We got off to a late start with this years first quarter photo contest, however, there’s no better date to launch than Feb 14th – “Valentines Day”.

Our motto is keep things simple, so without further a du, lets get things rolling.

Contest Rules:

Media: Keeping with the theme of Valentines Day… show us “your favorite photo” that puts the biggest smile on your face and warmth in your heart. It could be a photo of that someone special, a favorite place or couple and tell us why the photo you have chosen makes you feel soooo darn good ‘-)

Who may enter: Any friends of Ocean Arts Hawaii Facebook page.

How to Enter: Upload a photograph that you took yourself onto our FB page and have your friends stop by & vote for you and your entry.

Duration: February 14th, 2012 – March 30th, 2012.

Winning Selection: The winning selection will be based on the number of votes you receive by your family and friends.

Eligibility: Global

“Three Winners will be chosen”

A Whales Tail

Win What?: From the “Ocean Arts Hawaii” collection…

“A Whales Tail” hand signed 12” x 18” print matted to 20×24″

Value $125.00 ea. Shipping included.

Winners to be announced: March 30th, 2012

Have fun with this contest and don’t forget to cherish what you love & those that love you.

Aloha,

Glenn

Mahalo Jeff Baldwin & congratulations!

Keeping the passion for the art of photography alive.

Congratulations Jeff, your work is inspiring and full of passion.

We appreciate all the entries and support you have giving us. We truly enjoy being a part of and spreading the visions of Art thru Photography.

Merry Christmas and safe Holidays to all.

Aloha

Glenn

Doug is a very passionate diver, musician & singer. Please watch and be prepared to be inspired.

A big mahalo Doug for this wonderful footage & music. Very inspirational.

Aloha

Glenn

We’ve had fun this year promoting Ocean Arts Hawaii & our Facebook Page. We have been introduced to many new friends with our photo contests, many who are very passionate about photography. We have had a lot of fun and hope that you have too.

Lets make this Ocean Arts Hawaii photo contest as simple as can be…

Contest Rules:

Media: Photographs – digital or film.

Who may enter: Any friends of Ocean Arts Hawaii Facebook page.

How to Enter: Upload a photograph that you took yourself onto our FB page and have your friends stop by & vote for you and your entry.

Theme: “Artistic and Creative”… Show us some cool shots of whatever e.g. people, animals, scenic etc.  -  Please keep it clean ‘-)

Duration: Oct 15th, 2011 – Dec 15th, 2011.

Winning Selection: The winning selection will be based on the number of votes you receive along with artistic creativity and composition. It will also help that you tell us something about your entry and what you were striving for. Every one likes a good story, so tell us yours. The final decision will be made by me.

Note: Previous winners for this contest are ineligible, but we still hope they participate by spreading the word.

“We’re doing another big prize…”

Prize:  20″ x 30″ Giclee Gallery Wrap.

Title: “Outrigger Refuge”

Outrigger Refuge by Glenn Poulain

Last word: Thank you all that have followed us @OceanArtsHawaii over the years. While I am not the best and most consistent at this “Social Media Experiment”, I will continue moving forward and striving to bring you the best of what I can as often as I can.

Aloha for now & many thanks

Glenn Poulain

The First place winner of the Ocean Arts Hawaii photo contest was chosen by fans & viewers… he achieved the most “likes”

Congratulations to the following:

Richard Keith & his image… “Sunset Waikiki”

Additionally, we added two more images to the winners circle, they are…

Cameron Brooks for his image… “Lanikai Moonlight”

Martin Justinevicius for his image…  “Big Island Sunset”

A big congratulations to all those that participated in this contest. It shows you have a passion for photography and sharing your work with others is greatly appreciated.

Aloha & A hui hou kakou

Glenn Poulain

This is as simple as it gets & the prize is our biggest yet…

Prize:  20″x30″ Limited Edition Gallery Wrap.

Title: “Forever Yours”

Contest Rules:

Media: Photographs – digital or film.

Who may enter: Any individual that “LIKE” our Ocean Arts Hawaii Face Book page.

How to Enter: Load your image (an image taken by you) onto our FB page and start telling people to come “like” Ocean Arts Hawaii and start voting for you. It is always fun to tell us a little something about your photograph eg title, when and where taken and what your inspiration was. Lets have fun with this.

Theme: Nature Photography – Not People or domestic animals.

Duration: June 15th, 2011 – Aug 15th, 2011.

Winner Selection: The winning selection will be made by you the viewers. The image that has the most “likes” and therefore “votes” on our FB page will be determined the winner. If photos entered are deemed not appropriate they will be removed at our discretion.

*** Final Note***  I am looking forward to seeing your wonderful images. Please spread the word. We want this to be a successful contest so that we may continue with similar contests in the future. The easiest way to get people onto our site is to copy and past the Ocean Arts Hawaii FB page and repost or Twitter to your friends. Lets blow this out of the water.

We at Ocean Arts Hawaii appreciate your ongoing support over the last year. I look forward to seeing more friendly faces in the months to come. From the past photo contests, we have developed several new friendships that have become long lasting.

Mahalo, good luck & spread the word.

Aloha,

Glenn Poulain

Aloha,

Yes, it has been awhile since my last post, please forgive me. In the world of connectivity this may be unacceptable. however, life does go on, and thus does creativity.

Sometimes the creative flow gets clogged up in me even in the world of my Hawaiian Paradise.  However, nun-the-less, I hope you enjoy this latest image.

I have been reviewing this image and contemplating what to do with it as I do with many of my images. It is not a rarity but a constant dilemma I find that, when inspired, I will go a little nuts with the camera and end up with multiple images that I truly favor, and then find myself somewhat perplexed as to what to do with them.

I’m sure it’s a familiar position to be in for most artists, at least I hope so. It’s not an easy decision for me to decide on which image will make it to the “public eye”. I have spent many years shooting, and over the course of time, I have found it difficult, at times,  to allow myself the creative freedom when it comes to introducing new work.

Photography is somewhat of a stepchild of the art world and to produce work that is acceptable to the discerning public and art critics, while standing firm by your creative nature and artistic eye is a constant challenge.

With that said, when I get stuck, I am never disappointed when I finally decide to fall back on and trust my passion of the work itself. In my line of work the passion lies within the canvas of my lens.

Art does not have to be complicated, but rather derived from your passion within. When I allow and accept this simple notion to sink in, I once again find the joy of creativity in it’s simplest form.

Thank you for your support as always.

This image was shot in Kailua Kona on the big Island the night before the recent Japanese earthquake and Tsunami of March 11th, 2011. I have decided to produce 25 with this edition. Size 20″ x 60″.  The name “Kona Palms”.

Mahalo

Glenn

After waking up this morning and taking another look of the bay image from last night, I saw something different in the photograph. I think this is what they mean by taking a second take look. In my case, I usually take several “2nd looks” in my attempt to produce the vision in my minds eye. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.

Here’s the same image from last night, however one built on a little fantasy. I have always been intrigued by the moon, and on occasion spend many nights shooting the moon… for no other reason than pure enjoyment.

I’ve been thinking about writing an article on post production vs post creation. Hmm? Lets see if I can’t get that article written this coming week. A hot topic for some I’m sure.  ;-)

Until the next time – here’s the image. I hope your senses are stimulated by it one way or the other.

This shot taken tonight at ~10:19 p.m. The lights in the background were too tempting, I was inspired.
Camera & setting information => Canon 1ds – f2.8, 100mm TV @ 13s and ISO 250. Post production camera raw… fun.

I have to say this image is inspiring me to do more night shots. Playing with the time value limited to 30s without bulb mode. Use cable release for bulb settings.

Let me know what you think… Comments always welcome – Zack?

Aloha

-Glenn