Capt. Cook's Monument, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii by randym77
Open full image in new tab Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
Did this for the Vue "home town" challenge. You were supposed to show the most famous site in your home town.
This is Captain James Cook's monument in my home town of Kealakekua, Hawaii. It was put up by his countrymen, fellow sailors, and so is pretty much inaccessible, except by sea. You can get there by hiking or horseback (experts only), but the easiest way is by boat. Though Hawaii is part of the U.S.A., this tiny piece of it is officially British territory. Once a year, a ship comes from Australia to care for the monument.
The white marble monument is near the spot in Kealakekua Bay where Capt. Cook was killed in a skirmish with the locals. They took a boat from his ship in what they felt was fair payment for supplies they gave him; he attempted to take a chief hostage to try and get the boat back. It ended badly. Cook was killed, and to this day, the whereabouts of his remains are unknown. The Hawaiians treated his body as they would one of their own. His bones are probably hidden in one of the many caves that riddle the cliffs overlooking the bay.
Kealakekua Bay was kapu, sacred, even in ancient times, and is now a State Park, so wildlife is abundant. If you take a boat, be sure to stand in the bow if you can. You're almost sure to see the spinner dolphins, who love to ride bow-waves.
The monument, surrounding posts, and platforms were modeled in Anim8or. Used both the Poser dolphin and the Vue dolphin, so they'd look different. I know it really needs more vegetation, but I didn't have the right kind, and can't make any. I wish E-on would make more trees and such available. Guess I should look into getting X-Frog or something.
Comments (1)
FrenchKiss
Lovely job! I like the splashes and frolicking dolphins.