle. Yes, just got back at 4 this morning after a red-eye flight. We loved the wraparound balcony we had. We could see the ocean from one side and the mountains from the other. It was a whirlwind trip, though. Didn't get to do everything or photograph everything I wanted to. But I'll take 5 days in Hawaii any time. :-) #23846Cathy M. Gromball May 26, 2019
I love this shot Patricia! It's absolutely gorgeous!Cathy :) #23872
Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thanks so much Cathy. Our first morning there, it was such a pleasant surprise to walk out onto the balcony and have this view. However, I had to shoot through some wrought iron bars, and I was nervous getting close to the edge to get the shots! :-) #23879Claudia Fernandes May 26, 2019
Beautiful shot! You have a wonderful gallery #24563Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you very much for viewing my gallery, Claudia. #24631Carol Engstrom May 26, 2019
Great shot Patricia! #25615Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thanks Carol. I appreciate it. #25695Carol Engstrom May 26, 2019
Congratulations Patricia!! #32000Mark Oxley May 26, 2019
Congrats Patricia. Recognition for a wonderful photo, you fully deserve your first place!! #32014Kathleen Clemons May 26, 2019
Congrats, Patricia! #32023Carolyn M. Fletcher May 26, 2019
Congrats!!! #32038Jimmy Wen May 26, 2019
most beautiful water edge shot i'v seen! Congratulation Patricia! #32104Piper Lehman May 26, 2019
Patricia, your day has come. I knew I'd see your name in the winners circle sooner or later. Congrats! This is an awesome shot. #32115Carol Sherman May 26, 2019
Big Congratulations to you!!!! #32123Dolores Neilson May 26, 2019
Oh Patricia!! This is sooo deserving of winning 1st place out of 3500 images this month!! Many congratulations!! #32170Stephanie Adams May 26, 2019
I knew this was a winner :O) Congrats! #32190Shelley Sanders May 26, 2019
Congrats Patricia! #32203Damian P. Gadal May 26, 2019
Great shot, congrats! #32205Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you all. You don't know how much your support and encouragement mean to me. Sorry for the belated thank yous, but I was up very late last night doing Christmas cards, and probably was one of the first to see the November results. (I was stunned, to say the least.) So I just now woke up to these kind comments. #32241Cathy M. Gromball May 26, 2019
Congratulations on your first place win Patricia! I had a feeling about this one!Cathy :) #32274
Janelle Barry May 26, 2019
A double winner!! First you get to go to Maui, and then you win first place on this unique and beautiful image from your trip. Congratulations, Patricia - this is sooo well deserved!! #32323Robert Pranagal May 26, 2019
Congratulations on 1st place winner, Patricia!Cathy Martin May 26, 2019
Great shot....congratsPatricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you Cathy G., Cathy M., Robert and Janelle. I'm just glad I didn't try this shot after having a couple of Mai Tais. This balcony was extremely narrow and the height made me nervous. Thank goodness the photo came out straight. Oh, and my husband wants partial credit for this win. He was the one who woke me up the first morning and told me to grab my cameras and get out onto the balcony ASAP. Thanks, George. :-) #32454Monika Sapek May 26, 2019
Beautifully done, Patricia! Excellent idea and colors. Many congratulations!June Marie Sobrito May 26, 2019
Congratulations on this beautiful shot! #32532Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you so much, Monika and June Marie. #32550Heather K. McFarland May 26, 2019
Congratulations on your first place win Patricia! Great perspective and use of shadows! #32555bob garas May 26, 2019
way to go. great shot #32647Lorraine T. Lynch May 26, 2019
Beautiful indeed and well deserved. Congratulations Patricia! #32666Wolfgang Dolak May 26, 2019
Congratulations from Asutria, Patricia! Great shot, well-deserved win!Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you Heather, Bob, Lorraine and Birdie. This has been an incredible early Christmas present for me. #32723Robert Jensen May 26, 2019
Congratulations on this very lovely image. The color of the sand and water, mixed with the palm shadows makes this a real winner.Bob J. #34343
Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you very much, Bob, and happy holidays to you. #34401Thomas McConville May 26, 2019
outstanding patricia. the composition and the way those palm shadows are framed is just great...i love the small waves lapping on the shore as well. beautiful clors. you have a great eye for imaging. a well deseved first place. congratulations. #119671Patricia Marroquin May 26, 2019
Thank you, Thomas. I do have to credit my husband for spotting this scene first -- while I slept. LOL! But I was the one who ran out onto a very narrow balcony and stuck my lens through the railing bars in awkward and scary positions to snap a lot of shots here. Ha! #119713RC Fritz September 25, 2006
Wonderful image. Congratulations! #3360419Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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