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Written by Tina Mahina
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 23:16 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Media Contact:
Bruce Omori
Extreme Exposure
Gallery: (808) 933-8008
Bruce’s cell: (808) 936-6028
bruce@extremeexposure.com
*PRESS RELEASE*
HILO PHOTOGRAPHER RECEIVES WINDLAND SMITH RICE INTERNATIONAL AWARD
HILO (MAY 20, 2013) — Bruce Omori, owner of Extreme Exposures Fine Art Gallery in Hilo, received the Windland Smith Rice International Award for his lava photo titled “Volcanic Vortices,” which will be displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s annual exhibition in June. His winning photograph was selected from almost 20,000 submissions from photographers in 46 countries.
“I’m humbled by this experience, to stand with so many other great photographers is an honor,” said Bruce Omori. “I love what I do and to be recognized in this way leaves me a little speechless.”
“Volcanic Vortices” won the top honor in the Power of Nature category. Finalists from each of the 15 categories will be featured in the Fall/Winter edition of Nature’s Best Photography Magazine.
“On an early morning shoot at the Waikupanaha ocean entry, lava from the Kilauea volcano poured into the sea. This created a huge escape of steam, and as it rose, multiple vortices began spinning off of the huge plume,” Omori described in his photo submission description. “A vortex or two is a pretty rare sight—but when one after another kept forming, my fumbling with the lenses turned into a panicked rush to switch my telephoto to wide angle lens to capture this awesome scene of seven vortices in a row.”
About Extreme Exposure Fine Art Gallery in Hilo, Hawaii: Hawai’i Island’s premier master photographers, Bruce Omori and Tom Kualii, are the owners of Extreme Exposure Fine Art Gallery in Hilo, HI. They are photographers that live on the edge and go to extremes to create magnificent fine art pieces. They also lead exclusive private photography tours and workshops on Hawai’i Island. www.extremeexposure.com
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Written by Tom Kualii
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Friday, 05 August 2011 23:11 |
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The first Matthews DC Slider purchased in the USA off the show floor at the 2011 NAB.
Footage shot with Cannon 5D Mark II and Panasonic HVX 200
Palikū Documentary Films
Director: Nāʻālehu Anthony
DP: Beau Cuizon
Editor: ʻĀina Paikai
CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO
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Written by Tom Kualii
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Friday, 05 August 2011 05:44 |
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This Quicktime movie shows a timelapse sequence taken from the webcam on Pu`u `Ō `ō’s north rim. The movie starts just after noon on August 3, with the typical westward flow of lava within the perched lava lake. Just after 2pm, breakouts start on the flank of the perched lava lake and the lake begins to drop. Remarkably, while the lake drops the circulation is maintained, until the lake finally disintegrates. By the end of the sequence, the lava lake is gone and floor has dropped about 80 meters (260 ft). Around 3:15pm, you can see a portion of the rim, at the very right end of the image, collapse into the crater.
CLICK TO VIEW USGS VIDEO
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Written by Bruce Omori
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Friday, 29 July 2011 16:15 |
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We had a pleasure of spending some time with Kevin Kane, former assistant
baseball coach for the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Kevin was the #1 draft
pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1979, and more recently, played a Medical
Examiner role on the last episode of Hawaii 5-0.
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Written by Tom Kualii
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Saturday, 23 July 2011 13:05 |
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BRUCE AND I HAD A CHANCE TO SHOOT WITH LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER FLORIS
VAN BREUGEL. WHAT AN AWESOME GENTLEMAN. A SHOT FROM
PUNALU'U BLACK SAND BEACH AT SUNRISE. AFTER GETTING MY CAMERA WET,
MEETING STICKMAN, AND FLORIS ATTEMPTING TO SWIM WITH A HONU,
WENT TO EAT BREAKFAST AT HANA HOU RESTAURANT IN NAALEHU. FOOD WAS ONO. LOOKED
AT THE MENU AND SAW "MANINI" AND ALREADY THATS WHAT I WANTED TO ORDER
THINKING IT WAS FISH. NEVER HAD THAT FOR SO LONG MADE MY MOUTH WATA !!!
CAME TO FIND OUT .... THEY MEANT "SMALL".............LOL. THATS OKAY, THE FRENCH
TOAST MADE ME SLEEP ALL THE WAY HOME TO HILO.
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Written by Tom Kualii
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Monday, 27 June 2011 10:22 |
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BRUCE OMORI AT THE EDGE CAPTURING VORTEX'S. A WEAK TORNADO LIKE FUNNELS THAT ROTATES
OFF THE PLUME. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE LAVA IS STILL BUILDING UP AT PU'U O'O AND WE ARE STILL
WAITING TO SEE IF PELE WANTS TO CREATE MORE SHOWS.
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