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Aerial Photos of Hawaiian Islands PR

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#1 of 9

     Posted Oct-29 9:30 AM   
JanSternfeld
 
From  JanSternfeld  Posts 2576  Last 12:36 AM
To  All      [Msg # 31477.1 ]    

Aerial Photos Show off Hawaii's Spectacular Beaches and Attractions

HONOLULU, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to vacation planning, Hawaii visitors have a massive appetite for beach information. Now HawaiiGaga.com, one of Hawaii's premier travel Web sites, has partnered with Hawaiian Images Photography and Video to supplement its panoramic beach and attraction pictures with aerial photographs.

HawaiiGaga.com displays panoramic photos of Hawaii's 150 most popular beaches and attractions. The beach information pages are popular among visitors researching Hawaii, receiving over 25,000 page views per month. Aerial photos reveal the beautiful surroundings that many Hawaiian beaches enjoy, and the added perspective gives holiday planners more information about their size and location.

HawaiiGaga.com also makes use of aerial photos to show tourists the location of many of Hawaii's condo resorts. This is especially useful for vacationers utilizing HawaiiGaga's rental directory to research vacation rentals. Aerial photos reveal details about a resort's location and surroundings that are often important considerations in deciding where to stay.

Aerial photographs are taken at a height of 500ft. HawaiiGaga's interactive maps precisely pinpoint the location of Hawaii's beaches and attractions. The interactive maps, based on Yahoo's mapping technology, can also show satellite images and include panoramic ground photo overlays. This gives vacationers an unprecedented amount of information with which to plan their holiday.

About Hawaiian Images Photography and Video
Hawaiian Images Photography and Video has photographed every section of Hawaii's coastline. The catalog includes over 10,000 photographs. In addition to being used in the tourism industry, the images have many environmental applications, from surveying erosion damage and coral reefs to providing a historic snapshot of Hawaii's coastal development. The images are also used by residents wishing to explore some of the inaccessible areas of the islands. The company also provides a wide range of photography services, including wedding and real estate photography.

About HawaiiGaga.com
HawaiiGaga.com is a travel Web site that services the vacation rental industry. HawaiiGaga.com maintains the world's most organized and comprehensive directory of Hawaii vacation rentals. The Web site publishes a variety of Hawaii travel information, including beach and condo guides, interactive maps and hundreds of photos of the Hawaiian Islands.

For More information please visit:

http://www.hawaiianimages.net

http://www.hawaiigaga.com

An example HawaiiGaga.com beach page with aerial photography:

http://www.hawaiigaga.com/kauai/beaches/tunnels-beach.aspx

SOURCE HawaiiGaga.com
Copyright 2009 PR Newswire.  All rights reserved. Posted by The Travel Forum with express permission.


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     Posted Oct-29 1:49 PM   
Hugh Wyn Griffith [FL]
 
From  Hugh Wyn Griffith [FL]  Posts 258  Last Nov-24
To  JanSternfeld      [Msg # 31477.2 Message 31477.2 replying to 31477.1 31477.1 ]    

I wonder what Scott Hughes has to say .... ?

Edit to correct misnomer -- apologies!

  Hugh


Edited Oct-30   by  Hugh Wyn Griffith [FL]
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     Posted Oct-29 10:50 PM   
Ken Love (Kona)
 
From  Ken Love (Kona)  Posts 246  Last Nov-24
To  JanSternfeld      [Msg # 31477.3 Message 31477.3 replying to 31477.1 31477.1 ]    
Brian is an old friend of mine and been shooting here or many years.

Great guy & great photos
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     Posted Oct-29 11:11 PM   
JanSternfeld
 
From  JanSternfeld  Posts 2576  Last 12:36 AM
To  Ken Love (Kona)      [Msg # 31477.4 Message 31477.4 replying to 31477.3 31477.3 ]    
Oh, neat.  Yeah,  nice photos.  I enjoyed looking through them, including the whales.


Jan
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     Posted Oct-30 4:33 PM   
Scott Hughes/OGG
 
From  Scott Hughes/OGG  Posts 39  Last Nov-24
To  Ken Love (Kona)      [Msg # 31477.5 Message 31477.5 replying to 31477.3 31477.3 ]    
 >> Great guy & great photos

Meh.  LOL.   I will say his pricing is low.
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     Posted Oct-31 1:35 AM   
Ken Love (Kona)
 
From  Ken Love (Kona)  Posts 246  Last Nov-24
To  Scott Hughes/OGG      [Msg # 31477.6 Message 31477.6 replying to 31477.5 31477.5 ]    
>.Meh.  LOL.   I will say his pricing is low.<<

I never  looked at Prices Scott -- Usually take my own pix <G>
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     Posted Oct-31 1:55 AM   
Scott Hughes/OGG
 
From  Scott Hughes/OGG  Posts 39  Last Nov-24
To  Ken Love (Kona)      [Msg # 31477.7 Message 31477.7 replying to 31477.6 31477.6 ]    
 >> Usually take my own pix <G>
 
 Yeah... but, yeah me too.  My assistant made this photo of me shooting a video guy.

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     Posted Oct-31 1:02 PM   
Hugh Wyn Griffith [FL]
 
From  Hugh Wyn Griffith [FL]  Posts 258  Last Nov-24
To  Scott Hughes/OGG      [Msg # 31477.8 Message 31477.8 replying to 31477.7 31477.7 ]    
Nice cropping, as someone in the Photography forum here would be sure to say .... ! <g>

  Hugh

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     Posted Nov-1 2:10 AM   
Ken Love (Kona)
 
From  Ken Love (Kona)  Posts 246  Last Nov-24
To  Scott Hughes/OGG      [Msg # 31477.9 Message 31477.9 replying to 31477.7 31477.7 ]    
Last Video guy I was that close too I threatened to use a paper clip in his BNC connection.
 Pushed his way in ront of me saying he was NBC -- Nt a good thing to do to a guy from AP twice his size armed with paper clips.
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