5 x 7 signed Greeting Cards from Hawaii

5 X 7 Greeting Cards (envelope included)

A view of Mauna Kea from White road on the wet side of Waimea (January 2005)..

Each card is signed signed and captioned by hand. The card stock and the envelope are high-quality heavy weight white paper. The size of each card is 5 " X 7 ". All the images are custom printed on Fuji matte finish photo paper. All images that follow on this page are other choices for the card images.

The images do not contain the "Magrath Photography" logo on them (nor do they have the blue border). In all other respects they resemble the above image in appearance.

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Comet Hale-Bopp appeared above Mauna Kea, on the Island of Hawaii, March 9th, 1997. After perihelion on March 31 it became an evening object.

This image was taken before sunrise, about 4:30am, March 9th, near the Visitors Station on Mauna Kea.

The extraordinary thing about this image is that it shows the two tails that accompany all comets. One tail is an ion tail (blue tail) and the other tail is the dust tail (white tail). Usually one can see either one or the other. In this case one could see both tails with the naked eye. Very rare.

The great comet of 1996 was Comet Hyakutake, discovered by Yuji Hyakutake on January 30, 1996 with a large pair of binoculars. it caused great excitement because of its close approach to the earth. In March of 1996 it came to within 0.1 AU of the Earth. That is when this picture was taken.

This image is a composite of two 35mm slides. the foreground observatory is the NASA infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea, the background image was taken by Lutz Hoffman of Kailua-Kona.

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In January of 2005 the weather conditions teamed up to present this view. Taken in the late afternoon this image is a classic. Rarely is the air so empty of clouds this time of day. White road is on the wet side of Waimea and the site of a famous trail to the rim of Waipio Valley.

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Pololu Valley is a place where you can get a glimpse of the most rugged, and inaccesssible, coast on the Big Island. There is lookout where one can drive a car but from that point on one must travel by foot. Its a destination most visitors visit. From the lookout one can hike down into the valley and visit the black sand beach. This is an extremely hazardous place to swim, tempting but don't try it.

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If one is there for the sunrise, after camping on the beach in Waipio, one will see something like this. A few surfers are in the water and the sound of waves is all you hear.

At the overlook of Waipio Valley one can see this vista. The highway dead ends in a parking lot right above the overlook. A short walk takes one to a small park where one can sit on a stone wall and take in a view of the entire valley floor. You'll see old Hawii down there, no developements, just small fields and cabins.

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A view of the sun setting over the Pacific from the grounds of the Keahou Bay Sheraton in Kailua-Kona.

The summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii with the Milky Way above. This view shows the Keck Observatory and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.

A cloud that resembles a UFO is seen from Mauna Kea in this composite image. High winds at high altitude cause lenticular clouds like these. This is usually a winter time phenomenon in Hawaii.

This image was taken from a location near Hale Pohaku (House of Stone) on Mauna Kea. A four day old moon illuminates the the ahu hoku (star marker) in the foreground. A white piece of coral caps the pillar for nighttime use. Overhead the red planet Mars is placed favorably in our Milky Way.

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A cloud over the dormant volcano Hualalai on the Island of Hawaii. this late afternoon scene is from the "upper road" on the way to Kona from Waimea.

A sunrise over the pacific ocean is seen from the Hamakua coast on a drive to Hilo.

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In the middle of the night during the summer months the Milky Way spins overhead. the foreground silhouettes are of the Gemini North dome and, on the right, the UH 88" dome.

Off the road near South Point is a bay that has a beach made of green sand. This view is from a nearby bluff. A close look shows people on the beach.

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A popular place to view the sunset is Hapuna Beach.

Horses are a common sight around the town in Kamuela. In the background one can see the snowcapped summit of Mauna Loa.

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An astronomical conjunction happens when two celestial bodies are in close proximity. In this case one can see Venus being uncovered as the moon travels eastward in the sky.

In the backcountry near Waimea there are streams that are sometimes dry and sometimes not. it all depends on the amount of rainfall in the nearby mountains. These places are surprisingly close to town but still hard to find.

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Winter in Hawaii means big swells and whales. This view is seen from Anaeahoomalu Bay (A-Bay) near the Wailkoloa resorts.

Winter on Mauna Kea can be harsh. In the background one can see a snow cap on Mauna Loa. This Pu'u (cinder cone) goes by the nickname of Goodrich.

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A visit to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park cam produce photos like this. However it is not advisable to risk your life to get one. These volcanic features can collapse into the ocean at any time. Beware.

If one is lucky and Mauna Kea has snow one can ski near the Observatories in Poi bowl. Expect icy conditions at this high altitude ski resort, 13,796 ft above sea level.

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Much of Mauna Kea is a high desert as one can see from this image of the snowcapped peak. In fact the concept of a tree line is twisted beyond recognition. This view is seen from Waimea in the late afternoon.

This is an amazing place. Waimanu valley is in the backcountry of the Big Island and can only be reached on foot or by boat. Numerous waterfalls fall thousands of feet onto the valley floor which is kind of a swamp.