Snorkeling at Kapalua

Kapalua is a mid-size beach north of Napili. Snorkeling is good on the north side of the cove along the reef. Looking out from the sand where I was sitting, there are two canoes sitting halfway between me and the reef.


Looking back over my shoulder, you can see some other indigneous wildlife: the crane, visible at the top of this photo above the palm trees.



The construction made this place feel like it could be Puerto Vallarta or anywhere else where there is eternal construction next to the beach.

Anyway, into the water. When I picked up the fins and mask from a shop here, they basically threw in an underwater camera. Using it was a little challenging since the viewfinder was useless--the camera had an attached plastic grid/crosshairs which you could flip up to supplement the viewfinder, but there was no way to tell what relationship the thing had to what the lens would actually capture. However, I did manage to include some fish in the shots.



Underwater photography is pretty interesting from a physics standpoint, because both the photographer and the subject are moving in all three dimensions all the time. So I could see the value of slightly better equpment than the $9 disposable camera I had. But I think you can see a flock of fish in this next picture.







Before packing up for the day I gave the auto-timer one more chance:



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