Brand new aerial photos of Hawaii-Part 2

November 17, 2018

Last week I showed you new Kauai Hawaii aerial ocean front golf course photographs I captured with my DJI Phantom drone.

This week I have new aerial photos of Mt Nounou, known locally as Sleeping Giant for its unique profile when viewed from afar.

Aerial photograph of a stone pillar on the flanks of Mt Nounou (Sleeping Giant), Kauai, Hawaii

I piloted my drone from a hikers hut on the lower slopes of Mt Nounou, up to this stone pillar that has been eroded away from the main flank of the mountain. It looks to me like some adrenaline junkie would love to climb this pinnacle. But Hawaii’s rock is notoriously loose & porous due to its incessant rainfall, and for that reason, it is not a rock climbers dream destination. Look but don’t touch!

Aerial photograph of Mt Nounou (Sleeping Giant), Kauai, Hawaii

Before bringing my drone back safely to home, I swivelled it 180 degree, facing the other way from the pinnacle, to capture this vista of the cliffs of Mt Nounou, Wailua Homesteads, and Mt Makaleha in the background.

Next week: MORE of my new aerial photos from Hawaii!

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Until next time, Aloha,

Mark

Mark A. Johnson

My name is Mark Johnson, and I’m a professional ocean, travel and adventure photographer. As a young kid, I started surfing at Kailua Beach in Hawaii, and as I got better, progressed to Pipeline and other North Shore spots, and then to surfing on Kauai and around the world. I live in Australia, and travel to Hawaii each year.
From my early teens, when I started shooting surfers and waves, I was in demand by my fellow water lovers, and when my first photograph was published in Surfing at the age of 18, my work was also sought after by photo editors, art directors, and regular folks who bought my fine-art prints. I’m far from only a surfing and wave photographer; my love of traveling and nature has allowed me to branch into those photographic realms as well.