Punalu'u Beach 0695
by Kristina Rinell
Title
Punalu'u Beach 0695
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Punalu'u beach is the most famous black sand beach of Hawaii and is also known as just 'Black Sand Beach'. The color of the sand is a result of the interaction between lava and water. When lava reaches the ocean it is forced to cool rapidly causing it to shatter into sand like grains. A large flow of lava has the potential to create a new black sand beach practically overnight. Since a black sand beach is made by a lava flow in a one time event, they tend to be rather short lived since sands do not get replenished if currents or storms wash sand into deeper water. There are underwater freshwater springs in Punalu’u bay. The water from these springs is cold and drifts on top of the salt water. These springs are very likely the name givers of this bay. Punalu'u means 'coral dived for' or 'spring dived for' in the Hawaiian language.
Honored to be featured in theses FAA Galleries
- The Road To Self Promotion, November 2017
- Pin Me - Daily, November 2017
- Canon Full Frame Cameras, December 2017
- Five Star Artist, February 2018
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November 19th, 2017
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Comments (39)
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your beautiful work reaching more than 500 views and graduating from the 200 Club! tw
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Johanna, for the feature of 'Punalu'u Beach' in 'Five Star Artist' ... greatly appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Doug, for the feature of 'Punalu'u Beach' in 'Canon Full Frame Cameras' ... greatly appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks for the feature of 'Punalu'u Beach' in 'Pin Me - Daily', Rebecca .... very much appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Kim, for the feature of 'Punalu'u Beach' in 'The Road To Self Promotion' ... greatly appreciated :-)
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