Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 2002 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 2002 / ernie_nh7l
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | This is a photo in early summer*, when people lounge on this beach and snorkel in the tranquil blue waters. In winter months, some of the biggest waves in the world crash directly onto that sand, and this entire northern shoreline attracts big-wave surfers from all over the world. This is the mouth of the Waimea river, hidden behind the grass and bushes at lower right.Photo was taken from a nearby hilltop heiau, or ancient Hawaiian temple, now a state historic site. The heiau, the largest on Oahu, was used for rituals involving human or animal sacrifice.The National Park Service explains its historic significance: "In 1792, Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy anchored his ship Daedalus off the Waimea River, and sent some of his men ashore to collect water. A scuffle ensued with the Hawaiians that resulted in the killing of three of Vancouver's men. It has been suggested that the bodies of Captain Vancouver's men were subsequently offered as a sacrifice at Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau. In 1795, when Kamehameha I conquered Oahu, Kahuna Nui ("high priest") Hewahewa, Kamehameha's personal kahuna, conducted religious ceremonies at the heiau. Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau was used up until 1819, when, after Kamehameha's death, his son and heir Liholiho abolished much of the Hawaiian religious system and ordered the destruction of all heiau on the islands." *I know, May is not summer. But Hawaii is different. It has only two seasons, corresponding to winter and summer anywhere else. The wintery one is called whales. The summery one, just a couple degrees warmer, is called mangoes. www.nps.gov/nr/travel/asian_american_and_pacific_islander... |
| 撮影日 | 2002-05-23 11:36:53 |
| 撮影者 | ernie_nh7l |
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| カメラ | Canon PowerShot S100 , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.004 sec (1/250) |
| 開放F値 | f/10.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 7766.990291 dpi |