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Time Zone and Travel Snapshots

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Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/4.5, 1/80 sec, ISO200
 “Sunrise” Wailuku, 2023

Working from Maui means I have to start the day early so I can keep my regular hours. How early? Well, it’s a 4-hour time difference, so I’ll begin when it’s still dark out. But that’s okay because I can enjoy the nice Maui sunrises! I think it’s worth it.

The morning goes by pretty quickly actually, and I can end my work day by about 1 pm and have the afternoon to hang out with my family.

Anyway, for this trip, I decided to bring the Olympus E-PL9 and shoot primarily in Toy Camera mode. It’s really fun and it feels like I am just snapping shots with a point and shoot film camera. There’s minimal post-processing which means I save a lot of time (not that I edit for very long with my Fujifilm camera).

I’m excited to shoot snapshots this week!

Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/11, 1/500 sec, ISO200
 “Maui Snapshot” Maui, 2023
Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO200
 “Maui Snapshot” Maui, 2023
Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO200
 “Maui Snapshot” Wailea, 2023
Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 9mm, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO200
 “Maui Snapshot” Wailea, 2023

Maui for a Week

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Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/14900 sec, ISO32
 “Over SLC” Utah, 2023

Today we flew to Maui. We’ll be working from The Valley Isle for about a week while visiting with family. I’m looking forward to it so much!

Our flight first took us for a short layover in Salt Lake City. I felt so cold just looking at all the snow from the window of the plane. I’m not a cold-weather person, so get me over to Maui!

Well, we arrived at our final destination at about 9pm and went up to the house to relax. Here’s the cool whale shark blanket that’s on the bed. I like the design very much!

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/40 sec, ISO1000
 “Whale Shark” Wailuku, 2023

I hope you had a wonderful day!

Leaving Los Angeles

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Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/60 sec, ISO500
 “Departing Flight” Los Angeles, 2022

Our trip to Southern California has come to an end. It was so much fun visiting with family and friends, eating yummy food, and making more memories (and escaping the Arctic freeze that hit Texas), but it’s time to go home. Until next time!

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/1100 sec, ISO32
 “Socal Clouds” Los Angeles, 2022

Overnight Camping

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO500
 “Camp Supplies” Texas, 2022

Today we went camping with some friends at Guadalupe River State Park. We enjoyed a fun evening eating yakiniku and laughing until late into the evening. I think the dinner at the campsite is the main focus for this particular group of friends, which is just fine with me. 😄

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO640
 “Camp Yakiniku” Texas, 2022

Maui to Oahu to Texas

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 18mm, f/4.5, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
 “Ghost Town” Kahului, 2022

We woke up extra-early today to catch our 6 am flight from Kahului to Honolulu. We were worried about the availability of an Uber or Lyft at 4 am, but luckily, there were cars available, so we arrived at the airport without problem. But guess what… the airport workers don’t start until 5 am, so we had to wait (with a few other travelers) in the empty airport for a bit to check in our bags. But I was just happy we made it to the airport. 😌

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/200 sec, ISO40
 “Bye, Maui” Hawai’i, 2022

We made it to Honolulu to catch our flight to Austin, and found the Li Hing powder for sale at the airport store, which was funny because we searched quite a bit in other stores in Wailuku and Kahului, before finding it in a small store in the town of Haiku. But I guess we just weren’t looking in the right place? Anyways, we didn’t have to buy it at the airport.

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/120 sec, ISO125
 “Powder” Honolulu, 2022

The flight back to Austin was fine, and I watched Top Gun: Maverick and wrote a bunch of blog posts. A good 7-hour flight.

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/8400 sec, ISO32
 “Bye, Oahu” Hawai’i, 2022

Now it’s time for sleep. Oyasu!