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Uploaded: 10/06/07 12:09 AM GMT
Tropical Desert
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One of the things I love most about the big island is the gradual slope from the saddle at near 7000 feet down to the ocean. This 7000 foot drop happens over about 25 miles. Here I am about 10 miles away from the ocean, and about 2500 feet above it, with distant views all around me. This is the dry side of the island so wide views of vast landscapes are usually unimpeded by trees or vegetation. Can you also tell which direction the wind tends to blow in this area? I certainly was feeling it when I took the picture...

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Genver
10/06/07 1:04 AM GMT
Looks awesome,large spaces and superb clouds and blue sky..
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.kite
10/06/07 1:43 AM GMT
I love how the sky seems to envelope the whole picture. Very cool!
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons. For you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
::tigger3
10/06/07 1:48 AM GMT
Beautifully done! This is so nice to view.
♥:)sandi♥
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I really enjoy hearing from my caedes friends.
.elliechappell
10/06/07 3:08 AM GMT
This is beautiful! I love the simplicity of the image along with that soft looking grass.
Ellie
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::fogz
10/06/07 7:18 PM GMT
the view must have been amazing to witness for yourself Jon! love the capture too! a beautiful sky and those grasses are so unusual in colour which I guess is the sand!
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::phasmid
10/07/07 4:45 AM GMT
Awesome and I wish someday I could be there to see this great effect myself..count yourself lucky to have seen it at all...I count myself lucky that you sent it here!!!

♫ :)PJ 005 ♪

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"I never looked for it, gave it no name; yet I knew it always, when the gift of peace came. I stood quite still for the moment that it lasted...Then the light shifted slightly and the moment passed, leaving me...with the lasting echo of its presence.." Diana Gabaldon
::KonaBonn
10/07/07 9:37 PM GMT
Look at that sky! I know that the view is mesmerizing. Nice Capture Jon!!

KOnaBonn
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.Blumie
10/10/07 7:05 PM GMT
Never seen such a long beach. Smile. Very beautiful image in its colors and very interesting too.
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I would be happy, seeing you in my galerie. Today I've posted Styrian Farm
.auroraobers
10/16/07 5:44 AM GMT
I love the contrast of colors. Lucky you to see such beauty. Enjoy it. Sheri
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