COURTESY ED YEE Kualoa Ranch is a busy place, with visitors from all over the world taking in its natural beauty. Treks through the valley on horseback are a popular tour, especially among Japanese tourists, and Ed Yee was able to capture some of them on an outing during his visit earlier this year.

A day at Kualoa Ranch

Ed Yee appreciates beautiful scenery as a teacher and a photography buff

It doesn't matter how old you are. Students of every age respond to teachers with dedication and passion, and so adult education photography teacher Ed Yee's classes have become increasingly popular.

While other instructors may teach their pupils all about the concepts of composition and lighting, Yee actually takes his out in the field to execute what he's talking about in the classroom.

"Portfolio" has in the past featured the works of some of Yee's students, but today, we focus on Yee's own shots, taken at Kualoa Ranch in 2006 and 2007 during a class outing.

COURTESY ED YEE An abandoned shack that was part of a movie set, "in a state of arrested decay," Yee says.

Yee captured goings-on at the ranch as well as structures left over from the various sets of movies that were filmed on site. Those include "Jurassic Park," "Godzilla" and "Pearl Harbor."

Yee says he's especially grateful for the graciousness of John Morgan, owner and manager of Kualoa Ranch, who allows the students to hone their skills on his property.

"For lots of students, it's the first time they've ever seen the place," Yee says.

COURTESY ED YEE An adorned cattle skull, one of many that decorate a gate.

COURTESY ED YEE Cute and friendly miniature Samoyans joined Yee at the ranch shoot this year with their owner, John Kim, who's a member of the Eye of Hawaii Camera Club. (Yee is also a member.) When asked if the dogs enjoyed their walk on the grounds, Yee said they were carried around in a basket by Kim. "They're his little babies," Yee said, laughing. "He pampers them."

COURTESY ED YEE A 2006 shot atop a hill nearby the ranch's Hawaiian village.

COURTESY ED YEE This lone tree is one of Yee's favorite shots from his visit this year. It sits at the site of the "Godzilla" film set.