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Big Island Landscape Photography

Fine Art Images of Hawaii by Thomas Upton

Panoramic Scenes of the Big Island

Four major telescopes on the Mauna Kea volcano summit on a clear sunny day with blue sky

Mauna Kea Telescopes

Four major telescopes atop Mauna Kea from left: Submillimeter Array, Subaru, Keck, and NASA Infrared. Haleakela volcano on Maui hides in the distant clouds

Pre-Dawn orange glow Over Mauna Kea volcano with palm trees at Mauna Lani in the foreground

Pre-Dawn Glow Over Mauna Kea

Minutes before the sun crests over Mauna Kea in the early morning, the volcano takes on a subtle blue color contrasting with the brightening orange sky and palm trees below

A black and white panoramic view from Mauna Kea to the Kohala Coast with Mauna Loa in the background, taken from well up the slopes of Kohala. The streaming clouds often pour out of Waimea, at far left

Grand Vista From Kohala Volcano

A panoramic view from Mauna Kea to the Kohala Coast with Mauna Loa in the background, taken from well up the slopes of Kohala. The streaming clouds often pour out of Waimea, at far left

Lone green Tree in the fog in a bright green pasture on Kohala Mountain Road in North Hawaii

Lone Tree in the Mist on Kohala

One of the many cattle ranches that flank Kohala. Kohala is the oldest volcano on the island, and its lava fields have eroded enough to created pasture land. This lone tree suffers through much fog and rain on the Kohala Mountain Road

South Hawaii and Volcanoes in the distance as seen from high up on the Mauna Kea volcano

South Hawaii Volcanoes from Mauna Kea

Panoramic view of South Hawaii from Puna to Mauna Loa and Hualalai Volcanoes

Old Stone Walls cross green pastures in the fog with Mauna Kea in the background near Mana Road in Hamakua

Stone Walls and Pu'us on Mauna Kea Slopes

Stone walls still snake across the pastures on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea

Looking down the center stripe of Kohala Mountain Road as it undulates into the distance on Hawaii

Undulating Kohala Mountain Road

Kohala Mountain Road follows the pu'u covered contours of the Kohala volcano, creating an interesting undulating journey from Waimea to Hawi.

A bright red and orange sunset stretches across the whole South Kohala Coast as seen from high up on the Kohala Volcano

The Whole Kohala Coast at Sunset

A panoramic view of the Kona Coast stretching from North Kohala to Kailua and beyond at sunset. A classic Big Island scene!

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