The Pali and Na Koolau Mountain Photo Print

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Experience the beauty of the haunting and beloved Peaks of the Pali against the Ko`olau mountains of O`ahu. Sweeping vistas and craggy mountain peaks will transport you back to the first time you experienced this view in Hawai'i.


All fine art photographic prints for sale are printed in my studio on a professional metallic luster photo paper with archival Epson Ultra Chrome inks. This combination ensures that color prints will safely last well over 100 years without fading if treated properly. All mats are acid free. Double mats are white on white. Single mats on small 5 x 7 prints are a single layer of white. It is recommended to never place prints in direct sunlight and if possible frame with UV protected glass to ensure generations of enjoyment. Please be aware that high humidity environments will hasten the aging of your photographic print. All photographic art prints & pictures are signed and numbered limited editions. Watermarks will not appear on finished prints.  Please read my return policy and copyright notice before ordering. Looking for aluminum prints? The Pali and Na Ko'olau Aluminum Print

There is a beautiful legend about the Ohia Lehua tree in Hawaiian Culture. The legend says that one day Pele met a handsome warrior named `Ō`hia and she asked him to marry her. `Ō`hia however, had already pledged his love to Lehua. Pele was furious when `Ō`hia turned down her marriage proposal, so she turned him into a twisted tree. Lehua was heartbroken, of course. The gods took pity on Lehua and decided it was an injustice to have `Ō`hia and Lehua separated. They thus turned Lehua into a flower on the `Ō`hia tree so that the two lovers would be forever joined together. Hawaiian folklore says that if you pluck this flower you are separating the lovers, and that day it will rain.


Photo Story: It was a day in late January, which is the rainy season in Hawaii. I had been trying to head into the mountains for several weeks to take pictures of the Ohia Lehua trees in bloom. It had been raining, a lot! I don't know if you know, but Oahu's mountains can be treacherous after heavy rains. The Pali Highway had already been closed several times due to mudslides. Finally it had been sunny for a week and I knew my window was closing. I had to get pictures of the Ohia Lehua before it stopped blooming. In addition there was a new disease that was killing the trees! I felt like it was important to get as many beautiful landscape pictures of the trees for posterity, just in case.  I headed up into the Ko'olau mountains. I had seen some stands of trees while hiking in the summer so I knew where I wanted to go. That day had the perfect light and the trees still had many blooms on them.  It was a wonderful and unexpected surprise to have the craggy mountain peaks providing the perfect backdrop and texture to offset the bright red flowers. Afterwards I was caked in mud from the knees down and it made me so happy that I got the shots!