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Our first workshop in Kauai was an overwhelming success so we have rushed to schedule another one for 2011. Join us for this winter getaway escape to perhaps the most beautiful and photogenic of the Hawaiian Islands. Come to the land of waterfalls, rainbows, spectacular sunrises and sunsets, and the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Visit where the movie South Pacific and the old Fantasy Island television series were filmed. Leave the winter cold behind and visit this tropical paradise. The Island of Kauai is the oldest and "greenest" of the major Hawaiian Islands. It lies only 103 miles north and west of the island of Oahu and the city of Honolulu, but in spirit it is worlds apart. Nicknamed "The Garden Island", it offers a glimpse of just how lovely an island can be. Almost round in shape, Kauai is a land of contrasts. Fed by the runoff from Mount Wai’ale’ale (the wettest spot on earth, which receives more than 480 annual inches of rain), Kauai’s north shore is a lush paradise of streams, waterfalls, rainbows, and checkerboard patterns of the many taro fields in and around the picturesque town of Hanalei. It is also home to some of the most beautiful beaches found anywhere. The south shore, on the other hand, consists of a dry, desert-like, environment, with perpetual sun and very little rainfall. Many of the island’s resorts are located along this coast, especially in the Poipu Beach area. But resorts are not the only attraction of this side of Kauai: the lithified sand dunes of the Mahu’ulepu coast provide an unusual attractive landscape; Spouting Horn’s blowhole sends seawater skyward on a regular basis; and the town of Waimea is the jumping-off point for excursions into Waimea Canyon and Koke’e State Park. Waimea overlooks the spectacular Na Pali coast, where dolphins and whales play offshore. The Alaka’i Swamp, which has perhaps the highest elevation of any swamp in the world, is also accessible from this area. The Na Pali coast itself is inaccessible to automobiles, and must be visited on foot, boat, or from the air. For the hardy, the 11 mile Kalalau Trail connects Ke’e Beach to the north with the Kalalau Valley to the south. "Kauai is, quite simply, a photographer’s paradise. The varied landscape and its vibrant colors provide a palette that is irresistible," from the introduction of the book Kaua’i Edge A Photographic Portfolio written by Steve Alterman and Scott Hanft. This tropical paradise is probably the least commercialized of the Hawaiian Islands giving up a glimpse of what the islands were like before tour buses full of tourists arrived on the scene. Author/photographer Steve Alterman will be joining us to provide his local area expertise to insure we capture the best images available. We will be staying at the centrally located Aloha Beach Resort and will travel throughout the island to photograph both the wet and dry sides of Kauai.
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